Mid-State Technical College in Wisconsin will use a $100,000 donation to help fund its planned Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Apprenticeship (AMETA) Center. The donation from Domtar’s Nekoosa Mill secures the paper-and-pulp product manufacturer’s naming rights…
The House Appropriations Committee has released report language to accompany the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) fiscal year (FY) 2023 funding bill. The report details funding allocations and Congressional justifications,…
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers was on Lakeshore Technical College’s (LTC’s) Cleveland campus last week to announce the college was selected to receive $1.64 million through the governor’s Workforce Innovation Grant program. The grant will support…
A unique collaboration by community colleges and four-year institutions in New Mexico linking key internal functions and student services is offering participants a new perspective on their operations, officials say, and a look at how…
Federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) dollars created opportunities for colleges to not only help students during the pandemic, but also innovate and create long-term solutions. The pandemic has had a “crippling effect” on…
The House Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee released its fiscal year (FY) 2023 funding bill for agencies in its jurisdiction, including the U.S. departments of Education (ED) and Labor (DOL)….
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) recently asked some of its member colleges how they have used their allotment of federal funds through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, which ranged from commonly reported…
In her blog post on June 15, 2021, in which she announced awards going to 286 community-serving organizations, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott wrote, “The headline I would wish for this post is “286 Teams Empowering Voices…
St. Louis Community College’s (STLCC) FastTrack HiSET program is getting a boost from a $6,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. “The STLCC FastTrack HiSET program helps out-of-school adults in St. Louis City achieve…
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh wants to use work-based learning opportunities such as apprenticeships to re-engage students who left school during the Covid pandemic and get them on a career path. The challenge, he said…