Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC) will recieve $2 million in federal funding to support the expansion of the college’s high-demand imaging sciences programs by providing advanced medical imaging equipment. The funding was championed by Sen. Lindsey…
DOL unveils $145M for performance-based apprenticeships ED seeks to drop ‘regional’ from accrediting agencies ED opens public comment on FAFSA form What a growing Pell shortfall could mean for students DOL unveils $145M for performance-based…
Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) produces about 80 to 90 nursing graduates each year — but the major hospital system in its service area needs about 500 annually. The supply-and-demand gap is even wider for…
A top U.S. Education Department (ED) official emphasized last week the department’s vision to give states greater flexibility in how they use federal funding and to streamline processes for colleges and students. Speaking at an…
Hanwha Group’s $5 billion investment in the Hanwha Philly Shipyard Inc. (HPSI) means increased annual production volume and more job opportunities for skilled workers in the Philadelphia region. Now, through a unique partnership between Delaware…
Photos from community college leaders’ visits with members of Congress during this week’s Community College National Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C. The annual event is run by the Association of Community College Trustees with the…
The new Workforce Pell program is set to start in less than five months. But Nicholas Kent, under secretary at the U.S. Education Department (ED), isn’t worried about it. He’s confident the department will have…
A panel of higher education policy experts on Monday laid out the landscape for community college leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., as they prepared to visit with lawmakers to make their cases for two-year college…
State funding for higher ed cools Arizona college expands its three-year degree program Stronger system connections in Connecticut State funding for higher ed cools An annual report on state funding for higher education shows a…
NEW ORLEANS — A year ago, Tyson Foods closed a meat-processing facility in Emporia, Kansas, laying off 800 employees in a community of 24,000. Flint Hills Technical College (FHTC), which was part of a local…