The months-long pandemic has exacerbated the challenges facing many community college students, but it has yielded some areas of promise in helping students succeed. During a webinar on advocating equity last Thursday with leaders of…
San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) in California will use a $75,000 grant from Edison International to support the clean energy hybrid and electric vehicle technician program and to provide scholarships to SBVC students. SBVC’s clean…
Community college leaders looking to start new programs to prepare students for in-demand careers in alternative energy and related fields have a new resource. The Sustainability Education & Economic Development (SEED) Center has produced a…
Headcount up, enrollment down?EAB (blog)Three last-minute strategies to improve fall enrollment. Colleges encouraging older students to enroll as declining birth rates cause pool of applicants to dwindleKABCThe Los Angeles Community College District recently partnered with…
CEO retirements Ray Brooks, president of Piedmont Technical College (PTC) in South Carolina since 2008, has announced plans to retire, effective January 4, 2021. The college’s second president in 50 years, Brooks has led the…
There’s a widely held assumption that Americans struggling with economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to turn to a community college for retraining. That theory seems to have support in…
Commentary: Create better student support structures for remote learningEduTech MagazineLost internships have an immediate effect on students’ education. For community and technical colleges, in particular, fewer internships can result in a less prepared workforce and…
There is no doubt that the current circumstances have been challenging for everyone. The pandemic and all its associated implications continue to be difficult to navigate. As a community college, these issues seem exacerbated as…
Hormel offers two-year college benefit to employees’ childrenStar TribuneHormel Foods Corp. announced Tuesday that it will pay the tuition of a two-year college for any of its employees’ children, reflecting a growing awareness among major…
New Jersey governor proposes more cutsDrone training programs that are flying highExceptional programs that help Latino studentsLACCD buys more tech devices for studentsGoogle apprenticeships in CaliforniaTool and die apprenticeships in Tennessee New Jersey governor proposes…