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Portland Community College Event Canceled After Threat from Right-Wing Group

Portland Community College officials have recently canceled an on-campus event planned by the Portland Democratic Socialists of America after right-wing protesters from Patriot Prayer threatened to attend the event and disrupt it, according to a recent email. The event planned to have a brief discussion regarding the concept of job guarantee led by economics professor […]

Six Achieving the Dream Schools Recognized as ‘Leader Colleges’

Six community colleges across the country have earned Achieving the Dream’s (ATD) “Leader College” designation for the first time, demonstrating their campus-wide commitment to closing opportunity gaps and improving overall student success.

Workforce Development

Report: ‘On-Ramp’ Programs Help Working-Class Adults Achieve Upward Mobility

Over 32 million working-class American adults with less than a two-year degree are being left behind in today’s job market. A new category of career “on-ramp” programs can help this group achieve upward mobility by increasing their skills and employability that can successfully help them transition to financially stable careers. That’s the findings in a new report by […]

Central Ohio Technical College Appoints Dr. John M. Berry as Next President

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) has appointed Dr. John M. Berry as its first new president in 15 years, succeeding its former president Dr. Bonnie Coe. Prior to this appointment, he served as dean of students of COTC for 14 years and as director of student life at Ohio State University-Newark. He also previously worked […]

Roanoke-Chowan Receives Second Warning from SACSCOC, Citing Non-Compliance

Roanoke-Chowan Community College has received its second warning in seven months from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) for alleged non-compliance of its accreditation standards. The most recent allegations of the school were disclosed in a statement that SACSCOC, a regional accrediting body of higher ed institutions in 11 Southern […]

Wyoming Bill to Allow Community Colleges to Offer BAS Degree Moves Forward

A bill sponsored by Wyoming Sen. Tara Nethercott would allow community colleges throughout Wyoming to offer bachelors of applied science (B.A.S.) degrees to their students, has recently received approval from the Senate Education Committee. The bill fulfills a statewide desire for advanced technical education degree programs being available closer to home. Currently, the degree program […]

Study: Students Using English Language Learning Software Experienced Greater Gains in Proficiency

Community college students who used the app Voxy had more proficiency gains in the English language than their peers in the same group who used a different software. That’s the findings of a new study conducted by American Institutes for Research (AIR). The study, conducted at Miami Dade College, was created to analyze the impact […]

West Virginia Presidents Sign Entrepreneurship NACCE Pledge During Higher Education Day

In celebration of Higher Education Day, nine presidents from West Virginia’s community and technical colleges (CTC) signed the “Presidents for Entrepreneurship Pledge” of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) at the state capitol. Pledge signers commit their institutions to undertake entrepreneurial practices that increase economic vitality in their communities. Dr. Sarah Tucker, chancellor […]

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College President Named NC President of the Year for 2019

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College president Dr. Carol S. Spalding has been named President of the Year for 2019 by the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges. This is the first time in the history of the college that one of its leaders has received this honor. Sponsored by Wells Fargo, the President of the Year […]

Northwest-Shoals to Offer Medical Sonography, Diagnostic Imaging Programs

Northwest-Shoals Community College, located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, will soon offer programs in medical sonography and diagnostic imaging in the fall in an effort to meet an increasing demand for more health care and medical courses. When Northwest-Shoals officials first discussed the possibility of adding the programs, the college surveyed students involved in health studies […]

Alaka‘ina Foundation Donates $500K to UH Community College

The University of Hawai‘i Community College was awarded a $500,000 gift by the Native Hawaiian Organization Alaka‘ina Foundation to establish a new scholarship. The Alaka‘ina Foundation UH Community College Technical Education Scholarship will assist full- and part-time undergraduate students seeking a certificate or degree in vocational/technical education studies at any of the University of Hawai’i […]

Profile: ‘Second-Generation’ Community College Educator Makes a Difference

Dr. G. Duncan Harris didn’t always know that he wanted to work at a community college. But as a youngster, he grew up on college campuses.

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Amanda Fuchs Miller

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