Kellogg Community College (KCC) will increase access to STEM experiences for youths thanks to a $100,000 grant from the Consumers Energy Foundation. The Michigan college will partner with INNOVATE Albion, a teaching and training center,…
I try to stay up to date on trends that affect our work at the nation’s community colleges. Certainly, we have all heard about the Great Resignation, remote learning and working and other sticky changes…
A group of community college faculty is preparing to head to Ghana, France, South Korea and other international locations after being named 2022-2023 Fulbright scholars. The Fulbright program, which is run by the U.S. State…
Whitmer signs $22.2B budget for Michigan K-12 schools, colleges and universitiesDetroit Free PressMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer visited Mott Community College Thursday to sign a budget bill that provides record combined funding for K-12 schools, community…
As community colleges plan to return to more in-person classes this fall, a number of distance learning programs are exploring the possibility of expanding their online programs going forward. After all, almost all of our…
After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid pandemic, the American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) Advocates in Action meeting is back, set for September 22-23 in Washington, D.C. Register today! Community college presidents, trustees,…
The fiscal year (FY) 2023 Labor, HHS, and Education appropriations bill approved by the House Appropriations Committee on June 30 includes millions in new federal dollars for 89 community colleges, setting up many institutions to…
10 more colleges join Metallica CTE program Ten more community colleges are joining a popular career and technical (CTE) initiative that is supported by the rock band Metallica. The band’s All Within My Hands (AWMH)…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) announced on Wednesday that it has awarded the final $198 million in Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) grants to 244 colleges and universities, most of which are community colleges,…
OC, MC showing enrollment increasesOdessa AmericanDespite enrollment slowdowns at many community colleges statewide, Texas Commissioner of Higher Education Harrison Keller said Odessa and Midland colleges are among the only ones that saw an increase. In…