Industrial-strength partnership
At 19, Dalton Sasin’s wizardry with a welding wand is taking him places. This month, he begins a 20-week specialized welding training program in Port Arthur with Cheniere Energy, who recruited him right out of…
Academic programs
Hitting the road in a new career
Some of the first graduates of the commercial driver license (CDL) program taught through the new Wallace State Community College-Oneonta Center are looking forward to hitting the road and starting new careers. Gail Crutchfieldis the…
Ariz. college board to appeal ruling on immigrant student tuition
The state’s largest community college district will ask the Arizona Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling saying young immigrants granted deferred deportation status are not eligible for lower in-state college tuition. Associated PressCopyright…
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1 in 5 L.A. community college students is homeless, survey finds Los Angeles Times One in every 5 of the Los Angeles Community College District’s 230,000 students is homeless, and nearly two-thirds can’t afford to…
Reporter’s notebook
STEM scholarships and jobs Tidewater Community College (TCC) in Virginia has established a program designed to boost the number of women and minorities graduating with degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The TCC…
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Trying to get ahead while behind bars Seattle Times Last year, a five-year-old education-for-inmates program — which is offered only at the Washington Corrections Center for Women — had four graduates. This year, it was…
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San Jacinto College developing bachelor’s degree programs Houston Business Journal The Texas college began developing bachelor of science in nursing and a bachelor of applied technology in industrial management programs in preparations for hearings on…
Developing OER course pathways
A new study of 38 community colleges participating in an open education resources (OER) initiative says that students in OER courses engage with the content as well or better than students in non-OER classes using…
California governor calls for new online college
California Gov. Jerry Brown has asked the California community college system to “take whatever steps are necessary” to establish a new, online-only community college. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
‘Nudge campaign’ yields big jumps at Del Mar
Over the past year, Del Mar College in Texas has doubled down on identifying and supporting students who were close to earning a degree but at risk of not completing. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by…