Many community colleges have been revamping their law enforcement programs since the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in 2020 drew national attention to update teaching and recruitment efforts. Some colleges have revamped…
Kudos John J. “Ski” Sygielski, president of HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, and a member of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) board of directors, has been named to Central Penn Business Journal’s 2022…
DOL announces $113M for registered apprenticeship effortsExpanding nursing programs to meet growing need DOL announces $113M for registered apprenticeship efforts The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced $113 million in available federal funding for…
How North Bay community colleges are working to overcome pandemic hurdlesNorth Bay Business JournalBeset by two years of a pandemic that has dropped enrollment, several North Bay community colleges are entering the spring semester hoping…
Staffing shortages emerged as one of the greatest challenges for community college distance learning programs during the pandemic, according to an annual survey by the Instructional Technology Council (ITC). Nearly half (48%) of respondents to…
Q&A: Short-term training programs are increasingly popular, but do they work?MDRC (blog)One challenge for students enrolled in a noncredit training program is the lack of financial support. Related to financial support would be the advising…
Before the pandemic, Hispanic student enrollments were booming at undergraduate institutions across the country, including Northern Essex Community College (NECC) in Massachusetts. Nationally Hispanic enrollments increased by 48% from the fall of 2009 to the…
Virginia in recent months has upgraded its Credits2Careers portal aimed at adult learners, including the military who would like to attend community colleges. It is prepared to go live with a second effort, the Transfer…
Florida college receives $15M to expand tech programs Mentors from a small-business STEM incubatorNew Jersey college freezes tuition for third year in a row Florida college receives $15M to expand tech programs Miami Dade College…
Metallica gives $100K grant to Iowa collegeWQADClinton Community College was one of nine community colleges chosen to participate in the Metallica Scholars Initiative. Those schools were each given $100,000 grant from the band’s All Within…