The Army Futures Command (AFC) — which is in charge of modernizing the Army — has selected the Austin Community College District (ACC) in Texas as home for a unique software development training program for soldiers as well as…
The shift from in-person learning at colleges to remote classes due to the coronavirus pandemic has led to a spike in cybersecurity needs, although not necessarily greater success on the part of hackers. The U.S….
Applying for a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant may not be at the top of faculty to-do lists in the midst of dealing with COVID-19, but Mentor-Connect Principal Investigator Elaine Craft makes the case that…
Two community colleges – Red Rocks in Colorado and El Camino in California – have formed a partnership to create a Space, Cyber & Supply Talent Development Center. The partnership will support workforce training programs…
The months-long pandemic has exacerbated the challenges facing many community college students, but it has yielded some areas of promise in helping students succeed. During a webinar on advocating equity last Thursday with leaders of…
There’s a widely held assumption that Americans struggling with economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to turn to a community college for retraining. That theory seems to have support in…
New Jersey governor proposes more cutsDrone training programs that are flying highExceptional programs that help Latino studentsLACCD buys more tech devices for studentsGoogle apprenticeships in CaliforniaTool and die apprenticeships in Tennessee New Jersey governor proposes…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Monday issued final rules that it says govern distance learning in higher education and promote educational innovation to better serve the needs of an increasingly diverse population of students….
In mid-June, well before most colleges and universities, Northern Essex Community College (NECC) in Massachusetts announced that the fall semester would be offered 90 percent online. By making a decision early, the college had time…
With nine sites serving 60,000 students, Collin College in Texas transitioned 3,100 classes online on March 20, launching the new programming a week later. The campus closure exacerbated a “digital divide” where some learners were…