Accomplish your own summit
Note from the author: This story is dedicated to the students of Northern Essex Community College (NECC) in Massachusetts and to community college students everywhere. I was a community college student, and now I am…
Leadership
An early look at spring enrollments
It’s still very early in the spring term, but a steady number of community colleges across the country are reporting initial enrollment increases for the new semester, potentially continuing a trend from the fall that…
Q&A: When it’s time to revamp your website
George Lamelza In 2017, Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) in Springfield, Missouri, launched a redesigned website that turned heads with its simplicity. At a time when many college and university websites were becoming more cluttered…
Maintaining connections
As an undergraduate, I was a mediocre student. I never aspired to be a college president. In fact, it took me three attempts to pass college algebra and six years to earn my bachelor’s degree….
Changing the ‘complexion’ of apprenticeships
NEW ORLEANS — For Pam Eddinger, chairing a 29-member federal advisory panel on apprenticeships wasn’t exactly fun, but it was worth it. And she encourages other two-year college leaders to spearhead efforts locally and regionally…
Be ready for the work ahead
NEW ORLEANS — The billions of dollars that the federal government is investing in a multitude of economic development efforts are starting to flow, but the job isn’t done. In fact, it won’t succeed if…
Reporter’s notebook
Survey: Growing competition in the training field Colorado initiative to help businesses, workers get back on track Slow progress on comprehensive learner records House bill pitches rural workforce development grants Massachusetts college opens Scholarship Resource…
Whoop, whoop! Rallying teams to compete in CCIC
Central Wyoming College (CWC) professor Jacki Klancher is so enthusiastic about the Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) that in anticipation of this past Monday’s launch of the 2024 national competition, she sent all her faculty…
Leading the way in workforce education
Since the pandemic, community colleges have taken full advantage of the opportunity to continue to find new ways of working, connecting, teaching and learning. Our colleges continuously adapt in ways that were once thought impossible…
Newsmakers
New CEO Aaron Milner will be the next president of Coastal Alabama Community College as of February 1. He currently is superintendent of Saraland City Schools in Alabama. “Aaron has nearly 30 years of educational…