President Biden is reportedly considering including free community college tuition in his second infrastructure proposal. Research on College Promise programs has shown that free community college programs can lead more students to enroll. But to…
Bonamici hears concerns of community colleges, studentsPortland TribuneCommunity college presidents and students in Oregon told U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici they would like help maximizing their benefits from federal aid programs. Representatives from Portland, Clatsop and…
Athletics have restarted at many community colleges since pausing last year due to the pandemic. While there’s been a focus on the return of football, basketball and baseball, some lesser-celebrated sports are growing. Bowling, cross…
As community colleges work to prepare their students to transition to four-year programs and employment, they are finding new ways to allow them to earn credit for training that typically doesn’t count toward traditional degrees….
Recently submitted photos from college members of the American Association of Community Colleges. Walter Bumphus, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges, remotely interviews Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who attended Butte…
Community college presidents: Job training enhanced if education construction process streamlinedYellowhammerTwo Alabama community college presidents say critical workforce development programs will be enhanced if a proposal before the state Senate to streamline the education construction…
Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) has received a $573,347 National Science Foundation grant to support the college’s efforts to develop an advanced technical workforce for the cell and gene therapy industry in the greater Philadelphia…
House Education and Labor Committee leaders this week discussed reauthorizing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Committee Chair Bobby Scott (D-Virginia) and Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina) said in a statement that they…
Preparing students of color for the future workforceCenter for American Progress (blog)In a study, community members identify two major challenges to preparing students for the future workforce: significant gaps in partnerships between K-12, higher education…
Early in 2020, Columbia-Greene Community College (CGCC) in Hudson, New York, joined other academic institutions across the country in pivoting to virtual learning. Only a handful of our faculty had used this modality. Most thought…