Kentucky’s Gateway Community and Technical College will create an accelerated lineworker certificate program using a $32,315 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation. The 16-credit-hour program will incorporate the college’s energy technology curriculum with expansive training…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Monday released its proposal for a new apprenticeship structure that would run in tandem with its registered apprenticeship program. Matthew Dembickiis editor of Community College Daily and serves…
In Wisconsin, Madison Area Technical College’s Innovation Grant program provided $26,999 to buy Hero, a simulation model dog used by veterinary technician students. Students can draw blood, insert a breathing tube or catheter and stop…
Massachusetts’ Holyoke Community College (HCC) is the beneficiary of a $1 million legacy gift. Former HCC instructor Elaine Marieb included the gift as part of her estate plan, money earmarked for HCC programs that support…
Outlook on Work-Study: Only 18 percent of funding for the Federal Work-Study program goes to public two-year colleges, compared to 36 percent to public four-year colleges and 41 percent to private nonprofit institutions. (Read the…
A year ago, Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) launched MATC Promise for Adults, a last-dollar program offering free tuition for eligible students to finish their associate degrees. AACC StaffMore Posts – Website
Borough of Manhattan Community College’s (BMCC) Out in Two program got a boost with a $1 million gift from the Herbert and Audrey Rosenfield Fund. Tabitha Whissemoreis a contributor to Community College Daily and managing…
Northwest Florida State College received not only unanimous approval from the Triumph Gulf Coast Board for the $5.7 million Walton Works Training Center of Excellence project but also a commitment of $2.8 million. The Walton…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) is launching a new Federal Work-Study (FWS) pilot program that will include apprenticeships, as well as expanding a pilot program that allows eligible inmates to use Pell grants for a…
MassBay Community College will use a $500,000 grant from the governor’s office and Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to create the Center for Therapeutics and Genomics Training. The grant will fund equipment, such as a high-content…