“In tandem” features new community college partnerships with business and industry, higher education institutions and others. Tapping water-to-work internships Partnering to create more pathways to credentials A new teaching academy with dual enrollment College-to-career opportunities…
Community colleges in Michigan offering course credit for industry certifications WZZM The Michigan Community College Association has announced that the state’s 31 community and tribal colleges are accepting certain industry-recognized credentials and certifications for college…
Student debt cancellation update DACA faces continued challenges NRPM comments due soon Upcoming events Funding opportunities Student debt cancellation update President Joe Biden last week vetoed Congressional Republicans’ legislation to cancel the administration’s broad student…
Discussions on community college workforce programs often miss the connection between career pathways and local economic development strategies in their communities. America’s Hidden Economic Engines: How Community Can Drive Shared Prosperity (editors Robert B. Schwartz…
Won’t it be strange when the day comes that you’re scrolling through your favorite news app like Flipboard, Pocket or Apple News, only to find that the single headline that actually speaks to you is…
New CEOs Deborah Casey will become the third president of Maryland’s Wor-Wic Community College, effective August 14. She is currently vice president of student affairs at Green River College (Washington). Casey has served in higher…
Biden admin will resume interest on federal student loans Sept. 1; monthly payments due in October Politico “Student loan interest will resume starting on September 1, 2023, and payments will be due starting in October,”…
Thirty-three-year-old Joseph V. Geiser stayed in his midsized sedan – and more recently, in his roomier ambulance – while pursuing for three years an associate degree in Butler County Community College’s (BC3) registered nursing program….
Texas House Bill 8 becomes law, paves way for innovative community college funding Odessa American Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 8 into law on Friday, codifying an innovative new model to fund community colleges…
Alabama’s six historically Black community colleges (HBCC) have joined the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), which will provide access for the colleges’ students to more scholarships and professional development opportunities through a national partnership. “Adding…