Virginia Tech, community colleges create way for income challenged to become engineers
Roanoke Times
The students will start at community colleges, and they’ll have access to Virginia Tech professors and resources from the beginning of the program.
Wisconsin college starts apprenticeship program in mechatronics
Lake Country Now
Waukesha County Technical College has added its 11th apprenticeship to its list of apprenticeship offerings, specifically in the area of mechatronics.
Commentary: Will free community college really help low-income students?
Education Week (subscription required)
The prospect of free tuition will likely motivate more low-income students to enroll in community college, but those students still face considerable obstacles having nothing to do with money once they arrive on campus, writes Kate Schwass, the San Francisco Bay Area executive director for CollegeSpring, a nonprofit organization that helps students from low-income backgrounds pursue college degrees.
Commentary: Community colleges are critical to Massachusetts business
Boston Business Journal (subscription required)
As we move towards a more responsive talent pipeline, community colleges will be increasingly vital to the economic health of Massachusetts, writes Robert A. DeLeo, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
What made the cut in Michigan’s House, Senate K-12 and higher ed budget
MLive
Michigan’s 28 community colleges would see a 1 percent funding increase under the budget. That’s higher than Gov. Rick Snyder’s recommendation, which would have kept funding for the institution’s flat.
