An opportunity to redirect
Randy Cheng’s family always told him he had an engineering mindset. So, at 23, when he left a four-year university after a pathway toward pre-dentistry didn’t work out, he decided to take his family’s insights…
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New $5M grant program for student retention, success
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Thursday announced a new $5 million grant program to help higher education institutions that serve large numbers of students of color with their efforts to improve student success. ED…
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Ohio State, Columbus State to partner with other Midwestern schools for microchip researchColumbus DispatchThe Midwest Regional Network to Address National Needs in Semiconductor and Microelectronic will include 12 schools from Ohio, Michigan and Indiana and…
From a Welcome Wagon to a Commencement Caravan
Days before Kingsborough Community College (KCC) freshman Saiad Miah was about to start fall classes in 2020, he was pleasantly surprised outside his Brooklyn home by an in-person greeting from KCC President Claudia Schrader and…
ED all in on dual enrollment
The U.S. Education Department (ED) wants to see more high school students participate in dual enrollment as part of a strategy to more seamlessly link high schools, colleges and career paths in order to better…
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How a Kansas City area community college is helping students handle the housing crisisKansas City BeaconWith the opening of Centennial Hall, Kansas City Kansas Community College has become part of a movement among community colleges…
Washington Watch: What the CHIPS Act offers community colleges
The recently passed CHIPS Act, which approves multi-billion-dollar investments in American semiconductor research and manufacturing, includes items of interest to community colleges, including reauthorization of the Advanced Technological Education program. Congress in late July passed…
What’s working in community college baccalaureate degree programs
A growing number of community colleges are offering baccalaureate degree programs. According to a national inventory published in 2021 by the Community College Baccalaureate Association (CCBA) and New America, there are nearly 570 community college…
A big role in Good Jobs Challenge
The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday announced 32 partnerships across the country selected to develop critical workforce pipelines to key industries and to expand employment opportunities, especially among underserved populations. Nearly all the partnerships include…
Using dual credit to boost student success
The mission of Dallas College is to transform lives through higher education. Dual credit, early college high schools and Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) programs advance this mission by expanding access to higher education, promoting secondary…