After a brief government shutdown on Friday, Congress passed a two-year budget deal that substantially raises discretionary spending for fiscal years (FY) 2018 and 2019 — which is very good news for colleges. Jim HermesJim…
A task force created to recommend ways to remake Louisiana’s TOPS college tuition program can’t decide how the popular, 20-year-old program should be tweaked after months of study. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All…
Eight community colleges will receive grants as part of the first Siemens-Aspen Community College STEM Award. Each colleges will receive $50,000 to bolster their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs, attract new talent and…
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (ASUMH) student nurses will have an opportunity to get more hands-on experience, thanks to a $63,296 grant from the Blue & You Foundation. The college will use the to purchase an…
On January 22, a long-held dream undocumented of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students studying at Portland Community College (PCC) came true. James HillJames Hill is the public relations manager at Portland Community College…
Candidates for governor in Tennessee largely agreed on broad issues facing education during the race’s first televised forum this week, except for a partisan split on in-state tuition for immigrants whose parents brought or kept…
North Carolina’s South Piedmont Community College will use a $170,549 grant to enhance its fire/rescue training program. The Investment in Short Term Workforce Training Grant comes from the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). SPCC,…
California’s Cuesta College is taking a proactive approach to address a projected deficit for the current fiscal year of $551,000 in its ongoing unrestricted general fund resources. Lauren Milbourneis media relations coordinator/public information officer at…
West Virginia lawmakers have begun considering free community and technical college during the first full week of their 2018 session. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,…
Minnesota’s Leech Lake Tribal College (LLTC) will use a $100,000 grant to prepare students for environmental careers and to promote community engagement with environmental issues. The grant comes from the American Indian College Fund (AICF)…