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Texas College Approved for Second Bachelor’s

Tyler Junior College is set to launch three new programs this fall, encompassing two certificate programs, two new associate’s degrees and its second bachelor’s level degree. On Monday, the college announced they have been approved to offer their second bachelor’s degree for the school’s Healthcare Technologies program. They also launched the website for a new […]

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Ohio College Prepares for Testing Medical Marijuana

As Hocking College prepares to start testing medical marijuana in its new laboratory, administrators plan to offer related courses to students interested in cannabis and other fields requiring laboratory research skills. “We are getting a lot of inquiries about laboratory sciences in general, and specifically about cannabis laboratory technicians,” Hocking College President Betty Young said. […]

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Colorado College Will Offer 4-Year Nursing Degree

Front Range Community College will soon offer a bachelor’s degree in nursing, according to a news release. The program is intended to help meet a growing need for skilled health care providers in Colorado, while offering students an affordable route to a job in their home state. At a meeting July 12, the State Board […]

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Study: Community Colleges Hold Key to Diversity in Family Medicine

Health care leaders and policymakers across the country have long maintained that a robust primary care workforce is the best way to provide high-quality, continuous and affordable health care to a growing and diverse U.S. population. It’s also no secret that family medicine owns a bigger chunk of the primary care pie than any other […]

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Colleges Need to Prepare for Students with Autism

Kieran Barrett-Snyder was a star student at his high school on Long Island in New York. He had a gift for mathematics and science, and was accepted into all seven of the colleges he applied to. He decided on New York University (NYU), both because it has a strong engineering program and because it is […]

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Educators Float Solutions to Hunger on Campus

Studying while hungry – many college students struggle to get enough to eat because they lack money to buy food. At Worcester State University on Friday, educators and policymakers floated solutions at the Voices of Hunger conference. Research from Temple University found about a third of university students and almost half (40 to 50 percent) […]

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Officials Warn of TB Exposure at Campuses

The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency Wednesday reported potential tuberculosis exposure at Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District’s El Cajon and Rancho San Diego campuses between Jan. 30 and April 24. Agency officials are working with the community college district to notify individuals who may have been exposed to the infectious disease over that […]

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Delaware Leads Nation with Gene-Editing Curriculum

“You have seen the future, and it is gene editing,” said Janice E. Nevin, M.D., MPH, Christiana Care president and chief executive officer, as she congratulated biomedical students and faculty at Delaware Technical Community College for pioneering what may be the first-ever community college curriculum to include the revolutionary CRISPR gene editing technology. Thanks to […]

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Art Student Considers Autism ‘A Tool and a Gift’

BOWLING GREEN, Va. — Before Joey Frye could talk, he could draw. As a toddler and young child, he’d sketch imaginative scenes featuring his favorite cartoon characters — Thomas the Tank Engine, Woody and Buzz Lightyear from “Toy Story” and Looney Tunes personalities. “Joey was nonverbal until he was 4 or 5,” said his father, […]

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College Offers Diagnostic Stenography Training (Video)

Labette strives for exceptionality. They give more than an excellent education, they give an environment of support, and a wealth of resources. Students will have access to a diverse range of teaching methods, technology, and continuous work at improvement from LCC. There are 52 different degrees/certifications to choose from, so you know you can find […]

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Solution to a Nursing Crisis

Texas needs to allow community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees in select high-demand fields, including nursing, to meet employer demands. Today in Central Texas, there are more than 5,000 job postings for registered nurses (RNs). Senate Bill 2118, under consideration by the Legislature, would allow Austin Community College (ACC) to provide about 500 additional nurses […]

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California Law Requires Shower Access on Campus

A new state law intends to help homeless students in California graduate from community college by giving them access to showers. Das Williams knows firsthand how tough it can be to stay in school when you don’t have a place to live. “I was homeless when I went to Santa Barbara City College,” says Williams, […]

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