Reviving TAACCCT
House Ways and Means Committee Democrats have introduced a bill that would revive a well-regarded job training program created during the Great Recession that used consortia — led by community colleges — to drive regional…
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Training to meet offshore wind industry workforce needs
The U.S. Department of Energy estimates 43,000 new jobs will be created in the offshore wind market by 2030. The East Coast, and particularly the Northeast, is poised to benefit from this growing industry. The…
Fostering STEM innovations
The creativity and energy of community college students were evident throughout the showcases of the 2021 Community College Innovation Challenge held on Wednesday. During the virtual sessions, the finalist teams described the innovations they designed…
Tapping Covid rescue and recovery funds
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday heard from a handful of college and university leaders about their institutions’ response to the pandemic, from expanding emergency help to students, to preparing for…
Blunt on the president’s free community college plan
Some Senate appropriators are questioning President Joe Biden’s plan to offer free community college, especially when Pell grants typically cover tuition and fees for those who qualify for them. They also wonder why the administration…
MacKenzie Scott gifts an additional $2.7B
Billionaire author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott on Tuesday announced that she is giving $2.7 billion in unrestricted grants to 287 nonprofit organizations – including 21 community colleges and several community college-related groups – working in…
Indiana launches free virtual career coaching
Indiana is developing career coaching as a critical service to help residents find and prepare for family-sustaining jobs in the state. And Ivy Tech Community College is a key partner in that effort. The Indiana…
‘Community colleges need to be at the table’
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on Wednesday pitched to House members the key pillars of President Joe Biden’s broad-reaching and pricey plan to revamp the economy, upskill workers, raise equity and more. Community colleges would…
Programs for men of color aim for persistence, completion
Community college students who are men of color face a wider array of hurdles than many of their peers, ranging from profiling on the part of police, to heightened financial challenges in persisting and completing…
MentorLinks helps instructor tackle big tasks
This summer, the engineering technology program at Seminole State College (Oklahoma) will have its first graduate. It is an encouraging milestone for an associate degree program that started in 2018 with guidance and resources from…