House lawmakers on Tuesday queried officials from a handful of countries about their lauded apprenticeship programs, covering a broad range of topics, from career preparation to the roles of the federal government and business and…
Upcoming events Aspiring to the presidency? The AACC Future Presidents Institute (FPI) is designed for senior leaders aspiring to the community college presidency. Participants will engage in case studies, roundtable discussions, problem-solving exercises and more. The next FPI is…
Candidates: Mississippi should focus on vocational education Associated Press Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves is proposing that the state spend $100 million to try to improve job skills. Reeves said the single largest expense would…
Community college provosts and presidents are well aware of the need to invest in committed faculty and faculty development. Karrin Wilksis interim president at Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York.More Posts
Tallahassee Community College hopes to attract more women to workforce training WFSU (with audio) Women comprise less than one-quarter of the workforce for jobs like manufacturing, machining and welding. One reason for that is myths….
Interim CEOs Kathleen Curphy will serve as interim president of Shawnee Community College in Illinois, where she currently is vice president of academic affairs. Curphy has more than 25 years of experience as a two-year…
Patrick Pizzella, the current deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), has been tapped to serve as acting secretary following the resignation on Friday of Alexander Acosta. Acosta bowed out amid growing political pressure…
Left without a league, Snow College football powers on, insists its future remains bright as an independent Salt Lake Tribune It could be said that Utah’s only community college football program is too important to…
With greater frequency, community colleges face free speech issues in a variety of scenarios. William Mullowney / Leslie GoldenMullowney is vice president for policy and general counsel at Valencia College in Orlando, Florida. Golden is…
Community colleges are weighing cannabis programs. One big problem: federal law Chicago Daily Herald Setting up educational training programs through public community colleges is just one part of the 610-page Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act,…