Local workforce development is a key obligation of the modern community college. It is also an obligation that can easily backfire if not undertaken with extreme due diligence in balancing the competing interests of industry,…
At HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, we view inclusion and diversity as integral to the educational success and continued professional growth of every student and employee. Editor’s note: This article is the third in a…
The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) recently received a check for nearly $2 million in federal funding for improvements to the Family Resource Center at San Diego Mesa College and the Miramar College Police…
Louisiana college leaders sound alarm over possible $250 million budget cut next year NOLA.com Members of the Louisiana Board of Regents staff said they were told by officials in Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration to plan…
On Tuesday night in a hearing room on Capitol Hill, 12 teams of community college students anxiously stood next to posters that outlined innovations they’d been working on for months. The students, along with faculty…
City to extend Columbus Promise tuition-free college program The Columbus Dispatch With one year left of the tuition-free college program’s three-year pilot, leaders from the Ohio city, Columbus City Schools, Columbus State Community College and…
Pollianna Moshenskiy is not an ordinary teenager. At 18, she recently earned an associate degree from Tennessee’s Cleveland State Community College a week before graduating from Cleveland High School (CHS). She will transfer to the…
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a hearing Wednesday about the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). WIOA expired in 2020. Its reauthorization has bipartisan support and is “long overdue,” said…
Education trends in Fayetteville and the U.S. show shift toward vocational programs The Fayetteville Observer Students are increasingly seeking practical, career-oriented education that provides immediate job skills, said Fayetteville Technical Community College President Mark Sorrells….
New Jersey’s community colleges are fighting against Murphy’s proposed $20M cut in state aid WHYY Gov. Phil Murphy plans to slash $20 million in state funding to community colleges. Educators, college administrators and students say…