Hack, counter hack
David C. Wajsgras focuses on the cyber world where most interactions are faceless, but he knows the importance of face-to-face meetings with students interested in careers in cyber security. This past weekend, the president of…
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Colleges team up to train MRI techs
Community colleges – especially colleges that are small or in rural areas – often lack the enrollment to justify offering high-cost programs. The Michigan Community College Association (MCCA) is addressing that problem through collaboration. Ellie…
Data colleges provide consumers are often alternative facts
When prospective students want to know how much money they’ll make if they major in a particular field at Montgomery College, it goes to great lengths to give them an answer. The Maryland community college…
Answering the call to protect and serve
Who will answer the call to become police officers? Debra Dennisis a news writer for the Dallas County Community College District in Texas.More Posts
Developing deeper local roots
Facing a likelihood that federal funding for education will see cuts, community college and K-12 schools plan to look more on local and state levels for support of efforts to better prepare students for college….
A journey to the top
Lake Area Technical Institute (LATI) in South Dakota is the 2017 Aspen Prize winner, after being a finalist for the award every time since the first winner was announced. Matthew Dembickiis editor of Community College…
Missouri’s community colleges to share training program
Missouri’s 12 community college systems are working together to train students for jobs offered by the state’s businesses. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten…
Poised for a booming construction industry
The construction technology lab area at the North Lake College West Campus in Texas is a bustling, warehouse-sized building teeming with students, practicing their skills in different areas of the program. Cesar Canizalesis associate director…
‘Reverse site visits’ are a powerful part of MentorLinks
MentorLinks grants include travel support for the faculty members selected as mentees to visit their mentor’s college. Madeline Pattonis an education writer based in Ohio.More Posts
Safety in numbers
The exercise started out fine: Hillsborough Community College (HCC) police academy student Roger Leyton was responding to a domestic disturbance call and was talking with the wife as her husband paced nervously nearby Dennis Pierceis…