The intense debate over stimulus legislation in the Senate, which has critical financial implications for community colleges, was joined by House Democrats on Monday with the offering of their own legislation. The Senate Republican legislation…
West Virginia’s Mountwest Community and Technical College will use a $40,000 contribution from the Marathon Petroleum Foundation to upgrade the Mountwest Maritime Academy’s computer systems and simulator. The Academy provides U.S. Coast Guard-approved maritime training…
Community college builds face shields for Omaha hospital World-HeraldMetropolitan Community College’s prototype design lab is producing plastic face shields for Nebraska Medicine amid a supply shortage of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. Bergen’s drive-thru…
Stimulus bill would provide emergency grants to students Congress on Sunday afternoon released revised CARES Act stimulus legislation that would provide $20 billion for education programming, suspend student loan payments for six months and significantly…
Community colleges are urged to donate respiratory masks, gloves and other protective equipment from their health-related classes to local hospitals and other healthcare facilities that are scrambling to find enough supplies in the face of…
Today’s college libraries offer extensive online resources available 24/7, which is a benefit as community college courses across the nation move from in-person to online in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “In this unprecedented move…
Responding to and managing a crisis is never easy, but community college leaders are prepared to address the myriad of issues that arise during a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Jo Alice Blondin /…
The community college administrator dealing with COVID-19 disruption at work and at home Marketplace As dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Cultures at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, COVID-19 has upended Derrick Lindstrom’s…
Up until two years ago, a high school diploma was the minimum educational credential required for a job at the University of Kansas Health System, which operates a sprawling network of hospital buildings and medical…
Community colleges across the country are shifting classes to online instruction in response to the coronavirus pandemic, but they’re finding more challenges in figuring what to do about nursing clinicals, apprenticeships and other hands-on programs….