AdminLeadershipCape Cod Community College loses $800,000 in cyberattackClicking an email led to a six-figure loss at a Massachusetts community college. An employee of Cape Cod Community College clicked on an email that appeared to be from another college, only to realize after there was an attachment to the message which raised suspicions. The employee followed procedure then and contacted the college’s IT […]December 11, 2018FinanceExtending a helping hand; Riverland Student Senate helps curb food insecurity on campusFor some college students, being able to afford school means going hungry. Riverland Community College Student Senate created the food pantry a little more than a year ago and has since seen a large number of students utilize the pantry for necessities, such as food items and toiletries. Stationed inside an inconspicuous closet, the pantry […]December 11, 2018AcademicsA quarter of college-going WV grads sent to remedial college ed, down from 31%About a quarter of West Virginia public and private high school students who graduated in 2017 and enrolled in the state’s public colleges in fall 2017 were required to enroll in remedial education classes. That’s down from the 31 percent rate of college-going 2016 high school graduates who had to enroll in remedial education classes […]December 11, 2018Blogs/OpinionEDITORIAL: College-university agreements benefit many students in ValleyIt has long been said that one of the best ways to address low incomes and high unemployment, as we see in the Rio Grande Valley, is through education. So it’s good to see educational opportunities continue to grow for people in this region. Local public, private and charter schools show steady improvement, and the […]December 7, 2018LeadershipHCC board of trustees approves relocating, expanding Katy campusBy mid-2021, Houston Community College will have a new campus for its west Houston students. The proposal to purchase 24 acres with an option to acquire an additional 30 acres to relocate and expand the Northwest College Katy campus at 228 Colonial Parkway, near the intersection of I-10 and Grand Parkway passed in a 5-2 […]December 7, 2018LeadershipCorning Community College will lower tuition for Pennsylvania students on campusSUNY Corning Community College hopes to entice more Pennsylvania students to campus by offering them a tuition break. The college’s regional board of trustees this week approved a plan that would enable Keystone State students who live on campus to earn an associate’s degree for the same cost as New York state students. Read moreDecember 7, 2018LeadershipCayuga Community College moves capital projects forward for possible state fundingAUBURN — Cayuga Community College took a step forward in making a trio of capital projects a reality. CCC’s board of trustees endorsed the college’s request for getting the projects considered for state funding at a special meeting in Auburn Thursday. SUNY community colleges are able to annually request SUNY capital funding for campus initiatives. […]December 7, 2018FinanceGrant funding allows high school students to take college-level coursesHigh school students in Warren County, Va. will soon be able to take college-level classes to get a head start on the path to a career in nursing. Skyline High School in Front Royal, Va. received $15,000 from the Warren County Educational Endowment to pay for the materials needed to start the college-level dual-enrollment anatomy […]December 7, 2018Blogs/OpinionOPINION: Don’t trust university accreditors to stop for-profit schools from scamming veteransWhen U.S. Marine Anselm Caddell completed his tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, all he wanted to do was pursue a degree in criminal justice. It was a path he believed would provide him with the skills and credentials for a career in the security industry. A recruiter from the for-profit Brown Mackie College in Caddell’s […]December 6, 2018LeadershipConstruction Begins on New Education Center at Salem Community CollegeCARNEYS POINT, N.J. – State and local officials kicked off construction on a new education center in Salem County. On Tuesday, December 4th, Senate President Steve Sweeney and Congressman-Elect Jeff Van Drew joined local officials to break ground on the Sam and Jean Jones Glass Education Center at Salem Community College in Carneys Point. The existing […]December 6, 2018Previous PagePage 106 of 286Next Page