Columbia State Community College’s medical laboratory technology (MLT) program can provide more hands-on learning opportunities thanks to a $1,000 Laboratory Science Program Director Educational grant from the American Society for Clinical Pathology. The funding will…
Advantages of community colleges during COVID-19U.S. News & World ReportCommunity colleges have unique characteristics that make them great education options during the coronavirus pandemic. Community College of Baltimore County offering tuition-free classes in the fallBaltimore…
Among all higher education institutions, community colleges are on the front lines this year, as they serve the most disadvantaged students hardest hit during the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis. College leaders talked about…
Finding safe and affordable child care is a major challenge for college students with young children. The Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program supports the participation of low-income parents in college through…
United Group evicts HVCC students to make room for RPI tenantsTimes Union (subscription required)Hudson Valley Community College students were booted from their campus apartments with little notice to make way for students from Rensselaer Polytechnic…
With nine sites serving 60,000 students, Collin College in Texas transitioned 3,100 classes online on March 20, launching the new programming a week later. The campus closure exacerbated a “digital divide” where some learners were…
High-level negotiations on the COVID-19 stimulus legislation are ongoing, largely between the Trump administration and congressional Democrats. Despite vastly different priorities, it appears likely that in the next two weeks or so Congress will pass another…
Two major employers piloting a portable academic, work and skills transcript plan to share their results next month with a workforce advisory board created by the White House. During an informational webinar Tuesday on the…
Adapting to a crisis: How Portland Community College harnessed technology to combat a pandemicPortland Business JournalIn a span of 10 days, Oregon’s largest postsecondary institution moved its operations entirely remote in advance of the spring…
In Pennsylvania, Montgomery County Community College’s (MCCC) Upward Bound college prep program received a $3,000 donation from the R.O.S.E. Foundation, the charitable arm of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Phi Beta Omega Chapter. Since 2007, MCCC…