The just-enacted CARES Act (Coronvavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) provides substantial amounts of funding for community colleges and their students, even though it is clear that significantly more resources are needed. Since…
Maine community colleges offering free healthcare training programs for laid-off workers Bangor Daily News The state is suspending restrictions for some online job training programs in an effort to quickly train out-of-work residents for healthcare…
New deadlines for Pathways to Credentials applications Due to COVID-19, the Education Department has extended to April 16 the application deadline for Pathways to Credentials, which provides community colleges with free technical assistance on stackable,…
Car repairs, childcare and even groceries can force many community college students to put their education on hold for financial reasons. The coronavirus has exacerbated those concerns, which is prompting a growing number of community…
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced that it is offering new funding for novel undergraduate resource experiences at two-year colleges. The “Dear Colleague Letter” from NSF’s Directorate for Education and Human Resources invites current…
Ohio’s Washington State Community College (WSCC) received $361,851 for the development of a new advanced manufacturing training unit. The grant comes from the state’s latest round of Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills (RAPIDS) program…
Plumbing, nursing, welding: How are hands-on MATC programs moving online amid COVID-19 pandemic? Wisconsin State Journal Nursing students must virtually wash their hands before tending to a pretend patient. Electricians-in-training will troubleshoot circuits through simulation…
For Anne Kress, president of Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), allowing students to take courses in the current term on a pass/non-pass basis instead of traditional grades was almost essential. “We need to be real…
Extended funding for HPOG The stimulus legislation signed by the president on Friday includes an extension of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program until November 30. The program was set to expire in May….
Massachusetts community colleges struggle to go remote during coronavirus Boston Herald Strapped for financial resources and without billion-dollar endowments to tap, community colleges across Massachusetts have been scrambling to adjust thousands of courses to the…