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With new programs, Mid-State Technical College seeks to connect students to jobs Stevens Point Journal Brandon Hawley did hospital laundry for a decade before he decided he needed a change. Editorial: Community colleges help at-risk…
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Funding roundup
Alabama’s Wallace State Community College recently received two contributions that will benefit students. Tabitha WhissemoreTabitha Whissemore is a contributor to Community College Daily and managing editor of AACC's Community College Journal.More Posts – Website
Funding roundup
Arizona’s Coconino Community College will provide veterans with additional tutoring and financial services as a result of a $10,000 grant Support Education and Employment for Vets. The intent is to bring the tutoring services to…
Fla., Texas colleges welcome back students
Students returning to Florida’s Broward College this week were greeted with a party, as the college is reaching out to help students get back to normal after Hurricane Irma. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community…
DataPoints
Relying on state funding: State funding accounted for 31 percent of community colleges’ revenues in 2014-15. Six years earlier, it was at 36 percent. (Read full PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts – Website
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Community college system drops admin payroll $1M Daily Advertiser The Louisiana Community and Technical College System is paying $1.1 million less in salaries than it did five years ago, mainly due to mergers and streamlined…
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New collar jobs MSNBC Across America 6.2 million jobs are open but 7 million people are still unemployed. “New collar jobs” could help narrow that gap. And companies are partnering with community colleges to provide…
N.J. gubernatorial candidate lowers free-college estimate
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy unveiled a potential price tag of $400 million for his promise of tuition free community college Monday, but his campaign said later he misspoke and the estimated cost could be about…
Newsmakers
Kudos DeRionne Pollard, president of Maryland’s Montgomery College, is a recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Academic Leadership Award. As the only community college president selected, Pollard — who also serves on…
Being good neighbors
Community colleges traditionally have provided a combination of liberal arts education and/or career training, depending on a student’s goals and outlook. Ed FinkelEd Finkel is an education writer based in Illinois.More Posts