A path to a career in medicine
Daryll Dykes’ love of medicine started as a small child, growing up in Syracuse, New York. His mother was a nurse, and he loved visiting her at work. He dreamed of a career in medicine….
Campus Issues
Washington Watch: Good news in final funding bill
Congress has agreed to a 2,232-page, Fiscal year 2018 (FY18) omnibus appropriations bill that increases funding for nearly every program of significance to community colleges, many by substantial amounts. Jim HermesJim Hermes is associate vice…
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Opportunity scholarships expanded to include technical and community colleges Seattle Times A seven-year-old Washington state scholarship program that has helped more than 2,000 students earn a bachelor’s degree will soon offer the same type of…
Mentorship program offers guidance for students
After coming to the U.S. from Nigeria in 2014, Janet Adeleke felt she needed some extra help navigating college life and transitioning into the professional world. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of…
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Community colleges rally for more funding Mississippi News Now (with video) Educating over 75,000 students a year, community colleges in Mississippi are banding together asking lawmakers for more support and funding. Who doesn’t like free…
Preparing inmates for the workforce
Ivy Tech Community College in Indiana takes its mission to educate everyone in the community seriously: Several of its campuses are carrying out training programs to help prison inmates gain workforce skills so they can…
Emphasis on apprenticeships, Pell for short-term programs
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday emphasized before House appropriators the department’s and administration’s efforts to broaden education and career opportunities through earn-and-learn programs, with a focus on apprenticeships. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by…
AACC news & notes
Policy and advocacy AACC proposes infrastructure funds for community colleges In a joint letter to congressional leaders, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the Association of Community College Trustees called on Congress to…
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UC President Napolitano calls for guaranteed admission of all qualified community college students Los Angeles Times University of California President Janet Napolitano said this week that the public university system should open its doors more…
Court filing claims ED illegally got SSN data
A group of former students defrauded by for-profit colleges is claiming in court that the U.S. Education Department (ED) illegally obtained and used their Social Security data to limit their student loan relief. Associated PressCopyright…