Funding roundup
Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) has received a $400,000 grant from Bank of America. It’s the largest corporate donation made to date to the college’s Pathways Campaign. The grant will support construction of the Woodrow…
Campus Issues
Enrollment declines continued this spring
Community college enrollments continued a significant downward slide this spring, but an increase among their freshmen offers a sliver of hope for larger increases in the fall, based on a new report by the National…
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Southwest Tennessee Community College back to virtual learning to help students with soaring gas pricesWREGDue to inflation nationwide and the surging gas prices, the college will move to Virtual Fridays for the summer session. Pima…
Newsmakers
New CEO Ashanti Hands will become president of San Diego Mesa College on July 1. Since 2016, she has served as vice president of student services at the California college. Hands is known as an…
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Officials at Savannah Technical College say the new Hyundai plant could impact their programsWTOCA newly announced electric vehicle plant in Bryan County, Georgia, is expected to draw more than 8,000 jobs to the area. And…
Electric vehicle industry needs a workforce charge
Workforce development is a hot issue on Capitol Hill. As Congress this spring continues to hold hearings to gauge workforce shortages in many industries, a common thread has appeared in the hearings: the role of…
Q&A: Cultivating a diverse clean energy workforce
Supply challenges with traditional energy sources, climate change and new federal laws to improve the nation’s infrastructure have thrust clean energy into the spotlight again. But it’s not only about production. It’s also about developing…
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The unintended consequences of a Title IX rule delayPoliticoEducation Secretary Miguel Cardona plans to unveil his proposed Title IX rule in June, a two-month delay from the Biden administration’s plan to release the rule in…
Q&A: Planning for the futures
How can community colleges better plan for the future (or, better yet, futures)? Developing your futures mindset is a good start. Parminder K. Jassal, founder/CEO of Unmudl Skills-to-Jobs Marketplace and of SocialTech.ai, has partnered with…
DataPoints: Perceptions of trade careers, STEM equity
A new report from international science-based manufacturer 3M highlights persistent gaps in Americans’ views on education and careers related to STEM and the skilled trades. The report observes that the skilled trades continue to have…