Community colleges with educational programs at correctional facilities have had to deal with some extra challenges serving students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prisons don’t generally give inmates access to the internet, and many have become…
Columbia State Community College’s medical laboratory technology (MLT) program can provide more hands-on learning opportunities thanks to a $1,000 Laboratory Science Program Director Educational grant from the American Society for Clinical Pathology. The funding will…
Finding safe and affordable child care is a major challenge for college students with young children. The Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program supports the participation of low-income parents in college through…
High-level negotiations on the COVID-19 stimulus legislation are ongoing, largely between the Trump administration and congressional Democrats. Despite vastly different priorities, it appears likely that in the next two weeks or so Congress will pass another…
In Pennsylvania, Montgomery County Community College’s (MCCC) Upward Bound college prep program received a $3,000 donation from the R.O.S.E. Foundation, the charitable arm of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Phi Beta Omega Chapter. Since 2007, MCCC…
Tracking pandemic’s effect on transfers, mobility and progressProposing grants to help with critical job trainingHouston college launches AI programTraining teachers to train better virtually Tracking pandemic’s effect on transfers, mobility and progress The National Student…
Senate Republicans have offered stimulus “4.0” legislation that would provide significant funding for higher education. The long-anticipated proposals — called the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act — would provide an Education…
Northeast Community College’s Nexus capital campaign got a boost with a $50,000 commitment from Green Line Equipment, a John Deere dealership with 10 locations in northeast and central Nebraska. The campaign is raising funds to…
Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) in New York City will use a $100,000 grant from Trinity Church Wall Street to expand BMCC Project Impact, a program designed to support justice-involved students with educational programs…
The stakes are high for community colleges as the U.S. Senate starts work in earnest this week on coronavirus stimulus “4.0” legislation. The final version of this bill will greatly affect the resources available to…