It’s been more than a decade, but the White House may soon host another community college summit. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden on Tuesday hinted at another White House summit on community colleges. The White…
Marty Walsh, President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. labor secretary, said at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday that he would seek closer ties with the U.S. Education Department (ED) and other federal agencies to better…
Cape Cod Community College in Massachusetts scored a fundraising touchdown. The college’s educational foundation received a $100,000 donation from the New England Patriots Foundation in support of the ongoing capital campaign for the college’s new…
President Joe Biden’s pick for education secretary would like to see students in middle school through high school have more opportunities to explore career and technical education (CTE) programs to help inform them about potential…
El Paso Community College (EPCC) will use a $1.5 million grant to help Texans get back to work. The funding will go toward degree and certificate programs that provide the skills needed for high-demand jobs….
The pandemic, economic collapse, civil unrest, social injustice and growing incidents of police brutality are particularly personal for community colleges and their leaders. They see the effects of each one of those crises on their…
Financial aid officers have been asking for years for a simplified federal financial aid form, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). After much work by financial aid advocates and, in particular, by outgoing…
The Dale Pinkerton Leadership Scholarship was created at Pennsylvania’s Butler County Community College (BC3) after Dale Pinkerton’s death last January. It’s now reached $60,600 thanks to nearly 105 individuals, organizations and businesses that have donated…
The U.S. Department of Labor will award a total of $40 million to 10 institutions, including nine community colleges, to build their capacity to meet demands for a skilled workforce. “As the nation recovers from…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Thursday announced the availability of new stimulus dollars provided through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) to help both institutions and students. The funds are…