Newsmakers
New CEOs Eddie Tealer will serve as the new president of Eastfield College, effective Oct. 15. He has served in his current position of vice president for business services at North Lake College since 2014….
Campus Issues
$4.9M pilot effort tests OER
The U.S. Education Department (ED) will test using free, open textbooks through a pilot program that will include seven community colleges in California and one in Maryland. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association…
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Corporations turn to community colleges to create programs to meet workforce needs Forbes Google isn’t the only major corporation taking the initiative on training its future workforce. Colleges and businesses connect to prep students for…
ED launches its student aid app
The U.S. Education Department (ED) this week launched its first mobile app to apply for federal student aid. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website
Help after the hurricane
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday announced nearly $2 million in supplemental funding for North Carolina students in financial need who were affected by Hurricane Florence. The department also will provide more than $800,000…
Outreach for a new president
Editor’s note: This article is part of a monthly series provided by the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations, an affiliated council of the American Association of Community Colleges. The interviews have concluded, the…
Snapshots
Editor’s note: Photos submitted by AACC-member colleges. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website
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West Virginia’s Community & Technical Colleges: Engine of social and economic mobility WV News One of the major challenges facing West Virginia is the fact that less than 35 percent of state residents between the…
Campus camaraderie builds through sports
Leading an institution with two campuses separated by more than 100 miles and a mountain pass can be a challenge, especially when the communities served are distinctly and uniquely focused. Carmen Simoneis president of Trinidad…
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Free college programs sound great, but do they work? Market Place Despite questions about cost and effectiveness, free college plans have plenty of supporters. Auditor: Ohio universities and colleges face obstacles to reporting campus crimes…