House bill would OK efforts to reach adult learners Developing a talent pool for semiconductor industry Expanding teacher apprenticeships House bill would OK efforts to reach adult learners House lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation to…
Nearly $8 million in grants will go to 10 community and technical colleges to support skilled trades workforce development initiatives. The Lowe’s Foundation on Thursday announced the colleges receiving Gable Grants. The grants are the…
Eleven community colleges are joining the growing Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI) family. The workforce education initiative was launched in 2019 by Metallica’s All Within My Hands (AWMH) foundation in partnership with the American Association of…
Community college administrators are better positioned than ever to make decisions about adopting programs based on their effectiveness, with a growing evidence base about interventions that increase graduation rates and put students on the track…
Photos submitted by AACC-member colleges. El Paso Community College (Texas) this month provided backpacks filled with school supplies for 1,200 students at area elementary schools through its annual Service Learning School Store in partnership with…
The critical lens under which law enforcement has been viewed during the past few years since the George Floyd murder and resulting racial reckoning has contributed to lower enrollments in criminal justice programs at some…
Employers continue to loosen the reigns on requiring a college degree for entry-level positions — focusing instead on applicants’ skills — as they struggle to find enough workers for open jobs, according to an annual…
Drops in enrollment at several criminal justice and law enforcement preparation programs have led some community colleges to rethink their approaches in an attempt to better align with the needs of local police and corrections…
Senate bill calls to include CTE in federal data Drone-industry education continues to grow A degree in smart building technology Senate bill calls to include CTE in federal data A bipartisan bill introduced last week…
The House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (LHHS-ED) on Friday approved a funding bill that would make deep cuts and program eliminations to many key education and job training programs. However,…