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Editorial: Embracing a local vision for community college The Columbian In Washington state, community and technical colleges are an important conduit between the populace and the good-paying, career-path jobs that are expected to be burgeoning…


Commentary: Attracting students to tech ed

Many one-year certificate and two-year associate degree programs offered in the community colleges lead to the high-wage, high demand technical jobs that are needed for manufacturing and those induced and indirect industries that support manufacturing….



Funding roundup

Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation & Affiliates is expanding its Career Ready Internship Grant to two-year institutions. A combined $2.1 million has been awarded to 16 community and technical colleges in Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio…


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Community college students can live in university dorms      NJ.com   In New Jersey, Mercer County Community College students can live in dorms at a reduced rate on the Rider University campus under an agreement signed by…


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Call for campus child care proved resonant at ballot box Patch.com Two victors in the race for seats on the Austin Community College board of trustees have made expanding child care for ACC students a…



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Centralia College focuses on meeting demand for a skilled workforce The Chronicle A gap of over 10,000 more degrees in the mid-level section will need to be fulfilled by community and technical colleges in Washington…


Commentary: Synchronized for success

Communications and marketing professionals in community colleges are responsible for all kinds of communications: internal and external, digital and traditional, curriculum and continuing education, and more. They must be both creative and strategic, integrating the…


DataPoints

Low tuition and fees: Community colleges continue to offer the lowest tuition and fees across all sectors of higher education. Editor’s note: DataPoints is a biweekly feature of the American Association of Community Colleges that…