Technology

Prepping students for a changing IT world

The lights were dim in Jason Alvarado’s Thursday afternoon “Ethical Hacking and System Defense” class at Richland College in Texas. Morgan Christianis a media relations intern at the Dallas County Community College District in Texas.More…


App to it

When McHenry County College (MCC) student Emily Rainer enrolled in MCC’s mobile design development program, her new knowledge and high-level skills enabled her to start working in her career even before she graduates this week….


Inspirational research

At the national poster session of the Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) last week, 47 former and current community college students talked knowledgeably and intently about their research methods and findings. Madeline PattonMadeline Patton…


Mapping dinosaur tracksites

Next week, a team of students and faculty members from Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) will join scientists on a project to document, map and model one of the largest dinosaur tracksites in the…


Supporting and connecting e-learners

In the five years I have served as president of Tarrant County College’s newest campus, TCC Connect, I and my team have been charged with developing opportunities for typically non-traditional college students to achieve their…


Hacking the gap

Cybersecurity workers protect crucial information across the industry spectrum, from health records to bank accounts to sensitive military communications. A massive shortage of skilled technical employees in the U.S. has put the nation’s digital privacy…


Creating a cyber-secure campus

Just before the holidays, several high-ranking officials at San Juan College in Farmington, New Mexico, received urgent e-mails from the college president that said the president was in a meeting with fundraisers and needed them…


Workforce training at its core

Next time you think of Gettysburg, think apples. Tabitha WhissemoreTabitha Whissemore is a contributor to Community College Daily and managing editor of AACC's Community College Journal.More Posts – Website


Turning a pastime into a career

When Jason Burden enrolled at Salem Community College (SCC) in southern New Jersey after four years of military service, he had almost zero knowledge of how video games were built. Eric Neutuchis a freelance education…


Changing lives a continent away

Tanzania is one of the largest countries in Africa, but almost half of its 51.8 million people live on less than $1.90 per day, and 54 percent of its rural areas lack access to water. …