Workforce Development

Reporter’s notebook

KCTCS, KentuckyWired complete first college site transitionGeorgia college doubles support for scholarshipsFocused on recruiting adults in North CarolinaExpanding transfer options in Colorado KCTCS, KentuckyWired complete first college site transition The Kentucky Community and Technical College…


DOL, Commerce want more cybersecurity apprenticeships

The U.S. Labor and Commerce departments have launched a four-month campaign to encourage industries and companies to develop registered apprenticeships in cybersecurity. The 120-Day Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint will increase awareness of current successful cybersecurity-related registered…


Leveraging an international system

Technical education and training are not exclusive to the U.S. In fact, there are many successful workforce development models, such as apprenticeships in Germany and Switzerland, that a growing number of U.S. companies and higher…


Tribal colleges seek more sustained funding

Although federal Covid pandemic relief funding helped many tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) and their students, those institutions remain grossly underfunded, according to TCU advocates testifying before a House higher education subcommittee on Tuesday. Through…


Access, completion and now post-graduation success

A new report from Excelencia in Education highlights how seven higher education institutions — three community colleges among them — are developing efforts to ensure their students succeed after completion, whether in further education, careers…


Building, maintaining tomorrow’s highway construction workforce

It takes a strong, capable highway construction workforce to keep the nation’s transportation industry and economy moving forward. To identify, recruit, train, support and place qualified individuals into needed roles, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s…


Is it time to expand your distance learning program?

As community colleges plan to return to more in-person classes this fall, a number of distance learning programs are exploring the possibility of expanding their online programs going forward. After all, almost all of our…



Reporter’s notebook

AACC receives $8M through DOL apprenticeship programA pathway to a more diverse physician workforceNew Jersey college changes back to a previous name AACC receives $8M through DOL apprenticeship program The American Association of Community Colleges…


Supporting the mental health needs of rural students

According to a report from the Association of Community College Trustees, roughly 3.4 million students currently attend rural community colleges in the United States. Couple that fact with data from 2021 that shows 50% of…