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New website informs San Diego Community College students about jobs NBC 7 San Diego A new website launched by California Community Colleges is designed to help students explore middle-skill job opportunities in San Diego and…
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N.J. launches free-tuition pilot program
Community college students in New Jersey may be able to attend free of tuition and fees in the spring 2019 — if their college applies and is selected to participate in the state’s new Community…
Global Connections: Small steps toward internationalization
We now live in a time of continuous economic and social change driven by increasing globalization. More and more, the data appear to indicate that the future success of our nation, the U.S. economy and…
Perkins bill is in the books
President Trump on Tuesday signed a bill that reauthorizes the nation’s main career and technical education legislation. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate vice president of communications for the American…
A helping hand to communities battling wildfires
There are currently 17 large wildfires dotting California, with the largest one in the northern part of the state in Shasta County. Community colleges are doing what they can to help local residents, which includes…
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Warren County Community College to ditch pricey textbooks for subscription model Lehighvalleylive.com Costs for the program will be rolled into the college’s tuition and fee structure. Big Sandy Community & Technical College and SilverLiner celebrate…
Approving industry-recognized apprenticeships
The U.S. Labor Department (DOL) has released broad guidance to governors and state and local workforce agencies on establishing industry-recognized apprenticeships. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate vice president of…
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Women in the STEM workforce: Women have made strides in the STEM workforce in fields such as life and physical sciences, but they remain significantly underrepresented in engineering and computer science jobs. (Read the PDF.)…
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West Virginia commission discouraged by the absence of community colleges Dominion Post Some members of a new blue-ribbon commission in West Virginia are discouraged by the absence of community colleges in Gov. Jim Justice’s plan…
Success starts with access
It is not a coincidence that increasing completion rates while preserving access is the first recommendation of the American Association of Community Colleges’ 21st Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges. Student success is…