Industrial-strength partnership
At 19, Dalton Sasin’s wizardry with a welding wand is taking him places. This month, he begins a 20-week specialized welding training program in Port Arthur with Cheniere Energy, who recruited him right out of…
Workforce Development
Hitting the road in a new career
Some of the first graduates of the commercial driver license (CDL) program taught through the new Wallace State Community College-Oneonta Center are looking forward to hitting the road and starting new careers. Gail Crutchfieldis the…
Providing startup grants to startup companies
Macomb Community College (MCC) in Michigan supports entrepreneurial innovation in a big way. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
House passes bill to reauthorize Perkins
The House has passed legislation to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) Act that is similar to a Perkins bill it passed last year. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American…
California governor calls for new online college
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
Trump orders more cash, industry input, for apprenticeships
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered more money and a bigger role for private companies in designing apprenticeship programs meant to fill some of the 6 million open jobs in the U.S. Associated PressCopyright 2018…
Pitching their passion projects
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
Partnering for ‘new-collar’ job training
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
Trump wants more non-federal investment in apprenticeships
President Donald Trump says apprenticeships could match workers with millions of open jobs, but he’s reluctant to devote more taxpayer money to the effort. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material…
Congress, president must work in tandem on CTE
As President Donald Trump this week outlines his training-to-jobs plan, the proposal is only a part of the effort to help Americans attain the education and training needed for good-paying careers. The second part is…