AdminWorkforce DevelopmentNew Front Range Community College Center Aims to Equip High-Tech Manufacturing Job SeekersLONGMONT— Ken Floyd gets a lot of calls from companies asking if he knows of any recent graduates looking for a job. Those companies will tell him they just hired one of his former students and they need more good employees. Floyd, a Fort Collins resident who teaches advanced manufacturing courses at Front Range Community […]August 6, 2019FinanceCommunity College Touted as Best Solution to Trillion-Dollar Student-Debt CrisisTo beat rising tuition costs, savvy parents are encouraging their children to attend community college for the first two years of their academic treks. Student debt makes up 15 percent of U.S. GDP. Tuition is rising faster than wages, which is creating a funding gap, Brendan Coughlin, head of consumer deposits and lending at Citizens Bank, told […]August 6, 2019Other NewsCommunity Colleges Take Steps to Address Campus CrimeOfficials at Wayne County Community College and Henry Ford College talk with pride — and a promise of vigilance — regarding campus safety. WCCC’s Downriver campus reported four on-campus criminal offenses in a three-year period ended in 2017, and HFC reported 24, according to the statistics kept under guidelines of the federal Clery Act. The […]August 6, 2019Other NewsNative American Enrollment In Community College Has Plummeted 60 Percent In 20 Years. Here’s WhyThe numbers scream at you: in the 1997-1998 academic year, there were about 26,000 Native American students enrolled in California’s community college system. Twenty years later, that number was down to about 10,000. “It’s pretty shocking to see this giant decline in numbers,” said Robert Przeklasa, vice president at California Indian Nations College in Palm […]August 2, 2019TechnologyLas Positas College Receives California Community Colleges GrantChabot and Las Positas Colleges have been named two of 70 colleges throughout California to receive grants from the Improving Online CTE Pathways program developed by California Community Colleges’ California Virtual Campus – Online Education Initiative. LPC’s grant, totaling $177,187, will be allocated to develop a fully online Supervisory Management certificate of achievement, provide for […]August 2, 2019FinanceFree College Programs a Promise Within the Budget of Many CitiesMy oldest daughter begins ninth grade this month, which means I’ve entered the parental demographic officially known as the “Sweet mother of mercy, how does anyone afford to pay for their kids’ college?” segment. Some of my parent-friends will only join this demographic when their own kid enters 12th grade. But I’m forward-thinking about money, […]August 2, 2019Workforce DevelopmentCommunity College Makes Financial Sense. Here’s Why.Nationally, the economy is on a roll, employers have more job openings than applicants, and unemployment is at historic lows, especially for minorities. That means there are lots of opportunities to find a good job. In Connecticut, the employment possibilities are compounded by an aging workforce. About 100,000 more Connecticut workers are nearing retirement compared […]July 30, 2019Workforce DevelopmentDutchess Community College Acquires Ex-Air Force One JetStudents enrolled in Dutchess Community College’s airplane mechanic program will now have a chance to work on an aircraft that once transported the leader of the free world. The Poughkeepsie-based college has acquired an Air Force One Gulfstream G3 once used by President George H.W. Bush during his 1989-1993 administration. The aircraft, which was obtained […]July 30, 2019LeadershipHolyoke Community College President Christina Royal Makes Kindness ChallengeDecluttering. You know the deal. The closet is crammed with coats and jackets you haven’t worn for years, if not decades. You have drawers filled with things you’ve forgotten you had. Time to make a trip to Goodwill (or your favorite charity shop) in hopes your castoffs can find new life with someone else. Holyoke […]July 30, 2019FinanceElgin Community College Partnering with University of Illinois on Program that Guarantees Admittance to U of I Engineering SchoolElgin Community College engineering students who meet certain criteria will be guaranteed admission into the University of Illinois’ engineering college under a partnership that should make engineering degrees more affordable and engineering schools more diverse. The U of I Engineering Pathways program will allow students applying for ECC admission in 2020 to simultaneously apply to […]July 30, 2019Previous PagePage 75 of 286Next Page
