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Minnesota college launches program to offer free tuition to Red Wing studentsStar TribuneRed Wing students now will be able to attend Minnesota State College Southeast tuition-free. The Red Wing College Promise program, funded by the…
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To fill teacher jobs, community colleges offer new degreesAssociated PressIn Washington state, nine community colleges offer education degrees for teaching grade school and up. All of the programs started within the last decade. Commentary: College…
Washington Watch: Appeals court rules against DACA
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals this week upheld a federal district court’s opinion that the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program violated federal law. In its October 5 ruling, the appeals…
Research network to examine strategies to help colleges bounce back post-pandemic
The Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University will lead a federally funded research network to investigate ways to help community colleges recover from draconian enrollment drops and learning loss due to the Covid…
Tough times, tougher optimism
At a time when hot-button phrases such as “critical race theory” are tossed around like political grenades by those who’ve never even bothered to find out what they actually mean, it seems we have a…
Future college leaders and presidents
Nearly 50 selected individuals from community colleges across the country traveled to Washington, D.C., this week to participate in top-level professional development through the AACC John E. Roueche Future Leaders Institute and AACC Future Presidents…
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Potential nursing program causes alarm for existing local college programsVictoria AdvocatePlans for a for-profit nursing school based in New Jersey to open a nursing program at a healthcare system in Texas has Victoria College and…
Ahead of the curve in training mobility workers
Detroit’s North American International Auto Show, held last month for the first time since 2019 because of the Covid pandemic, gives attendees a glimpse at new car models and emerging auto technologies. This year’s show…
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Cyber bill to fund minority, community college programsThe HillRep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) introduced a bill on Tuesday that would invest in cybersecurity curriculums in predominantly minority schools and community colleges. PCC plans to expand veterinary…
Q&A: Serving the Hispanic population
Since 1985, the National Community College Hispanic Council (NCCHC) — an affiliate council of the American Association of Community Colleges — has worked to advance the number of Hispanics in leadership positions in community colleges…