There is a need for community and technical colleges across the country to consider the possibility and benefits of expanding tuition waivers for many potential students within their college districts. This proposal comes at a…
Everyone was transfixed on the computer monitor as Danielle Bruner gave a tour of the mouth. Using a specialized camera embedded in a foot-long white wand — with one of her students as her patient…
The rise of dual-enrollment programs for high school students provides a creative opportunity for recruitment and retention at many community colleges. While many students may see these programs as a quick way to get ahead…
Workforce needs for the Bipartisan Infrastructure LawWinner of Lumina Foundation’s $1M branding prize Showcasing programs that foster Latino student success Workforce needs for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law The White House will hold a virtual briefing…
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a total of $3.1 million to 12 community colleges and a handful of training institutes to train more commercial drivers for trucking careers, with a focus on…
Helping foreign-born nurses return to their professionTexas college overhauls nursing programPopular union train-the-trainer program returnsProviding incarcerated youth with job training opportunitiesHigh school joins Minnesota college’s campus Helping foreign-born nurses return to their profession A partnership…
A program that helps community college faculty improve their STEM project pitches to obtain National Science Foundation (NSF) grants focused on technician education is widening eligibility to more faculty. https://www.mentor-connect.org/ All two-year college STEM faculty…
The U.S. was already facing a growing shortage of nurses when Covid hit and accelerated the crisis. According to a recent Center for American Progress (CAP) report, the primary challenges that higher education institutions face…
4 East Bay community colleges offer financial incentives to boost enrollmentKPIXThere’s a push to remove barriers to education and boost enrollment in California’s East Bay by making community college classes free. OTC unveils new Plaster…
Shopping malls may have lost much of their luster for hanging out, but the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, is not your average mall. Each day, about 170,000 people visit the facility, which includes…