Technology

Indiana launches free virtual career coaching

Indiana is developing career coaching as a critical service to help residents find and prepare for family-sustaining jobs in the state. And Ivy Tech Community College is a key partner in that effort. The Indiana…


Preparing next-gen Navajo water scientists

Diné College and the University of Arizona are working together to train the next generation of Navajo water scientists. With the help of a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Tribal College Research…



Recognizing an exceptional apprentice, partnering company

Caleb Baudoin, a student at Randolph Community College (RCC) who is an apprentice through the North Carolina college’s Apprenticeship Randolph program, has always wanted to follow in his grandpa’s and dad’s footsteps. Both have been…


MentorLinks helps instructor tackle big tasks

This summer, the engineering technology program at Seminole State College (Oklahoma) will have its first graduate. It is an encouraging milestone for an associate degree program that started in 2018 with guidance and resources from…


Building a community of caring in co-requisite courses

Houston Community College (HCC) serves about 80,000 students annually. More than one-third need remediation. Most of those students are placed in co-requisite courses, which are college-level courses with developmental supports. There have been challenges with…


A special year for the AACC Awards of Excellence

With a focus on student success, diversity, safety, business growth and leadership, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) 2021 Awards of Excellence had a different vibe because of the categories’ direct relation to addressing…


A career propelled by MentorLinks

Louise Petruzzella credits MentorLinks – the program development initiative of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) – with a recent $426,886 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and her leadership of three distinct…


Reporter’s notebook

ED hearings on potential new regsSeeking free public transportation for students in L.A.Dash for Cash targets completing the FAFSAPartnership with Uber Eats for student-athletes ED hearings on potential new regs The U.S. Education Department will hold…


A Philly partnership focused on STEM students, workforce

Though community colleges have increased their ability to prepare workers for STEM-related fields through various programs and partnerships, they are still underused and “unidentified” resources to strengthen the country’s STEM workforce, according to the president…