Collaboration and camaraderie are hallmarks of the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program, and its annual conference is a veritable high-energy festival of idea-sharing. This is the 27th year that the American Association of Community Colleges…
The pandemic has brought greater awareness in communities and across the country about the myriad challenges that community colleges face, from access to technology to childcare. It has prompted many colleges to listen more carefully…
South Carolina’s technical colleges are producing strong students prepared to strive and achieveThe StateInstitutional partners value the caliber of students they receive through transfer agreements, and transfer students — especially those who have first earned…
From what Kathy Albin learned through a program called “Micromessaging to Reach and Teach Every Student,” she knew that even very brief verbal and nonverbal communications can affect behaviors. Still, it was startling when a…
Clark State Community College to change name next yearDayton247now.comStarting January 1, 2021, the Ohio college will take the name Clark State College in response to the addition of two bachelor’s degrees to the curriculum. Experts…
EAB initiative targets equity gaps in college completionED provides more funds for FWS experimental sitesCUNY will allocate $5M to expand mental health servicesTwo Maryland colleges expand partnership on some programsWashington college adds IT baccalaureate degree…
While acknowledging COVID-19 challenges, speakers at the 2020 Virtual ATE Principal Investigators’ Conference this week complimented the resiliency of the 1,050 people attending the meeting. They urged them to move through difficulties to strengthen their…
Every organization wants to believe they have a special organizational culture, a “secret sauce” that gives rise to special outcomes. Leaders want to believe that a mission statement, a set of core values or goals,…
Community colleges throughout the country are creating contact tracing courses to meet the urgent demand for trained people able to track COVID-19 infections and thus slow the spread of the disease. States and localities in…
Ten community colleges, as well as the South Carolina Technical College System, received grants from the Truth Initiative as part of the Tobacco/Vape-Free College Program to stop tobacco use and vaping among college-age adults. Jefferson…