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Tennessee Colleges Struggle to Meet Demand of Reconnect Program

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Class is back in session at community colleges around the state, but officials say thousands couldn’t attend Monday. The Tennessee Reconnect program received so many applicants that many were turned away from the free tuition program. “I’ve been talking about going back to school for years,” said Kim Bare, a TN Reconnect student. […]

‘Engage the Election’ Grant Awarded to Allegany College

Allegany College of Maryland was awarded a $1,850 grant for participation in Engage the Election: 2018 through Campus Compact’s newest community college engagement initiative, The Democracy Commitment (TDC). Students can participate in TDC’s National Voter Registration Day Contest, be part of a deliberative dialogue forum on Sept. 21 focused on the Parker Palmer book “Healing […]

Private University Launching 2-Year College

After several initiatives designed to aggressively raise the profile of Marian University, the private liberal arts school announced Wednesday that it will launch a new two-year college next fall to reach a different population of students: those that might not get into Marian’s four-year programs. University president Daniel Elsener said the university recognized the need for a different […]

2 W.Va. Colleges Plan Cybersecurity Training for Senior Citizens

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two West Virginia community and technical colleges plan to offer free training to senior citizens on computer safety. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says in a news release his office will partner with Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College in Moorefield and Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College in Mount Gay. […]

Co-Ops Put Students to Work

Students and their families are increasingly questioning whether the time and money they invest in a college degree will pay off. There is no definitive answer, but college graduates continue to enjoy lower unemployment rates and higher earnings potential than students who don’t attend college. Still, in a competitive job market, many college graduates find […]

Cuomo: All N.Y. Public Colleges Will Have Food Pantries

Every State University of New York and City University of New York campus will have a food pantry or similar program by the end of the fall semester, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. The food pantries are part of Cuomo’s “No Student Goes Hungry” initiative that he announced in his 2018 State of the State […]

Momentum Builds for P-Tech Early College Programs

Shanaes Akhtar first heard about Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-TECH) as a middle schooler. She read an article about the Brooklyn high school and learned that students there spend six years instead of the traditional four but they graduate with an associate degree along with their high school diploma – all for free. […]

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Facebook Launches Partnership on Digital Marketing

Facebook announced on Aug. 27 that it is working with Canada College in Redwood City and Foothill College in Los Altos to develop a digital marketing certificate that will be offered through those community colleges. The courses are expected to be available to students for enrollment in early 2019, and will teach students how to […]

District Offers Free Tuition for First-Time, Full-Time Students

There’s not just the Richmond Promise. Now, local students have access to the California College Promise. First-time, full-time students can receive free tuition for up to one year at Contra Costa College, Diablo Valley College and Los Medanos College effective Monday, Aug. 27, the first day of the new school year, the Contra Costa Community […]

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Thousands More Tennesseans Than Expected Apply for Free Tuition

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Officials say a new program allowing adults to attend community college or technical schools tuition-free in Tennessee has received thousands more applications than anticipated. The Tennessean reported Monday that Tennessee Reconnect is in its first year and roughly 31,000 adults have applied. State Higher Education Commission Executive Director Mike Krause says the […]

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Colleges Ramp Up Cloud Computing Education

A group of community colleges in Southern California is working with Amazon Web Services and its education program to develop college credit courses for a cloud computing career pathway that starts in high school, continues through college and leads to industry certifications. The goal of the “CA Cloud Workforce Consortia” is to expand this common […]

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Prisoners on Track to Receive Associate’s Degrees

Fifty seven incarcerated students at Pamlico Correctional Institution were recognized on Thursday for their commitment to the first year of an associate’s degree program that could eventually expand throughout the state’s prisons. “I think that this is a prototype that can be copied and that it will work anywhere where you have the same amount […]

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Associate Vice Chancellor, Information Systems and Operations

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Amanda Fuchs Miller

What Colleges and Universities Should Take Away from What Happened at UVA

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Michigan Task Force Unveils 12 Recommendations to Address College Student Basic Needs