Connecting talent with opportunity
While visiting one of our Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) campuses this week for a student forum, I was thrilled when waiting to greet me in the back of the room was an amazing student…
Workforce Development
Shifting (career) gears
Tiffany Simonik once traveled the country, helping others fulfill their high-speed dreams as an instructor with the NASCAR Racing Experience. Jennifer Micaleis senior staff assistant in SUNY Broome Community College's office of marketing and communications.More…
Employers stress need for soft skills
As automation increases, “uniquely human” or soft skills are among the most important skills sought by employers. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
Providing prisoners access to Pell grants
Lifting the ban on Pell grants for people in prison would not only help people attain job skills and economic sustainability, it would also benefit employers, states and communities, according to a new study by…
Building bridges
In 2009, South Texas College (STC) got a grant to start a Jobs for the Future program. The program targeted the low-income, low-skill workers in the Rio Grande Valley with less than a high school…
Betting on niche programs
Programs like nursing, welding, computer science and communications are found at many if not most community colleges. And then there are degree and certificate offerings like cannabis cultivation, slot machine repair and gunsmithing technology that…
Washington Watch: Farm Bill makes some changes to SNAP
Just before Christmas, President Donald Trump signed into law the 2018 Farm Bill. Critical for community college students, the $867 billion bill renews through 2023 the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and a range of…
Building and nurturing workforce pathways
Registered and recognized apprenticeships, certifications, workforce education, tech ed — whatever you call it, community colleges are at the heart of the growing focus on workforce programs and services. Walter G. BumphusDr. Walter G. Bumphus…
Career education starts and ends with local employers
As a community college educator and administrator for more than 28 years, I have worked on meaningful economic and workforce development efforts in Texas and California at the local, regional and state levels. I am…
Tapping research experiences to improve college success
After conducting field research on red-tailed hawks at Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) in New York, Elizabeth Snyder continued that research at the Rochester Institute of Technology where she earned a doctorate and is now…