Colleges, students will have easier access to second round of stimulus funds, but bureaucracy remainsWashington PostColleges and universities that received federal stimulus dollars last year will have an easier time accessing the second round of…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Thursday announced the availability of new stimulus dollars provided through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) to help both institutions and students. The funds are…
New CEO John Wilkinson is the new president of North Georgia Technical College, effective February 1. Wilkinson is a long-time state senator, serving from 2011 until this week, and is a well-regarded career, technical and…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Wednesday announced 95 finalists — which include 36 public two-year colleges — for its Rethink Adult Ed Challenge, a $750,000 competition to advance pre-apprenticeships. The program aims to share…
Students paying out of pocket cover a large chunk (42%) of the cost of noncredit workforce development programs offered at community colleges, according to preliminary findings from an ongoing survey by Opportunity America and Lumina…
U.S. Chamber calls for governments to fund rapid training programsPolitico“We’re hiring from community colleges, and putting them in the apprentice program, so they can move from operations to a data scientist, and from cyber operations…
Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) in Michigan will use a $1 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to connect people in vulnerable populations to career opportunities related to the city’s river restoration projects, infrastructure…
Community colleges hold a central piece in law enforcement training, their curricula often based on mandates from state law enforcement boards. They had been gradually increasing their focus of these training programs on issues related…
Genesee Community College to serve as Covid-19 vaccination siteWGRZThe college is one of several in the State University of New York system designated by the state as a hub for distribution of the Covid vaccine….
A new Mississippi state flagLatest upgrades to ED’s College ScorecardRelying more on solar energyNew Jersey nears making grant program permanent A new Mississippi state flag Mississippi has a new flag, thanks in part to the…