Pumped up for a career change
Earning a living while feeding a passion on the side worked out just fine for 62-year-old Robert Cain until parts of his world began to change. Danny Barrett, Jr.is a public relations communications specialist at…
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A partnership that’s flourishing
At the first national convening of community college presidents and K-12 superintendents in 2014, improving college readiness was the focus of the discussions. Matthew Dembickiis editor of Community College Daily and serves as publications director…
Armed with education
Community colleges strive to fulfill the unique needs of military service members, veterans and their families, a mission harkening back to wartime and the decades in which the nation’s fighters were off the battlefield. Douglas…
Speak up
Most students want their voices to be heard, but the digital age and reliance on smartphones and computers have led many of them to feel more comfortable communicating via technology. Angela Menneckeis a media relations…
A mutually beneficial partnership
In 2016, Borough of Manhattan Community College’s (BMCC) teacher education department secured a three-year, $409,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to fund the Comprehensive Educator Empowerment Program at central Harlem’s Public School 125. Borough…
Mystery around an ancient vase
When Nicaela Cartagena enrolled at Bronx Community College (BCC) in New York, she hoped to become a nurse. City University of New YorkMore Posts
Enrollment, training up in Maine
While declining enrollment continues to plague many community colleges across the country, preliminary figures at Maine’s community colleges show a 6.3 percent increase in fall-to-fall enrollment. That amounts to about 950 more students, for a…
Caring for all creatures great and small
The demand for veterinary technicians is growing at a faster-than-average rate, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Becoming a vet tech is a good career choice for many; it pays a good salary,…
Continuing with Unfinished Business
Student data, dual enrollment, developmental education, student services and transferring to four-year institutions all tie into equity issues on college campuses and in the communities they serve, according to community college administrators who met on…
Establishing healthy collaborations
Developing and maintaining health sciences programs cannot be done in isolation. Western Technical College (Wisconsin) believes in community partnerships and collaboration. Diane Osterhaus Neefeis dean of general studies and former dean of health and public…