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In Virginia, Lord Fairfax Community College’s Hazel Hall Building project got a boost with a $250,000 gift from Joel and Patricia Barkman and their family. Joel Barkman is the founder of Golden Rule Builders. Hazel…
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Texas’ Lone Star College (LSC) will prepare more residents for work, thanks to a $359,996 Texas Workforce Commission grant. The college will use the funds to train 120 students for high-demand, well-paying careers in the…
House Democrats ‘Aim Higher’ on education
House Education and Workforce Committee Democrats launched the Aim Higher campaign Monday to help increase college access, affordability and completion for Americans. Tabitha WhissemoreTabitha Whissemore is a contributor to Community College Daily and managing editor…
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Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) students will have a clearer path to Cleveland State University (CSU) and a bachelor’s degree thanks to a $3.5-million grant from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation. The funding will…
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In Minnesota, Riverland Community College’s truck driving program just got a new addition. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) donated a snowplow to the college to give students an opportunity to train on equipment used…
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In Maryland, Hagerstown Community College (HCC) radiography students will benefit from a recent donation of a surgical C-arm machine from the Meritus Medical Center. “The radiography students will now be able to practice using the…
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Fourteen California community colleges have been recognized for their work in reducing students’ time to degree completion and their cost to attend college. The colleges received a total of $25 million in grants from the…
Honoring exemplary alumni
Each year, the American Association of Community Colleges recognizes community college alumni who have excelled in their chosen fields. Five alumni (listed below) will be honored at this year’s annual convention, which starts later this…
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In Kentucky, Big Sandy Community and Technical College (BSCTC) met its youngest donor in school history. Eight-month-old Laila Rani Slone Varia joined her family to make a $15,101 donation to the East Kentucky Science Center…
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DeVos visits Miami Dade College CBS Miami Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Miami Dade College’s Wolfson campus for a tour. She was taken around the college’s Idea Center and the Miami Animation and Gaming International Complex….