AdminOther NewsCommunity Colleges: A Path To Create Wings To Further Educational Access and OpportunitiesIn 2014, I graduated from high school full of fear, doubt, uncertainty, and frustration. As I reflect, I wonder why was I so angry. But now, it makes much more sense. In the process of applying to colleges, my support system was very weak. My parents never finished high school, so they did not push […]October 1, 2019LeadershipNew Spokane Community College President Aims to Provide StabilitySPOKANE — As a first-generation college student in Northern California, Kimberlee Messina changed her major three times before completing a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a master’s in Spanish. So it’s fitting that Messina, who started as president of Spokane Falls Community College in June, is focused on helping students choose academic paths that suit […]October 1, 2019Other NewsHolyoke Community College Secures $2.4M for Early Childhood Education ProgramsHOLYOKE – Holyoke Community College has received two grants from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care totaling $2.4 million to fund a new professional development program and training workshops for early childhood educators. HCC is the lead agent on a $2 million Career Pathways Grant in partnership with Berkshire Community College and Greenfield […]October 1, 2019Workforce DevelopmentCalifornia’s New Online Community College to Open After Months of PlanningCalifornia’s newest two-year institution — the online-only Calbright College — opens on Tuesday and for the first time, and students will be able to register and enroll in programs that are intended to serve an entirely new adult and underemployed population. The new college was created to enroll so-called “stranded” Californians who are underemployed, working […]October 1, 2019Other NewsWhy Latinx Enrollment At IL Community Colleges Holds Steady, But Gaps In Degree Attainment PersistWhen Francisco Gamino arrived at Parkland College four years ago, he didn’t know how to balance work and find the time he needed to study. “For me, just getting to college was a challenge, because I’ve been working since early high school,” he said. Gamino is a 22-year-old first-generation Latinx college student from Champaign. He […]September 27, 2019Other NewsAmazon and Texas Community Colleges Launch Degree for Cloud ComputingInspired by Amazon’s need for tech talent, community colleges in Dallas County and across Texas will offer a new degree that prepares students for careers in cloud computing. Texas education leaders and Amazon Web Services announced the creation of associate’s and bachelor’s degree programs Thursday at a Dallas event attended by Secretary of State Ruth […]September 27, 2019AcademicsEnrollment is Still Falling at Community Colleges in Hampton RoadsEnrollment at Tidewater Community College for the semester that began a few weeks ago is down 8.1% from last fall. As of last week, the college had enrolled the equivalent of 10,961 full-time students, nearly a thousand under fall 2018. The figure is a calculation used for college funding. The total number of actual students […]September 27, 2019HealthBergen Community College, Partners Launch $12M Health Care GrantBergen Community College announced receiving a $12 million U.S. Department of Labor grant during a Sept. 25 event in the institution’s Health Professions Integrated Teaching Center. The Bergen-led application represented one of 23 projects awarded a total of $183.8 million by the federal government during this cycle. As part of the Scaling Apprenticeship Through Sector-Based […]September 27, 2019FacultyAlabama College Official Says She Was Suspended for Investigating CorruptionA suspended official of an Alabama community college says she was targeted for termination because she investigated corruption. Lisa Burks has been suspended from her role as the vice president for human resources at Coastal Alabama Community College since November. WALA-TV reports her case was heard Monday at an administrative hearing. Burks’ attorney, Tom Loper, […]September 24, 2019LeadershipNew President Named at Haywood Community CollegeThe search for a successor to retiring Haywood Community College President Dr. Barbara Parker is over, the school announced via press release earlier today: “The Haywood Community College Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Shelley White as its seventh President as approved by the State Board of Community Colleges. Dr. […]September 24, 2019Previous PagePage 69 of 286Next Page
