U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh this week emphasized the Biden administration’s support for using registered apprenticeships as a key workforce development strategy to fill job openings — particularly in technology — and as a way…
‘I’m still motivated to keep going’: Fraudulent for-profit colleges force students to start overSpectrum News 1La’Teesah Love-Minor is among the many students defrauded by the defunct for-profit Corinthian Colleges. She’s now 31 years old and…
Obituary John E. Ravekes, former president of Dundalk and Essex community colleges in Maryland, passed away on November 9 at age 84. When Ravekes was named in 1970 as the founding president of Dundalk Community…
Across the country, community college leaders are trying to stabilize declining enrollments while enticing students to their doors. Over the last decade, community colleges have worked with legislators to create state-subsidized free tuition and dual-enrollment/dual-credit…
How did Colorado community colleges double their graduation rate? By better meeting student needsColorado ChalkbeatColorado’s community colleges more than doubled their graduation rates from 2015 to 2020 by focusing on student support in and out…
Los Angeles district pilots teaching certain classes in Spanish A final push to get short-term Pell done this year Strengthening student support services Research on math, CTE efforts in Virginia Los Angeles district pilots teaching…
Commentary: New NSF funding to bolster community college, HBCU capacity for the innovation economyForbesThe National Science Foundation has launched a new $20 million workforce program called Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) that will…
After the higher education community noted its concerns in a joint letter, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) no longer plans to transition to a new enrollment management system (EMS) in mid-January. Instead, the…
Local community colleges adjust EMT courses to facilitate easier access for studentsTelegraph HeraldIn Iowa, community colleges are utilizing a combination of online coursework and localized training sessions to reach interested students for their emergency medical…
JPMorgan Chase has committed $3.3 million toward a disaster resilience and workforce collaborative led by Houston Community College (HCC). The collaborative unites 17 local community partners to offer resiliency career training. Local community partners will…