College leaders planning to create or expand apprenticeship programs are invited to a national conference October 8-9 hosted by William Rainey Harper College in Illinois. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts -…
As a high school student dual enrolled at Trident Technical College in South Carolina, Shannon Brennan served as a youth apprentice at Cummins Turbo Technologies for four hours a day. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of…
Since graduating from Illinois Central College in December 2017 with associate degrees in secure software development, Khabran Peters and Branson Moreno have been working full time as software developers at ISHPI Information Technologies. This is…
The major candidates for governor in Rhode Island say if elected they would take different approaches to the state’s free college tuition program. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may…
President Trump on Tuesday signed a bill that reauthorizes the nation’s main career and technical education legislation. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate vice president of communications for the American…
Both sides of the aisle in Congress champion the value of apprenticeships in developing skilled workers for available jobs. But the common ground ends there: Democrats prefer government-recognized registered apprenticeships, while Republicans lean toward industry-recognized…
Typically when a local business or industry approaches a community college to help develop a skilled workforce, it results in an associate degree that requires students to wait until the next semester to enroll in…
If the House on Wednesday passes a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) Act, the next stop could be the president’s desk for his signature, which is likely….
House Democrats on Monday released an overview of their priories for the next Congress, and it’s peppered with buzz words to catch the attention of community college advocates, from stackable credentials and pathways, to dual…
Aviation companies in Wichita, Kansas, are so strapped for skilled workers that out-of-the-area students who enroll in certain short-term programs at WSU Tech will have their living and relocation costs covered, as well as their…