Academic programs

Lone Star College trains pilots to address shortage

The aviation industry has largely recovered from the Covid pandemic, but Boeing Aircraft Company indicates that mandatory retirements for pilots aged 65 will cause a deficit of nearly 650,000 pilots within the next 20 years….


New beginnings through MentorLinks

This fall seven community college teams — each with a faculty member lead and supportive administrator — embarked on two years of MentorLinks assistance to develop new or strengthen existing STEM technician education programs. At…


Viewpoint: Becoming a global leader of OER

As the president of Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) in west-central Wisconsin, I have the privilege of witnessing the transformative power of education firsthand. I often say our students’ dreams are our mission, and we…



Reporter’s notebook

Broadening dual-enrollment educator requirements CUNY pilot taps students for benefits outreach Colorado college to open aircraft maintenance training center Broadening dual-enrollment educator requirements One of the country’s main higher education accrediting agencies has a revised…


Drone entrepreneur eyes local ag industry

Ethan Moore’s drone is a head-turner. Literally.  “People driving by will slow down and then turn around and come back,” Moore says. “They all ask, ‘Is that what I think it is?’”  Yes, it’s an…




The now of work

The constant evolutionary landscape of the American workforce has new-collar skills at its core. The significance of this “skill cornerstone” is that it is between fluid and situated economies linked to topography and demography. To…


A tool for leadership development

Since taking over as president of Alvin Community College in Texas in 2021, Robert Exley has been introducing his executive team to the leadership traits and abilities known in the community college world as competencies….