DataPoints: Jobs and exposure to AI
What jobs, industries and skill sets is artificial intelligence (AI) mostly likely to affect? That’s still up in the air, but a new study indicates areas that require analytical skills are at the highest risk…
Campus Issues
The liberal arts are alive and well in community colleges
Humanities and liberal arts, in general, are often common targets in discussions about the value of higher education, especially when it comes to college costs, career preparation and workforce development. But supporters of the programs…
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Drones, tacos and billboards: How California community colleges are trying to get students back to school CalMatters After a historic drop in enrollment during the Covid-19 pandemic, California community colleges are ramping up marketing efforts,…
Making headway in nursing apprenticeships
South Texas College (STC), with its five campuses and two learning centers dotting the map along the Rio Grande in the rural southern tip of the state, has become the first college in the country…
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USDA, community college group aim to strengthen rural workforce Morning AgClips A partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Community College Alliance for Agriculture Advancement will provide community college students in the Midwest…
Funding roundup
Students at Pennsylvania’s Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) will benefit from a $25,000 donation from the Constellation Energy Corporation that will go toward scholarships and the college’s TRIO Upward Bound program. Constellation initially presented a…
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GateWay Community College maker space yields $36M economic impact, GPEC finds Phoenix Business Journal ClevelPhoenix Forge, the open-to-the-public maker space at GateWay Community College in Phoenix, is expected to produce $36 million in economic output,…
Washington Watch: Not just the dog days
Congress this week began its annual August recess, leaving representatives and senators in their home districts and states until after Labor Day. As it is every year, the August recess is an excellent opportunity for…
DataPoints: Healthcare education
Community colleges offer about half (51%) of all healthcare training programs at U.S. higher education institutions — far exceeding any other postsecondary sector — and confer more than one-third (36%) of the credentials, according to…
It’s about more than the salary
With the national student debt level surpassing $1.75 trillion, the post-Covid return of loan repayments and the recent Supreme Court ruling on debt forgiveness, student debt has been a hot topic in the news in…