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Sharing hands-on learning experiences

Principal investigators of Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grants “leveraged” their COVID-19 experiences and ATE assets to transform the virtual High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC) into a giant help session for sharing strategies to deliver…


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Michigan’s community colleges offering 4,500 online classesDBusinessIf a college doesn’t have the online course a student needs, he or she may be able to access it through the Michigan Community College Association’s Michigan Colleges Online,…


Nursing: A family tradition

For many graduates of Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College in Harlan, a career in healthcare is a vocation. For 19-year-old Jared Creech, it is also a family tradition.  A 2020 graduate of Harlan County…


Tech, communication skills more important than ever

Employers participating in the virtual High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC) agreed that COVID-19 has sharpened their need for technicians — whether they are among the small group of employees working on-site during the pandemic…


A surge in dual enrollment

Some community colleges are seeing a big surge in dual enrollments that is likely due to the coronavirus pandemic. Several college leaders cite several factors that are leading more high school students to seek college…


Breaking through barriers

Driven by a passion for science and technology, College of DuPage (COD) engineering student Cierra Desmaratti is shattering the glass ceiling and pushing the envelope in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). In her third…


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Mississippi community college renames campusHattiesburg AmericanMississippi Gulf Coast Community College has renamed its Jefferson Davis Campus located in Gulfport to Harrison County Campus. Community college students may be eligible for $200 coronavirus grantCity News ServiceMore…


Washington Watch: DHS limits DACA program

In a blow to current and hopeful Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf this week issued a memo that curtails certain aspects of the program while his…


ATE strategies under COVID-19 conditions

This spring, the National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers (NCATC) pivoted – like the majority of organizations across the world – to seriously and thoughtfully follow the national coronavirus pandemic experts from the Centers for…