Mechatronics instructors from four two-year colleges reported at the 2021 ATE Principal Investigators’ Conference that dual enrollment is a powerful tool for building their enrollments and addressing employers’ needs for skilled technicians. All four of…
Two priorities for most technician education programs are connecting with industry partners and recruiting students from populations historically underrepresented in STEM careers. At the ATE Principal Investigators’ Conference this week Marcella Gale of Central Virginia…
The 28th Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Principal Investigators’ Conference opened Wednesday with a discussion of the nation’s supply chain that provided insights about the opportunities for community colleges and their students that exist amid the…
In March 2020, the trailer that Eric Wooldridge expected would be the headliner of his MOBILE AMP Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) had been delivered to Somerset Community College…
Editor’s note: Recent photos from member colleges of the American Association of Community Colleges. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear this month joined college leaders and state and local officials to open Bluegrass Community and Technical College’s $2.7 million…
When Anthony J. Iacono took over as president of County College of Morris (CCM) five years ago, he inherited a strong academic transfer school for students moving from high school to four-year colleges — and…
There is perhaps no perfect time for community colleges to build new facilities as the pandemic and other factors impact student enrollment. Fall 2020 admission at community colleges dropped 10% from a year earlier, according…
We may not agree on much, but everyone agrees on the critical importance of equipping hardworking Americans with the education, technical training, and much-needed skills to succeed in the workplace and help our economy do…
Bumphus, Eddinger to serve on DOL apprenticeships advisory panelED’s understaffed student aid office results in delays, work backlog Bumphus, Eddinger to serve on DOL apprenticeship advisory panel Walter Bumphus, president and CEO of the American…
House Ways and Means passes its legislation for reconciliation billPoised for a bigger role in workforce development House Ways and Means passes its legislation for reconciliation bill The House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday…