Valuable skills attained in first jobs
First jobs are typically on the lower end of the pay scale, but they often do provide an opportunity to develop crucial skills that are valuable in future jobs and job satisfaction, according to results…
First jobs are typically on the lower end of the pay scale, but they often do provide an opportunity to develop crucial skills that are valuable in future jobs and job satisfaction, according to results…
Many community colleges with entrepreneurial interests appear to have increased, or at least not reduced, their range of entrepreneurship education and training activities over the past several years despite Covid and resource availability headwinds at…
Soon after Northern Essex Community College’s (NECC) longtime local newspaper announced another round of cost-saving measures, a veteran reporter was asked how he was coping. He sighed and said staff members were doing the best…
A House hearing Thursday focusing on Pell grants yielded mostly well-known arguments from both sides of the aisle: Democrats contended that an increase to the maximum award — in particular, doubling it — is long…
As we gear up for a gradual return to campus at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) in New York City, the course modes we established during the pandemic remain flexible in order to protect the health and well-being of everyone in the…
Interest in nondegree credentials has been growing among learners and employers over the past few years, but it has especially grown during the pandemic and now post-Covid workforce world. A new report by the Strada…
When Jonathan Lamb asks his calculus students at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Tennessee, about career goals, the response he hears most often is “engineer.” Students often are vague about the types of engineering…
How community colleges educate students is an ever-changing proposition, one marked by an increasing number of unfilled leadership positions and an operational landscape even more reliant on labor market outcomes, learning, equity and completion. A…
This summer, Esther Nair is filled with a sense of accomplishment. She earned a baccalaureate from Mira Costa College’s biomanufacturing program in May and has what she considers “the best job” as a quality analyst…
Nick Carrera-Skorstad just couldn’t see many options for himself. He loved learning during high school in rural northwest Vermont, but saw no path to further his education as he graduated in 2020, especially while his…