The Lowe’s Foundation on Tuesday announced a new national coalition to address the nation’s skilled-trades workforce shortage by bringing together community colleges, employers, workforce organizations and industry partners with a goal of helping train and…
Community colleges aim to connect the education they offer to work. Now the workplace itself is a major site of learning. That creates an opportunity and a challenge for community colleges. Artificial intelligence, workforce platforms,…
Ivy Tech Community College, the public two-year college system of Indiana that serves nearly 200,000 students annually across more than 40 locations, is the second Workforce Pell program in the nation to receive approval from…
A New Jersey community college this fall will begin training students and safety and security professionals to combat drone threats, building on its well-regarded unmanned systems program. And now Warren County Community College (WCCC) has…
Florida aims to lead in the ‘flying cars’ industry Ivy Tech, Roche Diagnostics work to grow medical laboratory workforce Training technicians at Tesla Expanding high-speed access in Alabama New Jersey college acquires comics/animation school Florida…
When U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon recently called on university presidents and governing boards to restore public trust in higher education, she issued an invitation every college leader should welcome. Americans deserve institutions that are…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opined that some National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM programs that consider race or gender in administering the programs are unconstitutional, including one that focuses on Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs). In…
A new playbook focused on community college baccalaureate (CCB) degrees aims to make the case to state leaders for creating and scaling these programs, which sometimes face barriers at the state level. The playbook is…
Community colleges have long prepared students for employment, expanded educational opportunities and responded to local workforce needs. Today, advances in artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, automation, quantum technologies and digital systems are rapidly reshaping industries and…
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Thursday announced grant awards totaling $50 million to 11 organizations — with community and technical colleges either leading the projects or serving as partners — that will provide…