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Connecticut higher education faces big cuts as pandemic funds disappear CT Mirror The state budget spending cap is expected to slam down on Connecticut’s public colleges and universities next year, reducing course offerings and teaching…
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DataPoints: Apprenticeships in ATE
Apprenticeships are nearly one of five work-based learning experiences offered in recent years by Advanced Technological Education (ATE) centers and projects, which are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation. In 2022, 17% of…
ATE-related apprenticeships pay off for students, employers
Apprenticeships are among the five types of work-based learning experiences that Advanced Technological Education projects and centers offer. They are the favorites of Snehal Vibhute, a student at Columbus State Community College (Ohio), and James…
Missing out on transfer guidance
Community colleges have steadily improved efforts to help their students transition to four-year institutions, but research released today indicates many two-year students don’t know about services provided at their college to help them transfer or…
Portal aims to improve workforce training pathways
The Project on Workforce at Harvard University on Monday launched the Workforce Almanac, an open-source directory and interactive portal that captures nearly 17,000 workforce training providers across the United States – including community colleges. There…
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Community college students can take classes in their native language under new state law EdSource Starting next year, students in California won’t have to enroll in English as a Second Language courses when they take…
This week’s poll: Overtime rule change
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is getting pushback from the higher education sector and other organizations on its proposed changes to overtime rules. The American Association of Community Colleges last week filed its opposition…
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Community, technical colleges provide 1.6 million annual hours in direct workforce training Johnson City Press Driven by a growing number of apprenticeship programs, Tennessee’s public community and technical colleges delivered 1.628 million hours of direct…
Funding roundup
Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington won $40,000 in a “Pitch for the Skilled Trades” competition to build a cyber range on campus. The funds come from the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) Annual…
Washington Watch: Movement on LHHS funding bill
With government funding set to expire on Friday, November 17, Congress must pass another stopgap funding measure by the end of the week to avoid a government shutdown. At the same time, House Republicans have…