A silver lining during uncertain times
When Simone Yalanty was laid off from a job as a machine operator due to COVID-19, it seemed to come from out of nowhere. “It was pretty surprising,” Yalanty says. “We hadn’t been told anything…
Technology
A more proactive approach to Latinx students’ STEM needs
With Hispanic student enrollment growing at community colleges, leaders of the HSI ATE Hub — a collaborative that guides STEM faculty at Hispanic-serving institutions (HSI) toward securing Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grants — urge a…
A new training ground for finance and investment
Gone are the days when financial competency was limited to balancing a checkbook. From analyzing price-to-earnings ratios to forecasting economic data, a new tool promises to propel Dallas College students into the ever-changing world of…
National ad campaign promotes various career pathways
A new national ad campaign backed by the White House and some of the largest U.S. corporations aims to raise awareness about good-paying careers that don’t require a four-year degree. The campaign, called “Find Something…
In a post-Covid world, community colleges must bridge the gap between education and employment
“If it can be done online, it will be online.” I heard a Hyundai Corp. executive make this observation in a meeting with business leaders as the world struggled to emerge from the Great Recession…
Preparing for this fall — and beyond
Leaders of seven community college-based organizations on Thursday addressed an array of issues pertaining to the pandemic and equity, but two topics seemed to permeate through most of the discussion: Ensuring students have the technology…
Apprenticeships address workforce, diversity challenges
At Techtonic, a small software developer based in Boulder, Colorado, the idea for starting an apprenticeship program began in 2016 when the company wanted to see if it could hire locally rather than looking abroad….
Innovative software to continue nurse training
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Portland Community College’s nursing program has moved entirely online using innovative software that allows its students to care for actor patients in real-time. The pivot has allowed its students to…
When it comes to OER, don’t be afraid to start small
For many years, the high cost of textbooks has negatively affected college students. For example, in a recent survey of students at HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, roughly 20 percent of students said they regularly…
Rethinking the transcript
A New Mexico community college is working with a group of other stakeholders to develop a new way to more easily track workers’ credentials and skills to better align them with workplace needs. Central New…