Eleven community colleges are joining the growing Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI) family. The workforce education initiative was launched in 2019 by Metallica’s All Within My Hands (AWMH) foundation in partnership with the American Association of…
Bill proposes free meals for low-income college students Expanding apprenticeships to different industries Bill proposes free meals for low-income college students Democrats have introduced bicameral legislation that would bring free meal programs to community colleges…
LaGuardia Community College/CUNY has received $350,000 from the New York State Office of Strategic Workforce Development/Empire State Development to expand job training in renewable energy and construction. The grant will enable LaGuardia to install an…
The House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (LHHS-ED) on Friday approved a funding bill that would make deep cuts and program eliminations to many key education and job training programs. However,…
Indian River State College (IRSC) will receive $14.2 million in state funding to support its efforts to grow the local healthcare workforce. The funding will help the college double the capacity of its nursing program,…
The House Appropriations Committee panel that oversees higher education and workforce development programs on Thursday released its overall funding proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2024. Although it doesn’t include many details — the subcommittee is…
Prison Education Program application goes live Next steps on repayment and student debt Advocates in Action returns this fall Funding opportunities Prison Education Program application goes live The U.S. Education Department (ED) is now accepting…
The future is bright for Chantal Ramirez, a 21-year-old at Klamath Community College (KCC) who will transfer to Southern Oregon University as a junior this fall after receiving a KCC associate degree in psychology. She…
Southwestern Community College’s (SCC’s) health sciences division is expanding thanks to a $500,000 grant from Dogwood Health Trust. The funding will establish a Project SHIFT (SCC Health-career Initiative for Teens) office, which aims to recruit…
During the pandemic, the federal government directed more than $75 billion through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) to colleges and universities. A recent Community College Research Center (CCRC) brief provides a closer look…