Funding

Twelve community colleges will participate in a $2.9-million grant program to give students a brighter future. Brighter Futures 3.0, headed by the League for Innovation in the Community College, is a three-part credentialing program for…

South Seattle College’s (SSC) 2017 Gifts from the Earth fundraiser raised a record $273,000. Proceeds from the event support SSC programs and students with scholarships, internships, emergency funding, tutoring and more. Student Blanca Olivera was…

Colorado Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC) and the Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges (FCCC) were awarded $250,000 by the GE Johnson Construction Company Community Foundation to help create a pipeline of workers for the local construction industry. “This…

Fiscal year 2016 wasn’t a good year for higher education endowments. From the $34.5 billion endowment at Harvard University to the $5.3 million endowment of Elgin Community College in Illinois, annual returns were down for…

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded nearly $26 million in grants to programs that will help dislocated workers in coal-impacted communities across five states. More than 7,300 workers and students impacted by the changing…

California Fresno City College students will benefit from a $155,000 donation from the Progressive Home Club, a women’s organization in Fresno. The funds are going toward scholarships. On top of that, the State Center Community…

Editor’s note: This article comes from the December/January issue of theCommunity College Journal, which is published by the American Association of Community Colleges. The Arizona Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AzAMI) is still a year away from…

Florida Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) can upgrade its emergency medical services technology program thanks to a $25,000 donation from an anonymous donor. The college will use the gift to purchase equipment. “We are so grateful…

Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation & Affiliates is expanding its Career Ready Internship Grant to two-year institutions. A combined $2.1 million has been awarded to 16 community and technical colleges in Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio…