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When Krondelette Fuller graduated from high school in 1983, she had no interest in college. Thirty-seven years later, her outlook changed when she lost her job during the pandemic. Fuller wanted to return to school,…
When Krondelette Fuller graduated from high school in 1983, she had no interest in college. Thirty-seven years later, her outlook changed when she lost her job during the pandemic. Fuller wanted to return to school,…
Last Thursday’s announcement by the Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) of new Covid-related requirements will affect community colleges across the country – but not all of them. For many institutions, the state in which…
The new parking facility at Long Beach City College’s Pacific Coast campus is where the college will run its new pilot program for students staying overnight in their cars. (Photo: LBCC) Long Beach City College…
House lawmakers on Thursday heard about how community colleges are helping to prepare workers sought by small businesses or to become self-employed — and they also had a chance to ask what Congress can do…
Gov. McMaster allocates millions in funding for technical college pilot programWYFFSouth Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has announced a new pilot program and millions of dollars in funding for students attending technical colleges around the state….
Potential plan to merge UNC and community college system made publicedNCPlans may be in the works to merge the University of North Carolina and North Carolina Community College systems. A surprise for America’s many career…
The latest incarnation of the House’s Build Back Better Act (BBB), released on Wednesday, adds two major community college-led workforce education programs. Taken together, these programs would award grants totaling $6.1 billion over the next…
International education at community colleges is increasingly recognized as essential for building a more inclusive civil society and ensuring a strong U.S. economy. As the country focuses on issues of equity and workforce development in…
The Aspen Institute on Tuesday announced the 150 community colleges that are eligible to compete for the $1 million 2023 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The Aspen Prize review committee selected the colleges from more than…
Will declines in community college enrollment widen Texas’ skilled labor gap?Dallas Morning NewsA shortage of skilled workers existed prior to the pandemic, but now declining community college enrollment is worsening the shortage. By some estimates…