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CEO retirements Scott Elliott, president of Meridian Community College (MCC) in Mississippi, will retire this summer after leading the school for 20 years. During his tenure at MCC, the college: more than doubled its annual budget…
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Bill to create state community college board advances in Senate Palm Beach Post In Florida, a bill that would create a new governance board for the state college system and impose a limit on the…
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Free community college bill would require staying in West Virginia 2 years Charleston Gazette-Mail The bill would require each grant recipient to agree to repay the grant, wholly or partly, including with an interest rate…
Gov. Walker unveils $20M tech job training initiative
Wisconsin will spend $20 million on a job training program with colleges and universities designed to prepare people for electronics manufacturing jobs and to address long-term workforce development needs. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the…
Hand-in-hand community workforce education
A decades-old friendship gave way to a partnership that has brought benefit to Ohio’s Washington State Community College, its students, a local business and the community. Missy Richmanis a communications support specialist at Washington State…
Internships help community college grads’ job prospects
Associate-degree students with internships related to their studies are much more likely than those without such opportunities to have good job prospects upon graduation, according to a new study. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the…
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South Carolina partnership to expand apprenticeship availability The Tand D.com The Lower Savannah Council of Governments has entered into collaborative relationships with Denmark Technical College, Aiken Technical College and Orangeburg–Calhoun Technical College to expand funding…
Helping with leadership transitions
Editor’s note: This article is part of a monthly series by the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations (NCMPR), an AACC-affiliated council. More and more, community colleges are seeing frequent turnover in senior leadership….
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Gov. Deal gives million dollar push for technical college systems WRDW-TV (with video) In his final proposed budget, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is putting an additional $1 million towards marketing for technical college systems. Harford…
Reflections on a community disaster
The events of the last few weeks here in Santa Barbara have been unimaginable. Anthony E. Beebeis superintendent and president of Santa Barbara City College in California.More Posts