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The variety among community colleges and who they serve Through the Noise podcast Martha Parham of the American Association of Community Colleges talks about the positive impact of community colleges. Maricopa Community Colleges to eliminate…



More colleges targeted by white supremacist groups

White supremacist groups have targeted college campuses in surging numbers since President Donald Trump’s election, emboldened by political and racial tensions over immigration and other issues, according to a group that monitors extremism and bigotry….


Newsmakers

New CEOs Jacqueline Screws is now president of Chattahoochee Valley Community College (CVCC) in Alabama. Screws has more than three decades of experience in education administration and student affairs. Most recently, she was dean of…


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Community colleges are changing the way we develop our workforce West Virginia Public Broadcasting (with audio) According to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, jobs in manufacturing, IT and health care are all in…


Funding roundup

Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (ASUMH) student nurses will have an opportunity to get more hands-on experience, thanks to a $63,296 grant from the Blue & You Foundation. The college will use the to purchase an…


Closing the skills gap through work-based learning

NEW ORLEANS — If business and industry are able to address the shortage of “middle-skills” jobs, collaboration with community colleges is necessary to ensure new employees have the right skills. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of…


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Why the state is talking up technical colleges to high school counselors WPLN Tennessee has put a spotlight on its community colleges in recent years, making these higher education institutions the focus of programs like…


A ‘dream’ opening for an Ore. college’s newest center

On January 22, a long-held dream undocumented of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students studying at Portland Community College (PCC) came true. James HillJames Hill is director of public relations at Portland Community College…


Lone Star sends ‘right signals’ on oil rig jobs

NEW ORLEANS — Students who complete the oil and gas drilling program at Lone Star College in Texas have the skills and behavioral attributes sought by employers. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More…