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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

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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As Democrats Champion Plans For Free College, One GOP State Already Has a Model Program

As Democratic presidential candidates promote billion-dollar plans to make college free on the campaign trail, advocates for affordable higher education across the political spectrum are pushing a simpler approach: Look to the states. One state in particular — a Southern, reliably Republican one — has risen above the rest, lawmakers, education and policy think tanks told NBC […]

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Chasten Buttigieg Has Been a Homeless Community College Student And a Starbucks Barista. Now, he Could be ‘First Gentleman.’

“Are you going to write about my meal?” Chasten Buttigieg asks, scanning the breakfast menu of a Manhattan cafe last month. He had oatmeal with a side of fresh fruit. And tea. The 29-year-old former drama teacher has often courted attention, but he has never been more watched than in these past few months as […]

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College Creates STEM Center Where Students Will Lead Design, Research

A ribbon cutting marks the grand opening of the STEM Student Research Center at Bergen Community College. “Our students are our future, and the smartest thing that we can do is to invest in our students,” said Michael Redmond, president of Bergen Community College. Read More

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City Colleges of Chicago, SIUC Partner to Provide New Degrees for Working Adults

Under a new agreement between City Colleges of Chicago and Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC), students who graduate from Daley College or have earned an associate degree are eligible to pursue a bachelor’s degree in industrial management and applied engineering at Daley College’s new Manufacturing Technology & Engineering Center (MTEC). The new program was created […]

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Alabama Community College System Starts New Student-Centered Website

The Alabama Community College System has started their new student-centered website to offer improved access to information on education and training. In addition, the website will offer information about the communities surrounding Alabama’s 24 community colleges. “The Alabama Community College System is laser-focused on the student experience and it only makes sense that our website […]

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Northern Wyoming Community College District to Consider Adding Bachelor’s of Applied Science Degrees

Officials from the Northern Wyoming Community College District are gathering data to obtain an understanding of community and student needs as they are considering adding bachelor’s of applied science degrees. This option follows a recently passed bill by state legislatures that allows community colleges throughout Wyoming to offer bachelor’s of applied science degrees to its […]

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Study: Contra Costa Community College District Positively Impacts its Region

According to a new study by Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI), the value of the Contra Costa Community College District in California is beyond the educational services for students to establish a positive impact on the regional economy. The community college district consists of Contra Costa College, Diablo Valley College and Los Medanos College. In […]

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