AdminWorkforce DevelopmentNew Workforce Development Program at Onondaga Community College Helps Individuals Prepare for a new CareerSUNY Onondaga Community College is offering a new workforce development program which helps those interested in pursuing a career in trade with workforce development opportunities and short term hands-on training that will help prepare them for a new career. The new program will train students for positions that are in high demand in Syracuse and […]January 15, 2019TechnologyUniversity of Hawaiʻi Community College Students can Pursue Online Degree ProgramBeginning this year, students at the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) can now pursue a degree entirely consisting of online courses, giving working students more flexibility to achieve their goal of earning a degree. The online degree program will be launched in phases over the course of two years for certain degrees. Each online course will run […]January 15, 2019LeadershipEnvironmental Advocate, Scholar Receives Educator of the Year AwardDr. Tara Jo Holmberg, an environmental advocate and scholar, was named the 2018 New England Formal Educator of the Year by the New England Environmental Education Association (NEEA).January 12, 2019AcademicsMayoral Candidate Proposes to Combine Chicago’s Public K-12, Community College SystemsIn an effort to increase degree attainment across Chicago, Democratic mayoral candidate, Bill Daley, has recently proposed that the public K-12 and community college systems merge. Daley’s proposal would magnify current Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago Star Scholarship, a benefit that covers tuition and textbook costs at the City Colleges for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students earning a […]January 11, 2019LeadershipMuskegon Community College Purchases Former Funeral Home as new Campus LocationMuskegon Community College (MCC) will begin holding classes at a refurbished former funeral home in the fall in efforts of making a permanent investment in the Grand Haven, Michigan community. Currently, MCC’s Grand Haven campus holds classes at the Grand Haven Community Center. After purchasing the Clock Life Story Funeral Home, the campus will move […]January 11, 2019LeadershipLouisiana College, LCTCS Presidents Sign Agreement to Help Community College Grads Transition to Four-Year DegreeLouisiana College president Dr. Rick Brewer and the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) president Dr. Monty Sullivan have signed a transfer agreement that will ensure that the coursework of LCTCS students transferring to Louisiana College is accepted. Central Louisiana Technical and Community College students will also benefit from the agreement. Under the new […]January 11, 2019Blogs/OpinionRenaming to Lively Technical College is a Good, Necessary Step ForwardCongratulations to the Leon County School Board for taking a significant step into the future by the simple renaming of Lively Technical Center. Its new name is Lively Technical College, a distinction that tells students it’s a new day. Read MoreJanuary 11, 2019LeadershipGet COCC out of North Lake CountyAs a second generation Central Oregon Community College student, I am proud of the college and what it has done for my family and our community. However, I am also aware of its flaws, including its limited investment in online learning. As a working parent, I had to take most of my nursing prerequisite courses […]January 10, 2019LeadershipBlack Student Athletes Sue Community College District After Cutting Football ProgramEleven African-American student athletes have filed a federal lawsuit against the Maricopa County Community College (MCCC) District after the school decided to cut the JUCO football program after the 2018 season. The MCCC District, the largest community college system in Arizona, made the announcement in February 2018 citing the systems need to refocus their spending […]January 10, 2019Workforce DevelopmentSouthwestern Michigan College Stops State Lawsuit After New Legislation PassedA lawsuit filed on Jan. 4 by Southwestern Michigan College (SMC) against the Michigan’s Office of the Auditor General was dropped after a new law changed how community colleges in the state should give to a state-run teacher retirement program. The college decided to file the suit after an investigation by Michigan’s Office of the […]January 10, 2019Previous PagePage 102 of 286Next Page