Since 2014, MassBay Community College’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Mentor Program has been connecting STEM students and regional employers for one-on-one mentoring relationships. The program provides substantive, skills-based programs and networking opportunities that…
One of the reasons for the widening gap between the number of available jobs and qualified employees is an overemphasis on bachelor’s degrees as the only postsecondary path, according to David Harrison, president of Columbus…
STEM scholarships and jobs Tidewater Community College (TCC) in Virginia has established a program designed to boost the number of women and minorities graduating with degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The TCC…
A new study of 38 community colleges participating in an open education resources (OER) initiative says that students in OER courses engage with the content as well or better than students in non-OER classes using…
California Gov. Jerry Brown has asked the California community college system to “take whatever steps are necessary” to establish a new, online-only community college. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
Danial Nasr Azadani is passionate about his work. The work? Saving lives. Tabitha WhissemoreTabitha Whissemore is a contributor to Community College Daily and managing editor of AACC's Community College Journal.More Posts – Website
You’ve heard of blue-collar and white-collar jobs and middle-skills jobs. Now there are “new-collar” jobs, and IBM is partnering with community colleges to prepare people for these in-demand tech jobs. AACC StaffMore Posts – Website
Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grants from the U.S. Department of Labor help community colleges and other eligible higher education institutions better deliver education and career training programs, preparing more people…
During a House education appropriations subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos lauded the importance of career and technical education (CTE) in helping to prepare students and workers for available jobs. Daily StaffCCDaily…
Butler County Community College (BC3) sophomore Ross Black has his sights set on that which the naked eye can’t see, matter 100,000 times thinner than the width of a human hair. Bill Foleyis interim communications…