How to handle threats to a campus
Community colleges should have a crisis management team in place and strong partnerships with law enforcement in order to be ready to respond to any threats of violence as well as to reassure the community…
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Community colleges, the PROSPER Act and the path to student success
April is Community College Awareness Month. Community colleges have provided the path for millions of Americans to reach the goals they have for themselves. Community colleges have also changed the face and the future of…
In-depth data drive change
The Voluntary Framework of Accountability (VFA), a data system developed by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), is helping participating colleges pinpoint areas where they excel and need to improve in order drive real…
Former ITT nursing students find closure at PCC
It may have been a temporary training program, but it will have a lasting impact on its graduates. James HillJames Hill is director of public relations at Portland Community College in Oregon.More Posts – Website
Not your average vending machine
in Michigan, Grand Rapids Community College students are preparing for exams with the help of an unusual resource: a laptop vending machine. David Murrayis director of communications at Grand Rapids Community College in Michigan.More Posts
One college’s problem is another college’s solution
Madison Area Technical College and Waukesha County Technical College in Wisconsin have found mutual benefits from a partnership between a truck driving program and a diesel equipment technology program. Susan Pohorskiis a public relations and…
Women leaders advise their peers
It was during a session on women aspiring to become college presidents at last year’s American Association of Community Colleges’ Annual Convention that Elizabeth Pluhta and two colleagues were inspired to pitch a similar session…
Acosta seeks funding for nonregistered apprenticeships
Speaking before Senate appropriators on Thursday, the U.S. labor secretary continued to champion the administration’s focus on apprenticeships as a key aspect to workforce development, emphasizing the need to expand nonregistered programs. Daily StaffCCDaily is…
Thousands apply for Tenn. free-tuition program for adults
More than 10,000 people have applied to a new program in Tennessee that allows adults to attend community college or technical schools tuition-free, according to Gov. Bill Haslam. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All…
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Workforce credentials: Nearly 60 percent of adult workers have some postsecondary credential. Among credentialed workers with no degree, 43 percent have postsecondary credential. (Read full PDF.) AACC StaffMore Posts – Website