Newsmakers
CEO on the move William Scott Rule will serve as the new president/CEO of Big Sandy Community and Technical College (BSCTC) in Kentucky, effective January 1, 2024. Rule, a retired educator with 31 years of…
Campus Issues
Three ways to combat skepticism of higher ed’s value
Today’s strong job market, coupled with the rising cost of higher education and a multitude of online certificates, has intensified doubts about the value of – or need for – a higher education degree. Results…
Headlines
Some community college students may live on UC Riverside campus Press-Enterprise Some future Riverside Community College District students will have the chance to live on the University of California Riverside campus in what the university…
Next cohort of colleges selected for MentorLinks
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has announced a new cohort for the MentorLinks: Advancing Technological Education program with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The MentorLinks initiative pairs experienced community college mentors…
Funding roundup
Southwestern Community College’s (SCC) newest academic program has received a significant boost from the Golden LEAF Foundation. The dental assistant program, which debuts this fall, will receive $500,000 to purchase dental equipment and supplies. The…
Headlines
Some community colleges offer free college credit for high schoolers VOA Learning English In 2022, Indiana’s Ivy Tech Community College began offering free college credit courses in the summer to high school students, even if…
Headlines
Iowa offering $5M in grant funding for community college CDL programs KTIV Iowa’s trucking workforce could soon get a boost. That comes with a brand-new grant program for community colleges from Iowa Workforce Development. Our…
Push for more women as construction apprentices
The huge influx of federal funding for infrastructure projects across the country will yield results only if it has the trained workforce to do the job. And that will require attracting prospective employees into certain…
Headlines
Changes to student housing program threaten ‘viability’ of affordable housing projects EdSource Community college leaders across California are asking lawmakers to reconsider changes made in this year’s state budget to how student housing projects are…
Starting early and staying the course
The crucial first step in achieving student success in rural, low-income areas is to burst affordability and class access paradigms and get students in the door to start their education. Many low-income parents falsely assume…