Adding partners to pilot new U.S. Naval Community CollegeAid to dually enrolled students Adding partners to pilot new U.S. Naval Community College The new U.S. Naval Community College (USNCC) has announced two more community colleges…
Manuel Cortez, 43, turned his life around when he became a certified plumber, a career path accomplished through free workforce training at San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE). Prior to working in commercial buildings and private…
Commentary: Biden’s best choice for secretary of educationGoverningThe president-elect should look to the ranks of community-college leaders for filling this critical Cabinet post. Community colleges occupy a strategic position that gives them a unique perspective…
Commentary: Community colleges are helping students more than ever in the pandemicHechinger ReportIt’s time to rethink how we measure community college success. Commentary: Community colleges joining together for NM successAlbuquerque JournalIn New Mexico, community colleges…
Interim CEO Marsha Gable, vice president of student services at Grossmont College in California, will serve as interim president of the college, starting on January 1. She previously served as interim president of San Diego…
The House on Friday passed a bill that would revamp the nation’s main apprenticeship law, even managing to secure votes from some Republicans. In a 246-to-140 vote, Democrats passed their 2020 National Apprenticeship Act, with…
More people with bachelor’s degrees go back to school to learn skilled tradesWashington PostOne in 12 students now at community colleges — or more than 940,000 — previously earned a bachelor’s degree, according to the…
Butler County Community College’s (BC3) 23-year-old College Within the High School program, which gives sophomores through seniors the opportunity to earn transferrable college credits, has exceeded 500 students in a semester for the first time….
Washington Watch is produced by the AACC office of government relations and policy analysis. The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has joined with the American Council on Education (ACE) and other higher education groups…
Commentary: How one community college is providing free behavioral health services to all its students and employeesForbesRecognizing the psychological distress and mental health problems caused by the worsening Covid-19 pandemic, Ozarks Technical Community College in…