Funding roundup
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 WhissemoreTabitha Whissemore is a contributor to Community College Daily…
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Funding roundup
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…
ED to expand Pell for prisoners pilot program
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…
Funding roundup
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…
Promise fulfilled
Among San Diego Community College District’s (SDCCD) record 4,000 graduates this spring are several dozen students from San Diego City, Mesa and Miramar colleges who are graduating debt-free thanks to the San Diego Promise free…
Inequities in public college funding
If state and federal policymakers want to increase college completion rates among minority students, increasing funding for community colleges and regional universities is a good place to start, according to a new brief from The…
Funding roundup
In Massachusetts, Northern Essex Community College has been selected by the Boston Foundation to receive the 5th Annual Deval Patrick Prize for Community Colleges, which comes with a $50,000 award. Tabitha WhissemoreTabitha Whissemore is a…
Wraparound services and student success
There’s little doubt that “wraparound” services — tutoring, counseling, child care, transportation and other non-instructional services — can help students, especially those at community colleges, complete their credentials. The issue is whether states and the…
House committee passes funding bill
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday passed a spending bill for fiscal year 2020 that would increase funding for many programs of interest to community colleges as well as the maximum grant amount of a…
More on the proposed $150M program
In recommending a new $150 million career and education program geared toward community colleges, House appropriators looked at the success of a previous program: The Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) grants program….