Northeastern Technical College (NETC) serves three counties in South Carolina with rural areas where internet access is either not available or too expensive. When the pandemic hit in spring 2020 and the campus’ buildings closed…
Bill supports more apprenticeship opportunities for African-Americans House hearing on pathways for dislocated workersMichigan college offers stipends for good attendance Bill supports more apprenticeship opportunities for African-Americans A House bill introduced this week would provide…
To promote STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math), several federal agencies — including the U.S. Education Department — recently announced a few STEM-related funding opportunities. In April, ED released two notices for fiscal year…
iStock May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Thirty-eight percent of all AAPI undergraduates in the U.S. attend community college, according to the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). Community College Daily…
A new report by the Strada Education Network shows that many adults who planned to further their education have changed or dropped those plans over the course of the pandemic. To date, more than one-third…
As part of an ongoing effort to boost the number of women and students of color pursuing STEM-related careers, MiraCosta College has teamed with the University of California, Irvine on an initiative to open more…
Thousands of Michigan’s essential workers are now attending state community colleges tuition-free in pursuit of better jobs and higher pay. These new students are harnessing Futures for Frontliners, a Michigan scholarship program providing essential employees…
Rapid changes in technology make it imperative that community colleges remain in close contact with business and industry. Takes cloud computing, for example. A few years ago, the required skills and workforce needs in cloud…
ED promotes new federal program for tech discountResearching student parents’ experiences at community collegesPreparing disconnected youths for apprenticeshipsCollege-educated adults on federal assistance ED promotes new federal program for tech discount The U.S. Education Department on…
I wrote my sabbatical proposal in fall 2019, and when I found out it was approved, I was elated. My husband had surprised me that same fall with tickets to Italy for May, and we…