The four-year itch
When Ohio in late June became the latest state to let community colleges award four-year degrees, Clark State Community College President Jo Alice Blondin was ecstatic. Dennis PierceDennis Pierce is an education writer based in…
Workforce Development
Skills gap or communications gap?
In May of this year, seven U.S. states recorded all-time lows in unemployment. Colorado led the list, with an unemployment rate of just 2.3 percent. Brenda Pereais director of educational and workforce solutions for Credly….
Major companies ready to expand apprenticeships
Four major U.S. companies — IBM, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Lincoln Electric — are ready to expand their apprenticeship programs and poised to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the American Association of…
Looking to scale up apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are critical in educating new workers for available jobs, but they are not growing at a rate as envisioned, the U.S. labor secretary told House lawmakers on Wednesday. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College…
Filling the advanced manufacturing skills gap
Kevin Patino, a second-year student at Richland College in Dallas County Community College District in Texas, walked by the advanced manufacturing lab on campus one day and immediately “fell in love” with the state-of-the-art, gleaming…
Ga. grants will cover more high-demand industries
Gov. Nathan Deal has announced that beginning in January the state will expand its HOPE Career Grant to offer students greater career opportunities in five of Georgia’s fast-growing industries, increasing the total number of programs…
Hopeful signs amid skilled technical workforce challenges
First the good news: Connecticut offers proof that it is possible to improve attitudes about manufacturing careers and increase enrollments in advanced technology programs. Madeline PattonMadeline Patton is an education writer based in Ohio.More Posts
Partnerships drive auto tech training
As vehicles get more technologically advanced, educating automotive technicians can become trickier. AACC StaffMore Posts – Website
A smoother transfer path for computer science
Community colleges are key to increasing diversity in technology, yet transfer rates in computer science (CS) tend to lag compared to other programs. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
Workforce concerns in cybersecurity
Making baccalaureates the minimum degree requirement for even entry-level jobs is, in part, feeding the shortage of skilled workers in the cybersecurity industry, a panel of higher education and business and industry leaders told lawmakers…