Grants from the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program not only help faculty test their ideas for innovative STEM technician programs, but they are also a funding source that helps community colleges become…
Events & programs Save the date for the 2021 AACC Annual ConventionIn 2021, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) will hold AACC Live – its annual convention – April 11–14. The association also will…
California community colleges get $100M gift for financial aidWall Street Journal (subscription required)The family foundation of Hyatt Hotels founder Jay Pritzker has pledged $100 million to California’s community colleges, the largest gift so far in…
New York expands access to food stamps to 75,000 more community college studentsSyracuse.comThe expanded access covers low-income students enrolled at least half-time in a career or technical education program offered at a SUNY, CUNY, comprehensive,…
Irving McPhail, a leader in higher education, has died from complications of the coronavirus. He was 71. Irving McPhail A titan of leadership, McPhail left an indelible impression on the community college sector. The founding…
As the pandemic continues, so has Lone Star College-CyFair Professor Robert O’Brien’s journal project – an opportunity for his students living in this most unprecedented of times to share their frustrations, fears and hopes through…
Two years after its launch, Subaru University at Columbia-Greene Community College (C-GCC) has begun delivering skilled employees into the local workforce. Parmvir Grewal, who plans to graduate from the New York college’s automotive technology program…
Community colleges throughout the country are creating contact tracing courses to meet the urgent demand for trained people able to track COVID-19 infections and thus slow the spread of the disease. States and localities in…
Ten community colleges, as well as the South Carolina Technical College System, received grants from the Truth Initiative as part of the Tobacco/Vape-Free College Program to stop tobacco use and vaping among college-age adults. Jefferson…
COVID is pushing some college students to drop out, which could devastate the economy and their lives USA TodayStudents of every level are trying to adjust to virtual learning and socially distanced schools. But the…