Surprise! Roxbury Community College graduates given $1,000 eachBoston HeraldCommencement speaker Robert Hale, Jr. gave each Roxbury Community College graduate a $1,000 surprise cash gift — $500 for them and $500 to give to an organization,…
Bond projects, levy renewals on the ballot for 15 Oregon school districts, community collegesOregon Public RadioOregon schools are asking voters to support school modernization projects and security upgrades. Healthcare funding for community college adjuncts expected…
State’s community colleges rolling out $10.5M workforce programGreater Baton Rouge Business ReportMore than 2,000 people have sought grants to pursue training for high-demand jobs since a new state program began taking applications in March, says…
Years after California limited remediation at community colleges, reformers want more fixesHigher Ed DiveLawmakers weigh a bill to further limit remedial coursework, which advocates say would especially benefit Black and Latinx students. Not everyone agrees….
A fun and winding path to becoming a community college teacherIowa State University blogSavanna Judson will graduate this spring semester with a master’s degree in agricultural education. She has taken a bit of a winding…
Boston’s tuition-free program at six community colleges wins $1MBoston HeraldThe city will use the money to pay for community college for low-income, eligible Boston residents pursuing an associate degree through the program. That will add…
California expanding community college baccalaureate programsEdSourceProgram proponents say the more advanced bachelor’s degree offerings by colleges that typically offer associate degrees are key to training California’s workforce and expanding degrees among the underserved students of…
How McDonald’s built its educational benefits platformQSR magazineThought partners like the American Association of Community Colleges and the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning were instrumental in helping McDonald’s create its Archways to Opportunity program….
School’s nursing plan rejected; hospitals say community college program will fill needNorthwest Arkansas Democrat-GazetteA state board’s vote against efforts by Southeast Arkansas College to start a nursing bachelor’s degree program came despite local hospital leaders…
Columbia College students get rare tour of Tesla electric vehicle plantUnion LeaderStudents from the automotive technology program at Columbia College who recently toured parts of Tesla’s 5.3-million-square-foot electric vehicle factory and offices in Fremont, California,…