Funding roundup
San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) will expand a free online textbook program using a $975,000 federal grant. Almost 1,200 classes with free or low-cost textbooks were offered at the district’s four colleges in fall…
Campus Issues
Washington Watch: ED summit emphasizes completion with equity, mobility
The U.S. Education Department on Thursday (ED) brought together approximately 80 educators, including a clutch of community college leaders, in a day-long event to discuss strategies to highlight and enhance efforts focused on college completion. …
An opportunity to redirect
Randy Cheng’s family always told him he had an engineering mindset. So, at 23, when he left a four-year university after a pathway toward pre-dentistry didn’t work out, he decided to take his family’s insights…
New $5M grant program for student retention, success
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Thursday announced a new $5 million grant program to help higher education institutions that serve large numbers of students of color with their efforts to improve student success. ED…
DataPoints: Paying for college on their own
Sometimes it’s worth emphasizing the obvious: A larger percentage of community college students pay for their own education than students attending four-year colleges. But results from a new Cengage survey of 1,200 undergraduate students ages…
Headlines
Nearly 800 Alabamians sign up for rapid worker training programsAlabama Daily NewsSo far, the Skills for Success program is training people to get their commercial driver licenses, drive school buses and work in the restaurant…
Reporter’s notebook
Ga. governor creates pilot nursing programNew center focuses on energy industriesMore on two-year colleges with baccalaureatesDrexel offers tuition break for Pa., N.J. two-year transfers Ga. governor creates pilot nursing program Gov. Brian Kemp this week…
Employers hesitate to move away from college degrees
Employers don’t think college degrees, in general, indicate work readiness, yet they are reluctant to use non-degree credentials in their hiring process, according to a new report. This, in turn, is what keeps many students…
Headlines
First-of-its-kind law improves college access for students with autism, intellectual disabilitiesBoston GlobeMassachusetts students with autism and significant intellectual disabilities will gain unprecedented access to postsecondary education at state colleges and universities under a law signed…
Headlines
Ohio State, Columbus State to partner with other Midwestern schools for microchip researchColumbus DispatchThe Midwest Regional Network to Address National Needs in Semiconductor and Microelectronic will include 12 schools from Ohio, Michigan and Indiana and…