Associated Press
Rio Salado College in Tempe, Arizona, is among schools shortening courses that once spanned up to two years. After consulting with companies like TSMC and Intel, the college opened a free, 12-week program to the public this fall.
Spectrum News 1
Moraine Park Technical College President Bonnie Baerwald is thrilled that the college added more than 1,300 technical graduates to Wisconsin’s workforce last year — and most of those people weren’t burdened with student loan debt.
Issues in Science and Technology
Perhaps the greatest limitation of federal community college data is its inability to connect student enrollment and educational progress to workforce outcomes at a national level.
The Job
Like many Americans, workforce and education policy wags were still processing the election on Wednesday. It’s unclear what the political realignment in state capitals and D.C. will mean for apprenticeship, the federal workforce system or the AI safety net discussion.
