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Threading the needle with niche upholstery offering

The idea came in 1981, eight months into her pregnancy while she was staring at a “beat-up old rocker” that was still structurally sound. “I could recover that,” Kathy Foust thought to herself. A completely…


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Small startup, big ideas Cullman Times With its new Technical Education Center for Welding and Entrepreneurship, Alabama’s Wallace State Community College will be positioned to extend its outreach to future small startups with big ideas,…



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Oregon community colleges use state investment package to support students Oregon Public Broadcasting Colleges have started offering free and discounted courses, funding for student needs, and expanded programming using money from Future Ready Oregon —…


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New CEO Naydeen González-De Jesús will serve as the 13th president of San Antonio College (Texas), making her the first woman president in a quarter century and only the second to hold the office since…


The perfect organizational structure?

Reporting structures vary widely among institutions and change over time. According to the annual ITC survey, distance learning reporting structures shifted from “technology” to “academics” ending up with 80% of respondents indicating that they report…


Funding roundup

Howard Community College (HCC) has received its largest private donation in college history through a $2 million gift from the Kahlert Foundation to provide students with financial support and wrap-around services to reach their educational…


Student perspectives: Retaining dual-enrolled students

One of the most important outcomes of attending the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Commission Meetings this fall was hearing directly from college leaders about their biggest challenges. These issues are not only impacting…


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California community colleges hope new bill helping wave student debt will turn enrollment declinesSacramento News & ReviewThe Community College Student Access, Retention and Debt Cancellation Program allows community colleges to use funds to provide financial…