House amendment aims to boost funding for community college career training programsNew cohort of colleges for NSF’s Project VisionChicago college system to cover costs of some short-term coursesNew York taps federal funds for debt relief…
Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) in Pennsylvania recently received one of the largest estate gifts in its history: $576,000 from Alma R. Jacobs’ estate to benefit the greatest needs of MCCC and its students. Jacobs…
Key Senate Democrats and Republicans appear set to clinch a $1T infrastructure dealWashington PostThe plan includes $65 billion to build out broadband Internet access to rural areas and help those who have access to the…
Commentary: Is America’s workforce ready for a tsunami of skilled jobs?MediumSurvey data suggests that we’re not ready and that it’s time to change how we train and upskill our workforce. Santa Fe Public Schools’ graduation…
CEOs on the move Martha Garcia is the next superintendent/president at College of the Desert in California, effective August 20. She is currently superintendent/president of her alma mater, Imperial Valley College in California, a position…
When Jonathan Lamb asks his calculus students at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Tennessee, about career goals, the response he hears most often is “engineer.” Students often are vague about the types of engineering…
How community colleges educate students is an ever-changing proposition, one marked by an increasing number of unfilled leadership positions and an operational landscape even more reliant on labor market outcomes, learning, equity and completion. A…
Culture is one of the most critical, and often least clearly communicated, forces in achieving institutional priorities. Organizational culture is commonly understood as the way people in an organization go about their daily activities and…
Only a third of NJ teachers pass licensing exams the first time around. Does that reflect teacher prep programs?Chalkbeat NewarkAbout a decade ago, Essex County College of New Jersey restructured its education program to be…
‘Our community is coming back to school’: GRCC sees 7.1% increase in summer enrollmentFox 17Grand Rapids Community College President Dr. Pink believes enrollment increase is due to Michigan Reconnect and Future of Frontliners state programs….