House bill aims to help older workersThreading new skills Partnership offers computer science degrees to Egyptian students House bill aims to help older workers House Democrats this week introduced legislation to help older workers upgrade…
Upcoming events Answer the call for proposalsAACC has opened the call for proposals for AACC Annual (previously called the AACC Annual Convention). Get details on the proposal tracks and submit pitches by December 1. All…
Heartland Community College to establish apprentice program to train candy workersWGLTAfter a $75 million candy plant expansion goes into operation in Bloomington, Illinois, Heartland Community College will start a program to train workers for Ferrero…
Everett Community College (EvCC) will use a $25,000 donation from Washington health plan Coordinated Care to train the next generation of healthcare students.Ten $2,000 scholarships will help students in nursing, medical assisting, phlebotomy, pre-medicine or…
In March 2020, the trailer that Eric Wooldridge expected would be the headliner of his MOBILE AMP Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) had been delivered to Somerset Community College…
Editor’s note: Recent photos from member colleges of the American Association of Community Colleges. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear this month joined college leaders and state and local officials to open Bluegrass Community and Technical College’s $2.7 million…
Biden admits his $3.5T plan won’t pass without major cutsNew York Post“I doubt we’re going to get the entire funding for community colleges, but I’m not going to give up on community colleges as long…
The demand for teachers in the United States exceeded the supply by more than 100,000 in 2019 for the first time ever, according to the Washington-based Learning Policy Institute, and that was before the challenges…
CEO retirements Don Doucette, chancellor of Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC), will retire on July 1, 2022. He will have led the district for 11 years. Doucette’s accomplishments as chancellor include a student graduation rate…
Commentary: Pennsylvania needs more volunteer firefighters. Here’s a plan that could helpMorning CallState Senate Bill 83 would create and fund a partnership between colleges and high schools and technical schools to recruit and train students…