Six CUNY community colleges adopt short-term tech training with $5M grantCrain’s New York BusinessThe program’s first 30 students have finished the software engineering and web development courses, many with jobs in hand, according to Queensborough…
Declining enrollments and low retention rates are issues plaguing many institutions, and there are no perfect solutions. There are just too many factors: diverse populations, family and work commitments, financial distress, lack of support, housing,…
Senate confirms Loyd to lead OCTAEED’s first chief economist Senate confirms Loyd to lead OCTAE Amy Loyd The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Amy Loyd, a former community college student, as the U.S. Education Department’s (ED)…
Grant program proposed to increase community college accessThis is RenoIn Nevada, a workforce incentive grant proposed by the governor’s Community College Workforce Training and Programs Committee could expand the number of students eligible for scholarships…
The hospitality and tourism management program at Gulf Coast State College (GCSC) got a big boost recently. The college received a $2.5 million donation from Julie Hilton, president of Hilton Resorts in Panama City Beach,…
Institutions can now apply for fiscal year 2022 grant funding from the U.S. Education Department (ED) for projects that support campus-based child care for low-income students through the Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools…
Obituary Anthony O. Parker, president of Albany Technical College in Georgia since 1995, unexpectedly passed away on June 6. He was 69. “From day one, Dr. Parker led the college with a servant’s heart whose…
Uncertainty among recent graduates regarding whether their college credential or trade certification truly indicates that they have the skills employers seek could be swaying roughly half of them from even applying for entry-level jobs in…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is now accepting applications for the third round of its Strengthening Community Colleges (SCC) Training grants, which provides $50 million in funding for community colleges to address equity gaps…
The potential dark side of a white-hot labor marketNew York TimesShanna Jackson, president of Nashville State Community College, is struggling with a dilemma that reads like good news: Her students are taking jobs from employers…