Gold Leaf Critical Conversations (a Golden Leaf Foundation podcast)
How North Carolina’s community college system, local colleges, school systems and employers are working together to expand registered apprenticeships and strengthen workforce pipelines, particularly in rural communities.
San Jose Spotlight
West Valley-Mission Community College District is offering bachelor’s degrees in land stewardship and sustainability, as well as emergency services administration. As tuition is free for students living within the district’s service areas, this means they’re able to earn a four-year degree close to home without incurring enormous debt.
Nebraska Examiner
The effects of Gov. Jim Pillen’s 5% spending reduction across all state agencies aren’t likely to hit Nebraska’s community colleges until mid-2027.
EdNC
The NCWorks Commission last week approved 43 short-term workforce training programs for eligibility to qualify for the new federal Workforce Pell Grants. Those programs must now be approved by the U.S. Department of Education.
WXII
Firefighter training took on an international focus in Guilford County, North Carolina, as Guilford Technical Community College hosted a group of firefighters from Mexico for the second consecutive year.
