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…
Bill supports more apprenticeship opportunities for African-Americans House hearing on pathways for dislocated workersMichigan college offers stipends for good attendance Bill supports more apprenticeship opportunities for African-Americans A House bill introduced this week would provide…
To promote STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math), several federal agencies — including the U.S. Education Department — recently announced a few STEM-related funding opportunities. In April, ED released two notices for fiscal year…
Biden is pushing community colleges even as attendance plummetsQuartzThe reasons for the attendance decline are not straightforward, but the background of the students help illustrate some of the reasons, says Martha Parham, vice president of…
A new report by the Strada Education Network shows that many adults who planned to further their education have changed or dropped those plans over the course of the pandemic. To date, more than one-third…
San Antonio College (SAC), which is one of five colleges in the Alamo Colleges District in Texas, is the winner of the 2021 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. When SAC President Robert Vela was…
Rapid changes in technology make it imperative that community colleges remain in close contact with business and industry. Takes cloud computing, for example. A few years ago, the required skills and workforce needs in cloud…
ED promotes new federal program for tech discountResearching student parents’ experiences at community collegesPreparing disconnected youths for apprenticeshipsCollege-educated adults on federal assistance ED promotes new federal program for tech discount The U.S. Education Department on…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), on Tuesday announced the 12 teams to advance to the final round of the Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC). The competition aims to strengthen entrepreneurial thinking…
In announcing a new round of federal emergency grants to higher education institutions on Tuesday, the U.S. Education Department (ED) also gave props to how some colleges and universities — including community colleges — have…