How’s your college’s flow cytometer? Check on its bioprinter lately? Or the wave bioreactor? These are among the equipment Lone Star College (LSC) recently purchased as part of a $500,000 investment for its biotechnology and…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) is again shifting the FAFSA process for the 2025-26 award year. It will still release the form on October 1, as it has previously announced, but for testing with a…
At North Seattle College (NSC), the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program will continue to serve students thanks to a three-year, $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant. The LSAMP program strengthens the preparation,…
Chicago colleges, HHS team to develop pipeline for HHS careers California 4-year system sees bump in transfer students Pima college part of Arizona’s ReadyTechGo network Chicago colleges, HHS to develop pipeline for HHS careers City…
Senate appropriators on Thursday passed a bill for fiscal year 2025 (FY) that would increase funding for the U.S. Education Department (ED) by slightly more than 1% — a sharp contrast to the 14% cut…
St. Petersburg College (SPC) will receive $7.2 million in state funding to help establish the Semiconductor, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning Training for Technicians (SMART Tech) 4.0 lab. With the funds — $3.2 million through…
The Maine Community College System’s groundbreaking short-term workforce training program has received another big funding boost after having successfully trained more than 26,000 students in less than three years specifically for jobs employers need to…
Eleven community colleges and systems will receive a total of $8 million from the Lowe’s Foundation to help expand their career and technical education efforts, from adding and expanding programs, to facility upgrades and hiring…
Central Oregon Community College’s (COCC) “Growing Together” capital campaign got a big boost with a $500,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. The grant supports the college’s Madras campus transformation, specifically supporting a portion…
Eighteen community colleges are joining the ranks of the Metallica Scholars Initiative, the popular workforce development effort created by the rock band Metallica to assist community college students. With the addition of the sixth cohort,…