House Democrats continue to question whether industry-recognized apprenticeship programs (IRAPs) can offer the same quality, wages, career opportunities and worker protections as federally registered apprenticeships. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as…
Georgia’s Savannah Technical College (STC), in partnership with the Liberty County Board of Commissioners and Liberty County Development Authority, will receive nearly $60,000 in grant funding through the state Defense Community Economic Development Fund. These…
Commentary: Why we should celebrate — and invest in — America’s best community colleges Forbes Great community colleges have so much to teach us, across higher education and throughout our society, because they are on…
Airport apprentices in Dallas The Dallas County Community College District and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport are partnering on the state’s first registered airport apprenticeship program. The new pilot program is designed to promote internal growth…
Commentary: Pennsylvania’s community college students have enough on their plates. They shouldn’t have to worry about going hungry Pennsylvania Capital-Star Although a national solution is sorely needed, community colleges across the country are developing their…
For varying lengths of time, community colleges have been working to market their summer course offerings to university students who are looking to pick up extra credits at a lower cost. Ed FinkelEd Finkel is…
House appropriators are proposing a $150 million program for education and career training at community colleges. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate vice president of communications for the American Association…
The main revenue source: Although states’ funding of community colleges has decreased from 36 percent a decade ago, it still comprises one-third of community colleges’ revenue, followed by tuition. (Read the PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts…
Commentary: What Elizabeth Warren’s free college plan gets wrong Washington Monthly Her proposal would bake into place the vast injustices of the existing system. Here’s a better approach, writes Kevin Carey of New America. Workforce…
New CEOs Martin Eggensperger has been named president of Black River Technical College in Arkansas. He comes from Arkansas State University—Mountain Home, where he currently is vice chancellor for academic affairs. Previously, Eggensperger served as…