Connecting students from different countries Without a passport or a plane ticket, some Rockland Community College (RCC) students will engage in international dialogue this fall. Participants in a class taught by RCC Professor Catherine Roche…
Apprenticeships were again in the spotlight during a House hearing that examined earn-and-learn opportunities. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website
Four colleges in three New England states are working together to train students and make it easier for them to create programs for their region’s growing green building and resilient design industries. Associated PressCopyright 2018…
Designing and building a giraffe enrichment device is a tall order, but students in Randolph Community College’s welding technology program were up for the challenge. Cathy Hefferinis a public information officer at Randolph Community College…
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) will receive a three-year, $748,218 grant from the National Science Foundation for the project “Water Intense: Interactive Technology Education.” The goal of the project is to develop a virtual reality…
A House appropriations panel on Thursday passed a spending bill for the next fiscal year that would trim several programs important to community colleges, but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle indicated they’re open…
The Accelerating Opportunity (AO) initiative is designed to transform how states work with their adult education programs and community colleges to provide training for underprepared adult learners. AACC StaffMore Posts – Website
One of the reasons for the widening gap between the number of available jobs and qualified employees is an overemphasis on bachelor’s degrees as the only postsecondary path, according to David Harrison, president of Columbus…
Federal gainful employment (GE) regulations were largely designed to ensure that for-profit institutions were not burdening students with loans that they could not repay, given their educational experiences and other factors. Daily StaffCCDaily is published…
At 19, Dalton Sasin’s wizardry with a welding wand is taking him places. This month, he begins a 20-week specialized welding training program in Port Arthur with Cheniere Energy, who recruited him right out of…