Culinary training changes amid Covid
Chefs are used to making changes on the fly. So when the pandemic hit and culinary instruction had to move online at Kapiolani Community College (KapCC), John Richards didn’t panic. Richards is the dean of…
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Biden to pick Connecticut schools chief Miguel Cardona for education secretaryNPRMiguel Cardona was named Connecticut’s top school official last year and, if confirmed, will have achieved a meteoric rise, moving from an assistant superintendent to…
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Holyoke Community College program trains disabled for cybersecurity jobsWWLPThe college is partnering with the Massachusetts Rehab Commission for a pilot program that trains disabled people for cybersecurity jobs. Dignity Health activates Covid-19 vaccination pod at…
Transfers decrease in the wake of Covid
The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research Center released additional data on Monday focusing on transfers. The new data show further evidence of the pandemic’s disproportionate impact on community college students. Community college transfers to four-year…
What the funding package means for colleges, students
Congress on Sunday reached a deal on the long-awaited pandemic relief funding as the omnibus spending bill to keep the government running. The $900 billion pandemic funding bill will be combined with the $1.4 trillion…
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What the congressional spending bill could mean for higher educationWashington PostA new measure could streamline FAFSA and expand access to Pell grants under agreements reached by lawmakers. Commentary: Building college enrollment to better the communityCrain’s…
Bridging the workforce equity gap
Even before Covid, officials at Waubonsee Community College (Illinois) knew well the difficulties historically underserved students had in meeting their workforce education goals. As the virus crisis has only magnified existing equity gaps, leaders at…
Keep on (food) truckin’
Nicole Ortiz had already earned an associate degree in business by the time she enrolled at Holyoke Community College (HCC) in Massachusetts in fall 2018. After graduating from Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio, the…
Our most-read articles of 2020
Covid and its effects on healthcare, the economy, workforce development and much more was the main focus for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) this year. As a result, the articles in CCDaily zeroed…
Using data to help students in higher education
Link Alander, Rebecca Riley and Kyle Scott The ubiquity of big data has made its way to higher education. Colleges and universities that utilize data are better equipped to keep costs down and help students…