Community colleges are known for navigating marginalized students along the sometimes rocky road to the workforce or a four-year university. Considering recent drops in transfer numbers, two-year institutions and four-year colleges are teaming up to…
Here is a compilation of CC Daily articles on the 2023 Advanced Technological Education Principal Investigators’ Conference in Washington, D.C. We look forward to seeing you back in the nation’s capital for the 2024 annual…
Rural high school teachers and their students are learning new workplace technologies through innovative distant and mobile learning platforms developed by community college educators with Advanced Technological Education grants from the National Science Foundation. In…
Vacuum technology: It’s a field that rarely gets attention yet is so crucial when it comes to research, development and manufacturing. As part of their ongoing efforts to educate much-needed vacuum technology technicians, Normandale Community…
Ask any 12-year-old girl what she wants to be when she grows up and she most likely will say a doctor, teacher or veterinarian. “They want to help people,” explained Pamela Silvers, a co-principal investigator…
A few candid photos from last week’s annual Advanced Technological Education Conference in Washington, D.C. The American Association of Community Colleges hosts the event with National Science Foundation (NSF) support. (All photos: Event Photography of North America Corp.)…
Advocates for extending Pell Grant eligibility to short-term workforce education programs may have a new ally: artificial intelligence (AI). At a Senate hearing Tuesday on AI and the future of work, lawmakers and witnesses noted…
Community college educators have the potential to be part of big opportunities from the CHIPS and Science Act’s workforce development funding and advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). However, accessing new large sources of federal funds…
Bipartisan legislation introduced last week in the House and supported by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) aims to enhance the participation and funding of community colleges in federal nursing education programs. Reps. Juan…
When it comes to the qualities nanotechnology and microtechnology industries look for in their workers, veterans fit the bill. They show up for work on time, have a strong work ethic, are disciplined, and possess…