More money and much, much more
The ability to land a better job and earn more money is typically the top response when countering skeptics about the value of higher education, but a new study from Gallup and Lumina Foundation shows…
Workforce Development
Next cohort of colleges selected for MentorLinks
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has announced a new cohort for the MentorLinks: Advancing Technological Education program with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The MentorLinks initiative pairs experienced community college mentors…
Push for more women as construction apprentices
The huge influx of federal funding for infrastructure projects across the country will yield results only if it has the trained workforce to do the job. And that will require attracting prospective employees into certain…
Snapshots
Photos submitted by member colleges of the American Association of Community Colleges. Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina (second from left), chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, this week visited Forsyth Technical…
Fledgling construction academy lays groundwork for potential careers
When the Sanford Contractors Construction Academy launched earlier this summer, nobody knew quite what to expect. It was a new idea that had been in the works for a while — and there were even…
In tandem
In Arkansas, a partnership on steel-making boot camps Preparing a workforce for new battery, charger facility Expanding training for home, community-based healthcare services Fast track to law enforcement jobs in Chicago In Arkansas, a partnership…
SkillsUSA stresses interpersonal skills as well as technical ones
Students in SkillsUSA competitions not only learn and demonstrate key technical skills. They also must hone the “essential traits” that employers highly value. Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) student Rosalio “Leo” Avalos won the gold…
Testing their mettle — and building confidence
For Dallas College student Jesse Serrano, competing in the SkillsUSA competitions was the hardest challenge he’s ever experienced. But whatever his future career as a video game designer brings, he’s confident he’ll be well prepared…
To thrive in volatile times, colleges must crack the code on industry pathways
The country’s labor shortage continues to flummox employers, with nearly 10 million job openings going unfilled in industries as varied as healthcare, K-12 education, manufacturing and hospitality. The sustained lack of workers — from engineers,…
HVAC is back at Lee College, thanks to alumnus
Chris Avirett recalls the moment he decided it was time to get an education. He was in the middle of serving a 15-year sentence in a Texas prison. “I was at the T.L. Roach Unit…