California Community Colleges moving forward with bachelor’s degree approvals despite lawmaker objections EdSource Key lawmakers last week asked the system to pause the current cycle of applications to settle a dispute with the California State…
The hidden costs of transferring to a four-year college WGBH Some highly selective four-year colleges have policies that allow them to determine which credits count after a student enrolls. But others, like the University of…
Two groups give $30M to community college initiative in bid to cut degree race gap Detroit News Two influential foundations are giving a southeast Michigan initiative to improve access to local community colleges about $30…
In a tight labor market, technical training is everything Marketplace The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis observes in its new “Beige Book” report that investment in technical training has increased in its district. The…
Commentary: Celebrating our nation’s community colleges Homeroom, the blog of the U.S. Education Department Amy Loyd, the U.S. Education Department’s assistant secretary for career, technical and adult education, discusses community colleges’ successes and the department’s…
Commentary: At St. Petersburg College, here’s how we’re getting graduates into jobs Tampa Bay Times We must continue to move quickly to adapt to industry changes so our students keep pace with the ever-changing demands…
States look to community colleges to fill labor gap Louisiana Illuminator In total, legislatures in at least 10 states have expanded workforce training programs at community colleges since the start of the pandemic or begun…
Commentary: Creative ways to address the skills gap Evolllution Using augmented reality technology can positively impact a learner’s self-efficacy – that being the student’s learning capacity, writes the director of workforce and continuing education at…
Gov. Evers tours Northwood Technical College’s Mobile Welding Lab Dryden Wire Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Amy Pechacek, secretary-designee of the Department of Workforce Development, recently visited Northwood Technical College’s New Richmond campus. Disaster recovery…
Michigan community colleges rally at state capitol for positive changes WILX April is Community College Month. And for the first time in four years, nearly 100 community college officials and students gathered at the Michigan…