The articles below are part of a three-part series examining the use of labor market information (LMI) to promote community college agility. Tapping powerful labor market information for agilityLabor market information enabled Mohawk Valley Community…
Over the past several years, community colleges have increasingly focused on helping students prepare for the workplace of today and tomorrow and on helping employers meet their labor force needs. Yet, prospective college students and…
Falling transfer rates have been a concern among higher education experts for several years. But collaborations between community college and university systems and statewide reforms show promise in reversing declines. Nationally, the number of community…
The U.S. Joint Economic Committee, a panel comprising lawmakers from both congressional chambers that reviews economic conditions to recommend improvements in economic policy, held a hearing Wednesday about job training for the clean-energy transition. Among…
As more community colleges announce their fall enrollments, the figures seem to support our initial report that it may be a promising term for two-year colleges. Many community colleges are seeing modest increases, with some…
Flexibility was the word of the day at Wednesday’s House hearing on ways to revamp the nation’s main workforce development legislation. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), last reauthorized in 2014, doesn’t provide the…
A training partnership with Korean auto parts supplier Unique counseling internships Developing sign language interpreters A training partnership with Korean auto parts supplier Global auto parts supplier Seoyon E-Hwa and Savannah Technical College (STC) are…
Mentor-Connect now offers mentoring to community college faculty who have not had Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grants, even if their college has previously had awards from this National Science Foundation (NSF) program. The program pairs…
Since 2022, the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) has administered its Skills for Success program through which Alabama community colleges across the state train employees in new careers. The training comprises self-paced online instruction followed…
Commentary: Making the most of competency-based hiring Governing It’s not enough for public and private employers to simply drop college degree requirements. State governments have a crucial role in matching workers and employers based on…