Workforce Development

The trickle-down effect

The two faculty members on South Arkansas Community College’s (SouthArk) MentorLinks team had high expectations of their MentorLinks mentor Elizabeth Hawthorne based on the positive things they had heard about her from information technology instructors…


10 trends to watch in distance learning

As we all know, prior to the Covid pandemic, the growth of online enrollments at colleges and universities had been phenomenal. As late as 2019, online enrollments were on average 25% of overall community college…


Insight into workforce development boards

Workforce programs at community colleges must be tied to local employment needs. That means forging partnerships in the community with employers and workforce development board. Melanie Anderson, executive vice president of the National Association of…


For many students, shorter terms are better

Grayson College – like all colleges – is always searching for ways to advance student success. In looking at where students typically stall or stop out, a trend emerged: at around the ninth week of…



In tandem

FAME expands in North Carolina Increasing access for working adults Second chances for individuals involved in legal systems Tech career opportunities in live entertainment industry A grow-your-own healthcare partnership in Arizona FAME expands in North…


‘Nursing Flex’ caters to working nurses

Jessica Barnes loves her job as a registered nurse at the Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center in Decatur, Georgia. The 2021 Associate Degree Nursing Flex graduate says Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College (OCtech) prepared her…


A magnet for businesses

Tennessee community and technical colleges are not only the college of choice for students seeking short-term training for high-wage careers, but they are a driving force for businesses choosing to relocate or expand their operations…



Metal meets mettle

Stacy Yonnone remembers working on cars with her father in the family garage, a radio nearby belting out tunes from a local rock station. World-renowned heavy metal band Metallica was on constant rotation back then,…