“To be honest, I didn’t know what the future held for me when I started the program [mechatronics],” Jeremiah Brown Jr. said about starting the mechatronics program at Enterprise State Community College (ESCC). “I felt that I was on the right path when I started, but which door it would lead to, I truly did […]
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From classroom to community
From firefighting and criminal justice to social work and legal services, Ivy Tech Community College students are serving their communities across the state. With about 1,500 graduates per year in five different programs, the Ivy Tech School of Public Affairs and Social Services is dedicated to community engagement. At campuses throughout Indiana, Ivy Tech students […]
SUNY community colleges get support to expand childcare services
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced earlier this month the expansion of childcare services at 11 SUNY community colleges to include evenings and weekends to better align with the schedules of student parents enrolled in high-demand programs, including SUNY Reconnect courses, or to create additional spots for infants and toddlers. The announcement quickly follows the […]
Building futures with Bridge2Bachelor’s program
Scottsdale Community College (SCC) has launched the Bridge2Bachelor’s program, a new initiative that creates clear, intentional pathways from SCC’s hands-on workforce programs to a bachelor’s degree. The program expands SCC’s growing bachelor’s ecosystem following the overwhelming success of its regionally accredited Bachelor of Business Administration – Management (BBA), which welcomed 520 students in its inaugural […]
Expanding credit for prior learning
Turning prior learning, work experience, military service and other credentials into college credit can save students time and money. Despite that benefit, it’s been underutilized. Only about 11% of adult learners, for example, have benefited from prior learning assessment (PLA) – also referred to as credit for prior learning (CPL) – according to a 2020 […]
First-dollar scholarship builds momentum at Texas college
Brazosport College recently launched the Momentum Scholars Program, a new initiative designed to put eligible students on a fast track to academic and career success by covering the full cost of tuition, fees and course e-books. “At Brazosport College, our mission is centered on student success and access to opportunity,” BC President Vincent Solis said. […]
Office of Community Impact aims to strengthen student success
Amy Varela started at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) flummoxed and flustered. She wandered through the Downtown Milwaukee Campus, struggling to find where to go for her very first class. “I got lost,” said Varela, who grew up in Costa Rica. “I was asking anyone I could find where I needed to go. People were […]
Improving the odds for foster care students
For students who grow up in the foster care system, the path to a college degree is often stacked against them. Nationally, only 3% to 4% of foster care students earn a four-year degree, and just 2% to 6% complete a two-year degree. Onondaga Community College’s (OCC) new Lazer’s Fostering Success College Program (LFSCP) is […]
Student support program keeps men’s soccer successful on and off the field
For Coach William Sweidel, the defining moment of the men’s soccer season at Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) didn’t come from a single goal, win or playoff result. Instead, it came from a realization. “I think this kind of experience,” Sweidel said, gesturing toward the table where he sat alongside MILE advisor Melvin Tejada and […]
Promise-to-Promise pathway expands transfer access
The Alamo Colleges District and Schreiner University announced an expanded transfer agreement that will allow eligible students to begin at any of the five Alamo Colleges and seamlessly transfer to Schreiner University to complete a four-year degree, with educational costs covered at both institutions. As part of this agreement, Schreiner becomes the first private institution […]