Academic programs

Reporter’s notebook

Kvaal in as under secretaryDelgado celebrates 100 years, while it is closed Examples of Excelencia finalists Kvaal in as under secretary The Senate has finally approved James Kvaal as under secretary, the U.S. Education Department’s…


ED competition recognizes pre-apprenticeships

A Pennsylvania community college has won the top prize in a U.S. Education Department (ED) competition that highlights high-quality pre-apprenticeship programs that also address equity and access. In addition, the first runner-up is a community…


Recognizing the value of community college libraries

Community college libraries play an important role in advancing student success. Library leaders see increasing student learning, developing community and providing technological resources as their most influential contributions to the college. But those contributions aren’t…


Headlines

Democrats’ free tuition plan could save community colleges at a critical timeCNNDemocrats, following the lead of President Joe Biden, are planning to include free community college in a massive spending plan that party leaders are…


Reporter’s notebook

Watching fall enrollment numbersMeasure aims to double CTE funding Watching fall enrollment numbers As colleges roll into the fall term, community college officials and advocates are closely watching enrollment numbers to gauge whether students are…


Tackling workforce gender issues

Growing up in Iowa, Lauren Wieser had a hobbyist’s interest in all things mechanical, whether dismantling her bicycle for fun or tinkering underneath the hood of the family truck. “It was mostly about how the…


Going straight to good use

In the cold of a Nebraska winter, amidst the misery of the Covid pandemic, recruiters from Northeast Community College in Norfolk began reaching out to high schools with a message of hope for students. In…


Broadening the Mentor-Connect opportunity

Mentor-Connect is opening its mentoring services to two-year college STEM faculty members who have not previously received a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. In the past, the Mentor-Connect mentoring…


Finding a way to make it work

It’s almost 8 p.m. by the time Marixochitl Pratz – Mari to her friends and family – gets the chance to sit down and talk about her life and experiences at El Paso Community College…


Headlines

Commentary: Local community colleges are essential for global needsLos Angeles TimesWhile Yale faced lawsuits for charging full tuition for online Zoom classes, Coastline Community College was operating as it always has and could accommodate extra…