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Senate confirms Loyd to lead OCTAEED’s first chief economist Senate confirms Loyd to lead OCTAE Amy Loyd The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Amy Loyd, a former community college student, as the U.S. Education Department’s (ED)…
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Grant program proposed to increase community college accessThis is RenoIn Nevada, a workforce incentive grant proposed by the governor’s Community College Workforce Training and Programs Committee could expand the number of students eligible for scholarships…
Funding roundup
The hospitality and tourism management program at Gulf Coast State College (GCSC) got a big boost recently. The college received a $2.5 million donation from Julie Hilton, president of Hilton Resorts in Panama City Beach,…
Washington Watch: Apply for CCAMPIS grants
Institutions can now apply for fiscal year 2022 grant funding from the U.S. Education Department (ED) for projects that support campus-based child care for low-income students through the Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools…
Newsmakers
Obituary Anthony O. Parker, president of Albany Technical College in Georgia since 1995, unexpectedly passed away on June 6. He was 69. “From day one, Dr. Parker led the college with a servant’s heart whose…
Confusion about credentials and work readiness
Uncertainty among recent graduates regarding whether their college credential or trade certification truly indicates that they have the skills employers seek could be swaying roughly half of them from even applying for entry-level jobs in…
New round of $50M SCC Training grants
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is now accepting applications for the third round of its Strengthening Community Colleges (SCC) Training grants, which provides $50 million in funding for community colleges to address equity gaps…
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The potential dark side of a white-hot labor marketNew York TimesShanna Jackson, president of Nashville State Community College, is struggling with a dilemma that reads like good news: Her students are taking jobs from employers…
And the Aspen Prize finalists are …
The Aspen Institute on Tuesday announced the 10 community colleges that are finalists for the $1 million Aspen Prize. The winner, finalists with distinction and possibly “rising stars” — if the jury decides there is…
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Editor’s note: Photos from member institutions of the American Association of Community Colleges. San Diego City College alumni Katya Echazarreta holds back her emotions as she becomes weightless in space. Echazarreta was among six individuals on…