Academic programs

Reporter’s notebook

New Jersey college to open academy to serve adults with autism California system targets nursing shortages Iowa college among Career Z Challenge finalists New Jersey college to open academy to serve adults with autism New…


Investing in biotech equipment to prep students

How’s your college’s flow cytometer? Check on its bioprinter lately? Or the wave bioreactor? These are among the equipment Lone Star College (LSC) recently purchased as part of a $500,000 investment for its biotechnology and…


Headlines

Viewpoint: The benefits of empowering community college geoscience faculty Eos magazine Creating spaces and partnerships tailored to two-year college faculty can improve perceptions of how they fit into the geoscience community and boost diversity in…


The value and use of benchmarking

Colleges and universities love to compare themselves to others – operational peers, aspirational peers, regional peers, national peers. This comparison is often encouraged by accrediting bodies, government agencies, system offices and others. Before conducting a…



Reporter’s notebook

Chicago colleges, HHS team to develop pipeline for HHS careers California 4-year system sees bump in transfer students Pima college part of Arizona’s ReadyTechGo network Chicago colleges, HHS to develop pipeline for HHS careers City…


Q&A: Understanding risk

Anthony Pugliese Has your college created a “risk-aware” culture? Are you ready for what the future may bring? We talked with Anthony Pugliese, president and CEO of the Institute of Internal Auditors, about preparing for…


Fostering youth interest in CTE, via mechatronics

Oregon’s Portland Community College (PCC) is leading a collaborative effort to grow local high school students’ interest in mechatronics — and give them college credit for it. PCC’s Portland Area Career and Technical Education Consortium…


Snapshots

Photos from member institutions of the American Association of Community Colleges. David Daigler (right), president of the Maine Community College System, shakes hands with Dannel Malloy, chancellor of the University of Maine, after signing the Transfer…