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Health

New Hampshire Community College Opens New Lab

NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — The White Mountains Community College is celebrating an expansion. Its North Conway Academic Center has a new science lab. It will offer courses such as human anatomy and physiology, microbiology, and human biology. A massage therapy program is heading to the center for the spring semester.

Workforce Development

Northwestern Michigan College Ranked Among Best Community Colleges for Vets

TRAVERSE CITY — Since the script has flipped from soldier to student, so has the service. Military Times magazine ranked Northwestern Michigan College the second-best two-year college for veterans in its Best for Vets list for 2019. NMC moved up one spot from the 2017 list. The community college has implemented a series of initiatives […]

Other News

Voters to Decide on $349 Million Bond Referendum for Wake Tech

RALEIGH – Loren Ivester thinks she got the “caring gene” from her mother. But the Wake Tech freshman also credits the nurses who cared for her ailing grandfather for her long-time interest in the medical field. “I’ve wanted to be a nurse since I was little,” she said. “It’s all I’ve been passionate about. I […]

Finance

Wyoming Community College Tuition Increases

CHEYENNE, Wyo.  — The Wyoming Community College Commission has increased tuition by $5 per credit hour and capped tuition at 15 credits. If an in-state student took 15 credit hours a semester this year, they would pay $94 per credit hour and pay only for the first 12 credits. That adds up to $1,128. The Wyoming Tribune […]

Leadership

Massachusetts Community College to Offer Study Abroad Program

Mount Wachusett Community College in Massachusetts is set to offer a study abroad program in 2020. The school will offer scholarships the first year, thanks to funds from the Education Department’s Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language program. The study abroad will not last an entire semester, but will likely take place during school breaks. […]

Academics

Free Tuition Program Extended to N.H. Community College Graduates

New Hampshire community college graduates who receive the Pell Grant can receive free tuition at the University of New Hampshire through Granite Guarantee-a program that was previously only open to first-year students of the four-year university. The program begins in December and is open to graduates who transfer directly from the state’s community college system […]

Other News

Indiana Community College Celebrates 50 Years

Ivy Tech Community College in Lafayette, Indiana is celebrating its 50th year. The school, originally named Tippewa Technical Institute, has a student body of about 4,000.  Read more .

Faculty

Survey: Growing Disparity in Backgrounds of Community College Trustees and Students

Diversity among community college boards has changed little in the last decade though the demographics of the student populations they serve have shifted greatly, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT). The survey, completed by more than a 1000 people, shows the racial and gender diversity […]

Faculty

Former Nine Inch Nails Drummer Teaches at Alabama Community College

Chris Vrenna, the former drummer of ’90s rock band Nine Inch Nails, is now a mass communications teacher at Calhoun Community College in Alabama. Vrenna, who once ate a light bulb behind stage as part of a dare, also teaches intro to recording technology, studio production and Pro Tools at the North Alabama school with […]

Other News

N.C. Community Colleges Receive Grant to Aid Students Facing Sudden Financial Problems

Community colleges in North Carolina have received a share of a grant purposed to help students confronted with sudden financial emergencies. The Finish Line Grants program uses $7 million in federal funds to help students with financial emergencies experienced through no fault of their own. Read more.

Academics

Dayton Community College Receives $900,000 for Student Child Care Aid

The Department of Education awarded a $900,000 grant to Sinclair Community College to help student-parents with child care expenses. The money will be used for the creation of a four-year program for low-income parents attending the Dayton, Ohio school. Read more .

Other News

College Decisions

Starting post-secondary education at a community college may be best for some students and their families. Read more

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