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Follow up on fall enrollments

As more community colleges announce their fall enrollments, the figures seem to support our initial report that it may be a promising term for two-year colleges. Many community colleges are seeing modest increases, with some…


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In North Carolina, rural community colleges ‘change generations,’ but need resources EdNC A panel discussion covers the challenges, successes and specific needs at rural community colleges. Specifically, the panelists spoke about the need for more…


More flexibility sought in WIOA for innovation

Flexibility was the word of the day at Wednesday’s House hearing on ways to revamp the nation’s main workforce development legislation. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), last reauthorized in 2014, doesn’t provide the…


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Lawmakers react to vice president’s visit to Berks WFMZ Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday traveled to Pennsylvania’s Reading Area Community College as part of her “Fight for Our Freedoms” college tour, where she encouraged…


Funding roundup

Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) will use a $5 million donation to develop and launch new programming in the gaming, hospitality and security industries and to support student scholarships.  The gift from Bally’s Corporation…


Where are the 2020 high school grads?

At the height of the Covid pandemic in 2020, many graduating high school students decided to hold off enrolling in college. A new report indicates many of them still haven’t done so. While the rate…


In tandem

A training partnership with Korean auto parts supplier Unique counseling internships Developing sign language interpreters A training partnership with Korean auto parts supplier Global auto parts supplier Seoyon E-Hwa and Savannah Technical College (STC) are…


Guidance on strong ATE grant pitches

Mentor-Connect now offers mentoring to community college faculty who have not had Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grants, even if their college has previously had awards from this National Science Foundation (NSF) program.  The program pairs…


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Ventura College housing still in play after Newsom signs bill Ventura County Star The California college’s plan to build affordable housing on campus has been delayed in Sacramento, but the project is moving forward and…


Gather, analyze and develop

Since 2022, the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) has administered its Skills for Success program through which Alabama community colleges across the state train employees in new careers. The training comprises self-paced online instruction followed…