Reporter’s notebook
New Jersey college to open academy to serve adults with autism California system targets nursing shortages Iowa college among Career Z Challenge finalists New Jersey college to open academy to serve adults with autism New…
Workforce Development
Investing in biotech equipment to prep students
How’s your college’s flow cytometer? Check on its bioprinter lately? Or the wave bioreactor? These are among the equipment Lone Star College (LSC) recently purchased as part of a $500,000 investment for its biotechnology and…
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Chicago colleges, HHS team to develop pipeline for HHS careers California 4-year system sees bump in transfer students Pima college part of Arizona’s ReadyTechGo network Chicago colleges, HHS to develop pipeline for HHS careers City…
Fostering youth interest in CTE, via mechatronics
Oregon’s Portland Community College (PCC) is leading a collaborative effort to grow local high school students’ interest in mechatronics — and give them college credit for it. PCC’s Portland Area Career and Technical Education Consortium…
Snapshots
Photos from member institutions of the American Association of Community Colleges. David Daigler (right), president of the Maine Community College System, shakes hands with Dannel Malloy, chancellor of the University of Maine, after signing the Transfer…
Where the ‘good jobs’ will be — and what education they will require
A new study anticipates a healthy uptick in available “good jobs” over the next decade. Even though the bulk of those jobs will require baccalaureates, a good chunk will still be open to those who…
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Big growth in apprenticeships in North Carolina New apprenticeship program with Kraft Heinz Gauging civic learning in curriculum Big growth in apprenticeships in North Carolina North Carolina saw a 45% increase in registered apprentice enrollments…
DataPoints: Bipartisan support for CC baccalaureates
At a time when almost everything in the country seems to tilt either to the right or the left, community college baccalaureate (CCB) degrees are a notable exception. Twenty-four states now confer CCB degrees, according…
Maine’s successful strategy for workforce development
The Maine Community College System’s groundbreaking short-term workforce training program has received another big funding boost after having successfully trained more than 26,000 students in less than three years specifically for jobs employers need to…
College grads wish they had more AI training
Recent college graduates generally see their education as a good investment for their career, but many also feel they aren’t skilled in using artificial intelligence (AI) as they would like to be, according to a…