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Public has positive opinion of community colleges

Americans appear to have a strong positive view of community colleges in regards to their importance to the workforce, value and ability to prepare students for success, according to a new survey that New America…


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Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) students will have a clearer path to Cleveland State University (CSU) and a bachelor’s degree thanks to a $3.5-million grant from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation. The funding will…


Bill would expand maritime workforce training

A bill introduced this week in the House would designate certain coastal community colleges as maritime workforce training centers to help industry employers find much-need skilled workers. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association…


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In Minnesota, Riverland Community College’s truck driving program just got a new addition. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) donated a snowplow to the college to give students an opportunity to train on equipment used…


The return of year-round Pell

Congress’ spending plan to keep the government running through September would also restore year-round Pell grants, which were nixed in 2011 to help curb federal spending. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of…


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In Maryland, Hagerstown Community College (HCC) radiography students will benefit from a recent donation of a surgical C-arm machine from the Meritus Medical Center. “The radiography students will now be able to practice using the…



N.M. Supreme Court to hear state budget dispute

The New Mexico Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit by the state legislature that accuses Republican Gov. Susana Martinez of overstepping her authority by vetoing funding to the state legislature and all state…


Ohio colleges collaborate for student success

NEW ORLEANS – With state funding for community colleges in Ohio entirely based on performance, one would expect the colleges to be fiercely competitive with one another. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More…


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Fourteen California community colleges have been recognized for their work in reducing students’ time to degree completion and their cost to attend college. The colleges received a total of $25 million in grants from the…