When the Sanford Contractors Construction Academy launched earlier this summer, nobody knew quite what to expect. It was a new idea that had been in the works for a while — and there were even…
In Arkansas, a partnership on steel-making boot camps Preparing a workforce for new battery, charger facility Expanding training for home, community-based healthcare services Fast track to law enforcement jobs in Chicago In Arkansas, a partnership…
For Dallas College student Jesse Serrano, competing in the SkillsUSA competitions was the hardest challenge he’s ever experienced. But whatever his future career as a video game designer brings, he’s confident he’ll be well prepared…
The country’s labor shortage continues to flummox employers, with nearly 10 million job openings going unfilled in industries as varied as healthcare, K-12 education, manufacturing and hospitality. The sustained lack of workers — from engineers,…
Community college students Saray Angulo and Arai Leyva are participating in their first research activities as part of California State University, Fullerton’s Project RAISE Undergraduate Research Experience. Both students work alongside faculty mentors on projects…
As the number of home-schooling families rises, some community colleges are deepening their relationships with home-school communities and providing enrichment programming to enhance students’ education. At College of Southern Maryland (CSM), a home-school enrichment program…
On July 30, 2003, the news spread that Pillowtex had shuttered operations at textile plants in the U.S. and Canada, leaving nearly 4,000 residents of North Carolina’s Cabarrus and Rowan counties suddenly unemployed and well…
Community colleges offer about half (51%) of all healthcare training programs at U.S. higher education institutions — far exceeding any other postsecondary sector — and confer more than one-third (36%) of the credentials, according to…
With the national student debt level surpassing $1.75 trillion, the post-Covid return of loan repayments and the recent Supreme Court ruling on debt forgiveness, student debt has been a hot topic in the news in…
House bill would OK efforts to reach adult learners Developing a talent pool for semiconductor industry Expanding teacher apprenticeships House bill would OK efforts to reach adult learners House lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation to…