Louise Petruzzella credits MentorLinks – the program development initiative of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) – with a recent $426,886 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and her leadership of three distinct…
Community colleges can play a key role in helping adult learners of color prepare for jobs — especially as the economy revs up — but it will require a keen eye in designing, implementing and…
Despite the kudos community colleges garner for serving as lynchpins for workforce development, they continue to face stigmas among employers and students, even affecting graduates’ confidence to apply for certain jobs, according to a new…
Community colleges continue to garner strong public support overall, but especially when it comes to their role in workforce development and how efficient they are, according to an annual survey by New America. Eight of…
Though community colleges have increased their ability to prepare workers for STEM-related fields through various programs and partnerships, they are still underused and “unidentified” resources to strengthen the country’s STEM workforce, according to the president…
Bill supports more apprenticeship opportunities for African-Americans House hearing on pathways for dislocated workersMichigan college offers stipends for good attendance Bill supports more apprenticeship opportunities for African-Americans A House bill introduced this week would provide…
To promote STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math), several federal agencies — including the U.S. Education Department — recently announced a few STEM-related funding opportunities. In April, ED released two notices for fiscal year…
Biden is pushing community colleges even as attendance plummetsQuartzThe reasons for the attendance decline are not straightforward, but the background of the students help illustrate some of the reasons, says Martha Parham, vice president of…
A new report by the Strada Education Network shows that many adults who planned to further their education have changed or dropped those plans over the course of the pandemic. To date, more than one-third…
San Antonio College (SAC), which is one of five colleges in the Alamo Colleges District in Texas, is the winner of the 2021 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. When SAC President Robert Vela was…