Kudos Linda C. Young, president of Wallace Community College-Dothan in Alabama, is a Yellowhammer News 2022 Women of Impact honoree. The annual award recognizes the personal and professional accomplishments of Alabama women leaders, advisers and…
Training industry chemistsChemical & Engineering News (American Chemical Society)Apprenticeships and community colleges provide nontraditional paths for young people to get into chemistry careers. Lost job during pandemic? California will give you money to learn a…
As more stressed-out students consider dropping out, U.S. surgeon general pushes college leaders to ramp up supportChronicle of Higher EducationU.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy is urging colleges to hire more counselors and establish programs…
The Biden administration is encouraging community colleges to join local and state efforts to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) that will infuse massive amounts of federal funding for construction, broadband and electrification. On Thursday,…
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a total of $3.1 million to 12 community colleges and a handful of training institutes to train more commercial drivers for trucking careers, with a focus on…
First-of-its-kind law improves college access for students with autism, intellectual disabilitiesBoston GlobeMassachusetts students with autism and significant intellectual disabilities will gain unprecedented access to postsecondary education at state colleges and universities under a law signed…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) wants to see more high school students participate in dual enrollment as part of a strategy to more seamlessly link high schools, colleges and career paths in order to better…
How a Kansas City area community college is helping students handle the housing crisisKansas City BeaconWith the opening of Centennial Hall, Kansas City Kansas Community College has become part of a movement among community colleges…
Applications swell with Maine’s offer of free community collegePress HeraldThe state’s seven community colleges see an 11% increase in summer applications compared to this time last year. LCCC enrolling students in new applied bachelor’s degree…
Senate Democrats on Thursday released a fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations bill that would provide more modest increases for several key higher education and workforce development programs than in the House’s counterpart legislation, though both…