U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta on Monday joined Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder at Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) where they discussed the importance of apprenticeships before touring the college’s healthcare training facilities. Leah Nixonis director…
California’s Rio Hondo College is collaborating with Central Oregon Community College on a $778,000, three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education grant project. The goal is to develop a safety certification program for technicians…
Community colleges focus more on career education as classes start San Diego Union-Tribune As community college students across the county returned to classes Monday, more are enrolling in career education courses following a statewide push…
Herbie Mays is 3M proud, and it shows — in the 3M shirt he wears; in the 3M ring he earned after three decades at the company’s plant in suburban Cincinnati; in the way he…
Military veterans are getting unlimited access to college assistance under legislation President Donald Trump has signed into law. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten…
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) has introduced legislation to boost workforce readiness by expanding apprenticeship programs and investing in public-private partnerships. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website
Focused on apprenticeships: Traditional apprenticeship positions such as electricians and plumbers lead in the number of apprenticeships offered, but advocates would like to see apprenticeships expanded into nontraditional areas such as information technology and health…
Apprenticeship programs jointly developed by community colleges and businesses – and scaled up on a nationwide basis – could go a long way toward closing the nation’s skills gap, according to U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander…
In the past, accreditation was focused on “what and how,” says Liang Chee Wee, president of Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC). Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
In Tennessee, Volunteer State Community College’s respiratory care program is getting a MetaNeb system, thanks to a $10,000 grant from device manufacturer Hill-Rom. MetaNeb delivers medication while also helping to loosen up secretions in patients’…