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A blue-ribbon workforce advisory board addressed a wide range of issues at its first meeting in Washington, D.C., including raising the profile of good-paying jobs in career and technical fields, emphasizing skills development rather than…
Community colleges in New York are finding success with a program spearheaded by the State University of New York (SUNY) to re-engage students who “stopped out,” meaning they left college without attaining a credential. Ellie…
Just before the holidays, several high-ranking officials at San Juan College in Farmington, New Mexico, received urgent e-mails from the college president that said the president was in a meeting with fundraisers and needed them…
North Carolina’s Alamance Community College (ACC) received a $1 million gift from LabCorp to purchase state-of-the art laboratory equipment and supplies. The gift will benefit students and instructors in ACC’s biotechnology, medical laboratory technology, histotechnology…
2018 was an active year for policies affecting career and technical education (CTE) not only at the federal level, but among states, too. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate vice…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) has a new deputy assistant secretary for community colleges. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate vice president of communications for the American Association of Community…
SAN DIEGO — It’s time to step up innovation when it comes to serving college students, especially in terms of preparing them for the workplace. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as…
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…
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…