Workforce Development

Funding roundup

California’s Rio Hondo College is collaborating with Central Oregon Community College on a $778,000, three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education grant project. The goal is to develop a safety certification program for technicians…


e-Headlines

Community colleges focus more on career education as classes start San Diego Union-Tribune As community college students across the county returned to classes Monday, more are enrolling in career education courses following a statewide push…



Veterans get expanded college assistance under Trump

Military veterans are getting unlimited access to college assistance under legislation President Donald Trump has signed into law. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten…


Bill would provide states with grants to expand apprenticeships

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) has introduced legislation to boost workforce readiness by expanding apprenticeship programs and investing in public-private partnerships. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website


DataPoints

Focused on apprenticeships: Traditional apprenticeship positions such as electricians and plumbers lead in the number of apprenticeships offered, but advocates would like to see apprenticeships expanded into nontraditional areas such as information technology and health…


Acosta calls for national apprenticeship programs

Apprenticeship programs jointly developed by community colleges and businesses – and scaled up on a nationwide basis – could go a long way toward closing the nation’s skills gap, according to U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander…


Accreditation is a learning experience

In the past, accreditation was focused on “what and how,” says Liang Chee Wee, president of Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC). Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website


Funding roundup

In Tennessee, Volunteer State Community College’s respiratory care program is getting a MetaNeb system, thanks to a $10,000 grant from device manufacturer Hill-Rom. MetaNeb delivers medication while also helping to loosen up secretions in patients’…


Year-round Pell opens opportunities for students

The reinstatement of year-round Pell grants is good news for community college students who otherwise had to take the summer semester off or find other ways to pay for that term. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor…