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NYC employers team to hire 100,000 workers by 2030Wyoming governor allocates grants for adult learnersFoundation seeks proposals for higher ed learning in prisonA Green Ribbon for their green thumbsArkansas college to offer military science and…


Going outdoors for training

An unused 23-acre former community college campus in the middle of Detroit is opening new opportunities for workforce development during the pandemic. Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) plans to open its old Northwest Campus…


Innovative teaching in a virtual environment

Mirroring the experiences of community college across the country, the 2020 spring and summer terms have been unlike any that Portland Community College (PCC) has ever experienced. But the college community has stepped up with…


Bridging students into biomedical research

Sharlita Hayden spent part of her summer researching the role of biofilms in eczema — virtually. The coronavirus pandemic didn’t keep the recent Monroe Community College graduate from participating in the Bridges to the Baccalaureate…


Nursing: A family tradition

For many graduates of Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College in Harlan, a career in healthcare is a vocation. For 19-year-old Jared Creech, it is also a family tradition.  A 2020 graduate of Harlan County…


A surge in dual enrollment

Some community colleges are seeing a big surge in dual enrollments that is likely due to the coronavirus pandemic. Several college leaders cite several factors that are leading more high school students to seek college…


Breaking through barriers

Driven by a passion for science and technology, College of DuPage (COD) engineering student Cierra Desmaratti is shattering the glass ceiling and pushing the envelope in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). In her third…


ATE strategies under COVID-19 conditions

This spring, the National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers (NCATC) pivoted – like the majority of organizations across the world – to seriously and thoughtfully follow the national coronavirus pandemic experts from the Centers for…


Shifting more toward CTE

Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, El Paso Community College (EPCC) in Texas was already shifting from being primarily an academic transfer institution to expanding more of its career and technical education (CTE) programs based on…


Grading COVID-impacted ‘pass’ grades

As the coronavirus upended students’ lives, colleges and universities abruptly transitioned to remote learning and often relaxed deadlines around pass/fail. Numerous community colleges introduced voluntary pass/no-pass grading options.  But do the pass marks from these…