Foundations essential to college workforce programs
NEW ORLEANS — Foundations are playing more of a key role in community college workforce programs than ever. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
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More colleges targeted by white supremacist groups
White supremacist groups have targeted college campuses in surging numbers since President Donald Trump’s election, emboldened by political and racial tensions over immigration and other issues, according to a group that monitors extremism and bigotry….
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New CEOs Jacqueline Screws is now president of Chattahoochee Valley Community College (CVCC) in Alabama. Screws has more than three decades of experience in education administration and student affairs. Most recently, she was dean of…
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Community colleges are changing the way we develop our workforce West Virginia Public Broadcasting (with audio) According to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, jobs in manufacturing, IT and health care are all in…
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Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (ASUMH) student nurses will have an opportunity to get more hands-on experience, thanks to a $63,296 grant from the Blue & You Foundation. The college will use the to purchase an…
Biology class joins global search for new antibiotics
The process begins with dirt. A small sample will do. It doesn’t really matter where it’s from. Chris Yurkois the media relations manager at Holyoke Community College in Massachusetts.More Posts – Website
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Why the state is talking up technical colleges to high school counselors WPLN Tennessee has put a spotlight on its community colleges in recent years, making these higher education institutions the focus of programs like…
A ‘dream’ opening for an Ore. college’s newest center
On January 22, a long-held dream undocumented of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students studying at Portland Community College (PCC) came true. James HillJames Hill is the public relations manager at Portland Community College…
Lone Star sends ‘right signals’ on oil rig jobs
NEW ORLEANS — Students who complete the oil and gas drilling program at Lone Star College in Texas have the skills and behavioral attributes sought by employers. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More…
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Community colleges to ask legislature for $32M My Columbia Basin In Oregon, 17 community colleges will ask the state legislature to allocate to them an additional $32 million in the short legislative session to help…