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As gas drilling returns, industry and colleges need to talk Pittsburgh Post-Gazette It’s perhaps no surprise that the “skills gap” — a buzzword in workforce development spanning industries like construction, manufacturing, utilities, auto body shops…


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Kudos David N. Johnson, president of Johnston Community College (JCC) in North Carolina, is the 2017 recipient of the I.E. Ready Distinguished Leader Award, which is presented annually by North Carolina State University’s College of…


Conn. community colleges to be consolidated under plan

The leader of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system wants to consolidate the state’s 12 community colleges into a single system called the Community College of Connecticut led by a vice chancellor. Daily…


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Education officials work to make transitions smooth for high school, college students Hays Daily News To increase the number of Kansans getting some form of post-high school training, education officials said K-12 schools and colleges…


Ky. colleges confer record credentials

Kentucky’s public and independent colleges and universities conferred a record 70,146 degrees and credentials during the 2016-17 year, up 6.6 percent from the previous year and a 34.8 percent gain from 10 years ago. Daily…


FTEs don’t equal students

“What’s your enrollment?” Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website


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University of Wisconsin consolidation proposal follows higher education trends Wisconsin Public Radio News (with audio) Experts say colleges need to attract local high school grads to help enrollment. UW System president hopes to grow number…


DACA, front and center

A week-long national campaign among higher education organizations to spotlight the importance of DACA legislation for undocumented immigrant students kicked off Monday less than five miles from the U.S. Capitol. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by…


Bumphus named to president’s apprenticeship task force

Walter G. Bumphus, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges, will serve on the President’s Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion. The task force — which represent companies, trade and industry groups, educational…


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Interim CEO Cecilia Cervantes has been named interim president of Santa Fe Community College in New Mexico. Cervantes retired as president of Hennepin Technical College (Minnesota) in 2015 and has served as a freelance consultant…