HVAC is back at Lee College, thanks to alumnus
Chris Avirett recalls the moment he decided it was time to get an education. He was in the middle of serving a 15-year sentence in a Texas prison. “I was at the T.L. Roach Unit…
Workforce Development
Reporter’s notebook
DOE selects lab interns for fall term New childcare apprenticeship in Maryland DOE selects lab interns for fall term Nearly 140 undergraduate students from two- and four-year institutions will participate this fall in STEM internships…
A reflection on resiliency
On July 30, 2003, the news spread that Pillowtex had shuttered operations at textile plants in the U.S. and Canada, leaving nearly 4,000 residents of North Carolina’s Cabarrus and Rowan counties suddenly unemployed and well…
In tandem
Partnership with MIT inspires innovation Tennessee colleges team on robust higher ed pipeline Preparing for non-flying jobs in aviation Partnership with MIT inspires innovation A program that aims to inspire young inventors and entrepreneurs worked…
Survey: Kudos to community colleges — again
An annual survey shows that Americans continue to think highly of community colleges — and more than half believe they are underfunded. New America’s “Varying Degrees,” an annual survey about Americans’ perspectives on education after…
Enrollment drops when minimum wages increase
When minimum wages go up, community college enrollment tends to drop, especially among part-time students, a new study suggests. But the same doesn’t happen among four-year institution students. “While there are a number of other…
The next decade of distance learning will be awesome!
Editor’s note: The Instructional Technology Council (ITC) concludes its series of articles focusing on the anticipated impact of distance learning over the next 10 years. For the past six months, the ITC has provided a…
DataPoints: Jobs and exposure to AI
What jobs, industries and skill sets is artificial intelligence (AI) mostly likely to affect? That’s still up in the air, but a new study indicates areas that require analytical skills are at the highest risk…
Making headway in nursing apprenticeships
South Texas College (STC), with its five campuses and two learning centers dotting the map along the Rio Grande in the rural southern tip of the state, has become the first college in the country…
DataPoints: Healthcare education
Community colleges offer about half (51%) of all healthcare training programs at U.S. higher education institutions — far exceeding any other postsecondary sector — and confer more than one-third (36%) of the credentials, according to…