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Wayne County Community College launches tuition-free skilled trades programNews-HeraldThe Michigan college’s program aims to help connect students with jobs that have a minimum starting wage of $15 an hour. Get a job or go to…
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‘This is a crisis point’: Job training deficit leaves critical jobs unfilledPoliticoThe U.S. spends far less on workforce development than most other wealthy nations, which has made it difficult for its workforce and supply chain…
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Student loan repayment, forgiveness debated at House hearingExpanding apprenticeships in North Carolina Student loan repayment, forgiveness debated at House hearing Student loan repayment and forgiveness were the focus of much of the higher education discussion…
Our online course practices have changed. Have our policies kept pace?
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Latin, loosely translated as “Who guards the guardians?” Recently at a statewide joint meeting of online learning officers and academic officers, a question came up: Who reviews online courses on a…
Funding roundup
Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) has received a $400,000 grant from Bank of America. It’s the largest corporate donation made to date to the college’s Pathways Campaign. The grant will support construction of the Woodrow…
Enrollment declines continued this spring
Community college enrollments continued a significant downward slide this spring, but an increase among their freshmen offers a sliver of hope for larger increases in the fall, based on a new report by the National…
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Southwest Tennessee Community College back to virtual learning to help students with soaring gas pricesWREGDue to inflation nationwide and the surging gas prices, the college will move to Virtual Fridays for the summer session. Pima…
Newsmakers
New CEO Ashanti Hands will become president of San Diego Mesa College on July 1. Since 2016, she has served as vice president of student services at the California college. Hands is known as an…
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Officials at Savannah Technical College say the new Hyundai plant could impact their programsWTOCA newly announced electric vehicle plant in Bryan County, Georgia, is expected to draw more than 8,000 jobs to the area. And…
Electric vehicle industry needs a workforce charge
Workforce development is a hot issue on Capitol Hill. As Congress this spring continues to hold hearings to gauge workforce shortages in many industries, a common thread has appeared in the hearings: the role of…