Funding roundup
Palm Beach State College (PBSC) in Florida will use a $75,000 Lockheed Martin grant to help students in the college’s electrical power technology program navigate challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic. Through the grant, 24…
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Iowa community colleges advocate for inclusion on vaccination list as soon as possibleKCRGAfter being excluded from the groups eligible to receive the Covid vaccination in phase 1B of Iowa’s rollout, community colleges are hoping to…
Washington Watch: Poised to pass more funding for higher ed
The House Education and Labor Committee was poised to approve legislation at our press time on Tuesday night that would provide $39.6 billion in additional higher spending to combat the pandemic’s impact. The bill was…
Another White House community college summit
It’s been more than a decade, but the White House may soon host another community college summit. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden on Tuesday hinted at another White House summit on community colleges. The White…
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House education committee member dies of CovidMattis speaks with student veteransEMS students assemble first-aid kitsSmithfield Foods expands apprenticeships into MissouriHealth lab in a home setting House education committee member dies of Covid Rep. Ron Wright…
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N.C. A&T plans to use new $1.5M gift to help community college transfersRockingham NowNorth Carolina A&T will use its latest large donation to support a new program that will give scholarships to students transferring from…
Helping other students — and gaining valuable experience
In 2019, two community college alumni at the University of California, Berkeley created College Leap to help community college students transfer. Now, with 20 chapters and multiple activities in the works, the co-founders aim to…
House again passes apprenticeship bill
The House on Friday approved an apprenticeship bill, similar to the one it passed this fall, that would expand registered apprenticeships and strengthen pre-apprenticeship and youth apprenticeship programs. HR 447, the National Apprenticeships Act, passed…
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SUNY community colleges brace for $46M cuts over 2 yearsNNY 360Community colleges in the State University of New York system will prioritize cutting administrative jobs and staff to offset revenue gaps caused by the pandemic,…
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More than 19K Michigan residents apply for tuition-free community college in first 24 hoursmLiveOn Tuesday afternoon, Michigan officials launched a program aimed at helping people over 25 without college degrees pay for community college or…