Funding roundup
Long Beach City College’s (LBCC’s) automotive technology program got a boost with a $10,000 donation from the Greater Los Angeles New Car Dealers Association. The college will use the donation to help automotive technology students…
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Washington Watch: Big gains at stake
Much is at stake for community colleges as Democratic leaders maneuver this week to pass the revised Build Back Better (BBB) plan. Even without America’s College Promise, the legislation contains a bevy of provisions that…
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New president Todd Kitchen is the new president of the Eastern Campus at Cuyahoga Community College. He comes to the Ohio college with more than 20 years of experience in higher education, the last 10…
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Google is giving all U.S. community colleges free access to their 4 career certificatesCNBCOn Friday, Connecticut became the first state in the country to offer the full suite of Google Career Certificates across its state…
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Tuition-free community college out—but larger student financial aid grants are still inForbesThe White House revealed Thursday that it had dropped a plan to provide two years of tuition-free community college, but several other initiatives, including…
Partnering to close the cybersecurity workforce gap
A new partnership – and big investment from Microsoft – will work to meet the nation’s demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals. For every two cybersecurity jobs filled in the United States, there’s a third job…
Changing a college name is no small task
Editor’s note: Dabney S. Lancaster Community College in Virginia announced this month that its new name will be Mountain Gateway Community College, after leaders learned more about the former state superintendent and university president’s views…
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Biden plans to exclude free community college from bill, but some Democrats are pressing to keep it inBusiness Insider“Two conservative Democrats are trying to decide the fate of 8 million Americans whose life would be…
Washington Watch: HEERF update and survey request
Although the attention of federal higher education policymakers has shifted to other issues, waiting in the wings for vigorous public scrutiny is an accounting of how higher education institutions have used Higher Education Emergency Relief…
Nearpeer helps students form close connections
AACC corporate sponsor profile In the NBC sitcom “Community,” a group of community-college students of various ages and backgrounds quickly bonds into a friendship circle in a matter of weeks, after initially coming together to…