For decades, the mantra has been that the path to quality or good jobs is paved with postsecondary credentials. Jolanta Juszkiewiczis director of policy analysis at the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts
The Trump administration is pushing to expand apprenticeships, last year issuing an executive order to provide more apprenticeship opportunities nationwide and assembling a taskforce to develop a foundation for future growth. Douglas GuthDouglas Guth is…
While visiting one of our Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) campuses this week for a student forum, I was thrilled when waiting to greet me in the back of the room was an amazing student…
Tiffany Simonik once traveled the country, helping others fulfill their high-speed dreams as an instructor with the NASCAR Racing Experience. Jennifer Micaleis senior staff assistant in SUNY Broome Community College’s office of marketing and communications.More…
As automation increases, “uniquely human” or soft skills are among the most important skills sought by employers. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
Lifting the ban on Pell grants for people in prison would not only help people attain job skills and economic sustainability, it would also benefit employers, states and communities, according to a new study by…
In 2009, South Texas College (STC) got a grant to start a Jobs for the Future program. The program targeted the low-income, low-skill workers in the Rio Grande Valley with less than a high school…
Programs like nursing, welding, computer science and communications are found at many if not most community colleges. And then there are degree and certificate offerings like cannabis cultivation, slot machine repair and gunsmithing technology that…
Just before Christmas, President Donald Trump signed into law the 2018 Farm Bill. Critical for community college students, the $867 billion bill renews through 2023 the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and a range of…
Registered and recognized apprenticeships, certifications, workforce education, tech ed — whatever you call it, community colleges are at the heart of the growing focus on workforce programs and services. Walter G. BumphusDr. Walter G. Bumphus…