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CEOs on the move Kristin Williams has been named chancellor of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), effective August 16. She is currently president of Henderson Community College and has served as interim…
CEOs on the move Kristin Williams has been named chancellor of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), effective August 16. She is currently president of Henderson Community College and has served as interim…
Last December, while students at Portland Community College (PCC) in Oregon were on their winter break, vandals defaced the school’s Cascade campus with white supremacist, anti-Semitic and neo-Nazi propaganda. Dennis PierceDennis Pierce is an education…
New ‘finish line’ grants to help community college students graduate WRAL.com In North Carolina, students in good academic standing who are at least 75 percent done with their degree can apply for up to $1,000…
In Massachusetts, Mount Wachusett Community College’s Adult Education (AE) Transition to Community College program was once again supported with a $99,830 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education grant. The grant will allow MWCC to…
Where are all the female college presidents? Forbes A number of variables account for a lack of women in leadership roles, which include a lack of diversity in hiring practices, bias and family life. Community college…
Food stamp work requirements would force states to provide job training. Many aren’t ready. Huffington Post The House version of the food-stamp-to-work program Congress is considering this week would require recipients to enroll in job…
The University of California (UC) has admitted a record number of in-state transfer students for the upcoming academic year, as part of UC’s plan to expand access to the university system for California community college…
College of DuPage (COD) student Matthew Krebs is spending 2018 at two national laboratories, gaining critical experience for a career in computers. Brian Kleemannis a senior writer in the public relations and communications office at…
Even though the cost of attending a community college is the lowest of any higher education sector, financial aid remains a top priority for community colleges and their students. Without this aid, millions of students…
Cedar Valley College faculty and staff leveraged multiple Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program assets that they learned about through Mentor-Connect to launch a logistics technology program in the community near the International Inland Port of…