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Program at San Diego Community Colleges Aims to Help Bilingual Students Become Teachers

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A new program at three San Diego-area community colleges is hoping to bridge the gap between minority students and their teachers. The Deber Program at Mesa, Southwestern, and City colleges hopes to encourage more bilingual people to become teachers. “We don’t have enough people of color in the classrooms,” said Laurie […]

October 18, 2019

California’s New Online Community College to Open After Months of Planning

California’s newest two-year institution — the online-only Calbright College — opens on Tuesday and for the first time, and students will be able to register and enroll in programs that are intended to serve an entirely new adult and underemployed population. The new college was created to enroll so-called “stranded” Californians who are underemployed, working […]

October 1, 2019

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Connecticut Community Colleges Offer SNAP Scholarship

As students prepare for school this fall, Connecticut community colleges are highlighting programs that aim to help low-income applicants. The system offers a program for students that qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The program, titled CT Pathways, offers over 60 programs in high-demand areas including advanced manufacturing, allied health and emergency […]

August 6, 2019

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New Front Range Community College Center Aims to Equip High-Tech Manufacturing Job Seekers

LONGMONT— Ken Floyd gets a lot of calls from companies asking if he knows of any recent graduates looking for a job. Those companies will tell him they just hired one of his former students and they need more good employees. Floyd, a Fort Collins resident who teaches advanced manufacturing courses at Front Range Community […]

August 6, 2019

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Community College Makes Financial Sense. Here’s Why.

Nationally, the economy is on a roll, employers have more job openings than applicants, and unemployment is at historic lows, especially for minorities. That means there are lots of opportunities to find a good job. In Connecticut, the employment possibilities are compounded by an aging workforce. About 100,000 more Connecticut workers are nearing retirement compared […]

July 30, 2019

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Dutchess Community College Acquires Ex-Air Force One Jet

Students enrolled in Dutchess Community College’s airplane mechanic program will now have a chance to work on an aircraft that once transported the leader of the free world. The Poughkeepsie-based college has acquired an Air Force One Gulfstream G3 once used by President George H.W. Bush during his 1989-1993 administration. The aircraft, which was obtained […]

July 30, 2019

Rockland’s New Career Academy Programs Train for Middle-Skills Jobs

A new program at Rockland Community College in New York provides training courses for middle skills-level jobs that require a high school education but not necessarily a college degree. Career Skills Academy, previously known as Middle Skills Academy, has launched four pilot classes: IT support professional, social media branding and marketing for entrepreneurs, CAD drafter […]

July 27, 2019

Illinois Central College Lands Federal Grant For New Job-Training Program Building

A federal grant will allow Illinois Central College to build a new, expanded workforce-training building that could open by late 2020 or early 2021. The $3 million Economic Development Administration grant for ICC’s Workforce Sustainability Center was announced Tuesday afternoon by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood’s office. Read More

July 16, 2019

Woodland Community College’s Student Trustee Readies For Role

Having student representatives on Yuba Community College District’s Board of Trustees is one way to ensure the voices of the population it serves are heard when decisions are being made. In the 2019-20 academic year, 19-year-old sociology major Lizette Valdovinos is taking on the role of student trustee for Woodland Community College. The Woodland High […]

July 14, 2019

Alabama Community College System Gets $12 Million Grant

U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta visited north Alabama on Thursday, discussing a $12 million apprenticeship grant to the Alabama Community College System to aid in manufacturing training. Among Acosta’s stops were at the Decatur campus of Calhoun Community College and Huntsville companies Adtran and Dynetics. According to an announcement from the labor department, the […]

July 2, 2019

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New Program At Roanoke Community College Aims To Help Young Farmers

Though the 2017 Census of Agriculture released this spring showed young farmers making some gains, the average age of an American farmer continues to rise. Attracting young people to the field is critically important, experts say, particularly in a state like Virginia, where agriculture is the number one industry. Read More

July 2, 2019

Skilled To Work: Alabama Community College System Gets $12 Million To Expand Apprenticeships

The federal government is wanting to fill millions of trade jobs. The U. S. Department of Labor said it will expand apprenticeships across the country. It will give states more than $280 million to create and expand their programs. The Alabama Community College System was granted $12 million. The federal government says more than 7 […]

June 25, 2019

New Montgomery County Community College Building To Bring More Jobs To The Area

GERMANTOWN, 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, 2019

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UA Launching Master’s Program in Community College Leadership

The 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 More

June 18, 2019

Amazon Donates $3 Million For Arlington Housing, Backs New Computer Degree At NOVA And GMU

Amazon will donate $3 million to support affordable housing in Arlington County and, in a separate venture, will help George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College create a new, high-tech bachelor’s degree to help meet its future workforce needs, the company announced Tuesday. The initiatives are aimed at addressing concerns that the online retail giant’s […]

June 11, 2019

Community College Program Gives Foster Youth The Tools To Succeed

ABINGDON, Va. — A growing program initiated more than 10 years ago at Virginia Highlands Community College is in the national spotlight for empowering foster youth to succeed academically. Deborah Ledford, coach for Great Expectations at the community college, said she’s been contacted by higher education programs from as far away as California and Colorado […]

June 9, 2019

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Tallahassee Community College Helps Foster Youth Get Workplace Training, Jobs

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Dozens of former foster youth, ranging from 18 to 24 years old, are participating in workplace readiness training this week. During week-long classes at Tallahassee Community College, young adults from across Florida are learning skills ranging from communication and networking to dressing professionally and showing up to work on time. Read […]

June 4, 2019

Spokane Community College Building $5 Million Transit Center

A bigger, relocated transit center is coming to the campus of Spokane Community College, according to permits issued by the city. The $5 million project will construct the eastern terminus for Spokane Transit Authority’s Central City Line, a bus rapid transit route that recently received $53.4 million from the federal government and will begin operating […]

May 21, 2019

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