Ask any 12-year-old girl what she wants to be when she grows up and she most likely will say a doctor, teacher or veterinarian. “They want to help people,” explained Pamela Silvers, a co-principal investigator…
Advocates for extending Pell Grant eligibility to short-term workforce education programs may have a new ally: artificial intelligence (AI). At a Senate hearing Tuesday on AI and the future of work, lawmakers and witnesses noted…
About two-thirds of community college students earning an associate degree or certificate in 2019-20 didn’t take loans to cover their studies, according to an annual report on trends in college pricing and student aid from…
The Aspen Institute on Tuesday announced the 150 community colleges that are eligible to compete for the $1 million 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The award’s review committee selected the colleges from more than 1,000…
Community college educators have the potential to be part of big opportunities from the CHIPS and Science Act’s workforce development funding and advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). However, accessing new large sources of federal funds…
Bipartisan legislation introduced last week in the House and supported by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) aims to enhance the participation and funding of community colleges in federal nursing education programs. Reps. Juan…
Americans are much more comfortable with their tax dollars going to support community colleges than any other higher education sector, and many also feel they are underfunded by states and the federal government, according to…
When it comes to the qualities nanotechnology and microtechnology industries look for in their workers, veterans fit the bill. They show up for work on time, have a strong work ethic, are disciplined, and possess…
The jobs are there, as are the programs to train workers for those middle- and high-skill jobs. But there’s only a trickle of skilled workers entering the workforce development pipeline. A House Oversight and Accountability…
Speakers at Wednesday’s opening plenary of the 2023 Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Principal Investigators’ Conference in Washington, D.C., praised the highly collegial community of two-year college educators who received National Science Foundation (NSF) grants to…