In Florida, Tallahassee Community College’s (TCC) new welding technologies laboratory is closer to becoming a reality thanks to a $1.2 million state grant. The new lab will provide hands-on education for students taking welding courses…
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Virginia’s Community Colleges investment expands training opportunities for job seekers NBC29.com The state system has directed $2.75 million in FastForward Workforce Training Grants to community colleges around the commonwealth to develop new and expand existing…
A House bill introduced Thursday would create a pilot program that would provide grants to community colleges so they can offer free meals to students who need them. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and…
States and institutions must address the real issues facing students as they pursue a college degree. The focus should be on the loss of transfer credits and college completion, which would help more students graduate on…
Editor’s note: This article profiles the services of Sourcewell, a corporate partner of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). As public entities, community colleges face varying requirements state by state when it comes to…
A pair of Midwest Democrats have re-introduced a bill to create a new federal-state partnership to provide two years of tuition-free access to community or technical college programs that lead to a degree or industry-recognized…
Jackson Hole could get community college campus Associated Press The State Building Commission recently approved a state funding match of $7.6 million to build a campus of Central Wyoming College in Jackson. Massachusetts lawmakers propose…
Potential pool of students: Nationally, about 78.1 million adults do not hold a postsecondary degree or other credentials as of 2017. Of those, 17.2 million are first-generation immigrants and 6.6 million are second-generation. (Read the…
It started with a news story. A young woman from Billings, Montana, who had aged out of the foster system was given a car by a local Chevy dealership. In the news segment, she said…