AdminFinanceNew Wyoming Program Will Help Adults Pay For CollegeA statewide education group introduced a program Thursday that will help adult students in Wyoming learn skills that lead to secure employment. The program will be called Wyoming Works, the Wyoming Education Attainment Council Executive Committee announced. “We are not only advancing our post-secondary attainment goals, but also ensuring Wyoming citizens have high-quality credentials to […]June 23, 2019Workforce DevelopmentNew Montgomery County Community College Building To Bring More Jobs To The AreaGERMANTOWN, Md. (WDVM)–The Montgomery Community College campus in Germantown will have a new building meant to bring more businesses into the area. It’s a building that will carry cyber and technology companies from private companies and it will come with a $40 million price tag. “$40 million is actually a pretty reasonable price tag,” says […]June 23, 2019FinanceTennessee Community And Technical Colleges Will Raise Tuition For Next School YearTennessee community and technical college students will pay more for tuition starting with the upcoming school year. The Tennessee Board of Regents approved the proposed tuition increases Friday. Technical college students will see a 2.42 percent increase and community college students will see a 2.45 percent increase. In real dollars, tuition will increase by $109 and mandatory fees by $7 […]June 23, 2019LeadershipInnovator and Visionary for Community CollegesWhen Dr. Gail O. Mellow concludes her 19-year presidency at LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York (CUNY) in August, she leaves a legacy not only for the institution, but also for community colleges across the country. Mellow, who describes herself as “relentlessly student-focused,” began her own higher education journey at Jamestown […]June 23, 2019LeadershipMadison College Leader Earns National FellowshipMadison College’s Dr. Ramon Ortiz has been named to the list of Leadership Program Fellows by the National Community College Hispanic Council (NCCHC). Ortiz, who is the Associate Dean in the School of Arts and Sciences at Madison College as well as the Vice President of Nuestro Mundo, has been a powerful voice in the […]June 18, 2019FinanceTennessee Board of Regents Set To Increase TCAT, Community College TuitionNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — They’re the colleges that many Tennesseans rely on to learn skills they can use on the job, and they’re the schools Gov. Bill Lee has pushed more people to attend. But this week, the leaders in charge of the state’s community colleges and Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology are ready to […]June 18, 2019Workforce DevelopmentUA Launching Master’s Program in Community College LeadershipThe University of Arkansas is launching a new program designed to bolster community college leaders’ education and to address the challenges, both education and economic, that these professionals face in their field. Applications for the new Master of Education in Community College Leadership program, which officially starts in January 2020, is now open. Read MoreJune 18, 2019FacultyChalmette’s Nunez Community College Fired Professor In ‘Retaliatory’ Act, Group Claims In CensureNunez Community College in Chalmette was placed on a censure list issued by a national professors’ advocacy group on Saturday, four months after being cited for allegedly terminating a long-term associate English professor as a “retaliatory measure.” The American Association of University Professors alleged in February that Nunez violated Richard Schmitt’s academic freedomwhen dismissing him without cause after […]June 18, 2019LeadershipRegents’ Panel Endorses $12.5M Cut For Community CollegesThe state’s community colleges will have to cut their budgets by a collective $12.5 million next year under a $1.29 billion budget endorsed Thursday by the Board of Regent’s finance committee. The regents, who oversee the state’s 12 community colleges and four regional state universities, projected deficits up significantly compared to last year. Read MoreJune 16, 2019FinanceMarijuana Testing Required For Free Community CollegeROANOKE, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia students participating in a new program for free tuition at public community colleges will have to pass a drug test that includes marijuana. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the board of the West Virginia Community and Technical College System listened to a presentation on Thursday from a consultant helping launch the […]June 16, 2019Previous PagePage 80 of 286Next Page
