AdminWorkforce DevelopmentHeartland to offer child care to evening studentsNORMAL — Starting this spring, parents taking evening classes at Heartland Community College will have child care services on campus. Heartland’s Youth Evening Care program will be available for children ages 5 to 13 whose parents are taking evening credit classes, adult education classes or Continuing Education Work Ready programs. Kelli Hill, vice president of […]November 27, 2018LeadershipPasadena City College Excels at Getting Transfers for Students into 4-Year CollegesPasadena City College has been selected as one of 16 California community colleges and state universities who are being recognized as 2018 Champions of Higher Education for Excellence in Transfer by The Campaign for College Opportunity, a non-profit bipartisan policy and research organization that’s focused on providing an equal opportunity for Californians to attend and […]November 27, 2018LeadershipOmaha college to invest $32M on expansion to train mechanicsAn Omaha community college is running out of space to train vehicle mechanics, so it’s planning to invest $32.5 million into a new building on its south Omaha campus. Metro Community College hopes to use the 100,000-square-foot, two-story expansion for its auto technology and auto collision programs, The Omaha World-Herald reported . Read moreNovember 27, 2018Blogs/OpinionDon’t hurt community collegesIn 2017, the state Board of Regents under President Mark Ojakian launched a dramatic Students First proposal to create a bloated system by dismantling the 12 independently accredited community colleges and replacing the college presidents with campus CEOs under the watch of three regional presidents. Students First resulted from rising financial challenges confronting some community […]November 21, 2018Workforce DevelopmentMap mentality: Cayuga Community College celebrates geographic systems programWhen Valerie Smith sees a map, she doesn’t just see a series of shapes and dots, but a world of information. Smith was one of the Cayuga Community College students present for the college’s celebration of geographic information systems, which manipulate and present geographic and spatial data, on Nov. 14. The event took place on […]November 21, 2018Workforce DevelopmentPrison program at Craven Community College combats prison recidivismCRAVEN COUNTY, NC – Millions of people are in jails and prisons throughout the country. National statistics estimate there roughly 2.3 Million inmates and according to those stats, more than half of those inmates will end up back in jail once released. In Eastern Carolina, Craven Community College and Instructor Greg Singleton are making it […]November 21, 2018LeadershipProfessor accuses Waubonsee Community College of retaliation for sharing information during sex harassment investigationA Waubonsee Community College professor is alleging the school retaliated against her for providing information during a sexual harassment investigation, documents show. Sociology professor Kathleen Westman made the allegations in a complaint against the college’s board filed with the Illinois Department of Human Rights. The charge remains under investigation, a department spokesman said. Read moreNovember 21, 2018Other NewsCentral Community College receives $1 million anonymous donation for CNA programGRAND ISLAND — Central Community College recently received a $1 million anonymous donation to meet the growing workforce demand for nurses and certified nursing assistants. The CNA program, housed at CCC’s Kearney Center, and its success greatly will affect the Kearney and surrounding communities in caring for an increasing elderly population in long-term and assisted-living […]November 21, 2018Blogs/OpinionWhy Bloomberg’s $1.8 billion Johns Hopkins donation won’t transform college affordabilityWith his $1.8 billion gift to Johns Hopkins University, Michael Bloomberg made the largest donation in history to a higher education institution and certainly the most high-profile gift directed towards scholarships in recent memory. Still, the staggering sum is likely to only make a small dent in America’s college affordability problem. Read moreNovember 20, 2018LeadershipHarassment training on Student CanvasStudents at Mesa Community College (MCC) are learning about sexual harassment and assault prevention through online course created to bring awareness about the issue. The Preventing Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence course informs students of laws that protect them from sex discrimination in education. The course has presentations that include scenarios of what are appropriate […]November 20, 2018Previous PagePage 109 of 286Next Page