When I was younger, Black History Month meant reading the biographies of famous African Americans and writing papers about Civil Rights leaders. Now that I am president and CEO of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), I…
Kansas legislature may expand program that pays two-year college tuition for hundreds Topeka Capital-Journal A popular scholarship program enacted by the Kansas legislature in recent years to get more workers into high-demand jobs in high-need…
Acting CEO Larry Ferguson, president of Ashland Community and Technical College, will serve as acting president of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, which includes 16 colleges across the commonwealth. He will serve in…
ED may miss October 1 deadline for redesigned FAFSA form Washington Post The U.S. Education Department may miss the October 1 deadline for launching its redesigned Free Application for Federal Student Aid, raising the ire…
Enrollment in North Central State College’s (NCSC) mechanical engineering technology program has grown in recent years with competitions woven into project-based courses and connections to a company uniquely involved in automotive safety tests. Michael Beebe,…
Fewer Americans are in the workforce because they can’t access the education and training needed for many of those jobs, according to the president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS). Speaking at…
This is a special year for St. Philip’s College. It is kicking off its 125th anniversary on March 1. St. Philip’s started in 1898 as a church school where a small group of African American girls…
Maine Community College System ends Covid vaccine mandate Bangor Daily News Despite dropping its mandate, the system “strongly” encourages all students to get vaccinated against Covid. Some students may still be required to be vaccinated…
Photos from college members of the American Association of Community Colleges. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee’s education and labor panel, receives the 2023 National Education Service Award from the Association…
Expanding Pell Grant eligibility to qualifying short-term workforce education programs is a priority this Congress for the House Education and the Workforce Committee. That statement by committee member Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pennsylvania) on Tuesday at…