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Competition helps college students find a place in science Science Magazine Last month, a team from Del Mar College in Texas won first place in the Community College Innovation Challenge for their project, which uses…
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Back to the starting line on regulating for-profit colleges NPR The American Association of Community Colleges argues that the cost of compliance with gainful employment has been burdensome for many public two-year institutions. Community colleges…
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Grant program boosts workforce training at Virginia community colleges WRIC In the last year, Virginia community colleges provided workforce training to 4,268 people who secured credentials, certifications and licenses. Community colleges plan to fill workforce…
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Support grows for major shift in Pell Inside Higher Ed Bipartisan support builds for expanding Pell Grant eligibility to short-term certificates, although some experts worry about quality control and funding. Foxconn forces Wisconsin to confront…
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Earning a 2-year degree while serving a 6-year sentence NPR Because of a pilot program introduced by the Obama administration in 2015, inmates across the country have access to federal Pell grants to take college…
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1 in 5 L.A. community college students is homeless, survey finds Los Angeles Times One in every 5 of the Los Angeles Community College District’s 230,000 students is homeless, and nearly two-thirds can’t afford to…
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Trying to get ahead while behind bars Seattle Times Last year, a five-year-old education-for-inmates program — which is offered only at the Washington Corrections Center for Women — had four graduates. This year, it was…
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San Jacinto College developing bachelor’s degree programs Houston Business Journal The Texas college began developing bachelor of science in nursing and a bachelor of applied technology in industrial management programs in preparations for hearings on…
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What South Carolina we can teach the nation about industrial recruitment The State The ReadySC program works with industry to provide classroom, lab and on-the-job learning for high-tech, high-skill and high-wage jobs in advanced manufacturing,…
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Virginia Tech, community colleges create way for income challenged to become engineers Roanoke Times The students will start at community colleges, and they’ll have access to Virginia Tech professors and resources from the beginning of…