Funding roundup
Students in Mesa Community College’s (MCC’s) Green Flag program will benefit from a $70,000 grant from the Santander Consumer USA Inc. Foundation. The Green Flag program provides students with office space, business tools and the…
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Helping small businesses and entrepreneurs
House lawmakers on Thursday heard about how community colleges are helping to prepare workers sought by small businesses or to become self-employed — and they also had a chance to ask what Congress can do…
Global connections: International education for workforce development and a civil society
International education at community colleges is increasingly recognized as essential for building a more inclusive civil society and ensuring a strong U.S. economy. As the country focuses on issues of equity and workforce development in…
Newsmakers
New president Todd Kitchen is the new president of the Eastern Campus at Cuyahoga Community College. He comes to the Ohio college with more than 20 years of experience in higher education, the last 10…
Reporter’s notebook
Eyeing the airline workforceSpeaking of pipelines… Va. college extends its free tuition program Eyeing the airline workforce The pandemic has exacerbated concerns about workforce pipelines for jobs in the aviation industry, according to a new…
Reporter’s notebook
Commerce secretary: More investment in workforce training is needed Student aid rulemaking committee meets next week Commerce secretary: More investment in workforce training is needed To ensure the U.S. is more economically competitive will require…
Reporter’s notebook
Bumphus, Eddinger to serve on DOL apprenticeships advisory panelED’s understaffed student aid office results in delays, work backlog Bumphus, Eddinger to serve on DOL apprenticeship advisory panel Walter Bumphus, president and CEO of the American…
A partner in local economic stability
Community colleges are renowned for their leadership in workforce development. This work is even more crucial as communities continue to rebuild their economic bases while still dealing with Covid-19 and an uncertain future. As colleges…
Tackling workforce gender issues
Growing up in Iowa, Lauren Wieser had a hobbyist’s interest in all things mechanical, whether dismantling her bicycle for fun or tinkering underneath the hood of the family truck. “It was mostly about how the…
Tools you can use: The Virtual Apprenticeship Network
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has developed the Virtual Apprenticeship Network (VAN) Toolkit to help expand registered apprenticeships through community colleges with their partners. VAN includes best practices from more than 60 community colleges that have been…