An early childhood education program at Reading Area Community College (RACC) in Pennsylvania looks to improve the skills and successes of Latino workers in those jobs. A community health worker program at Chicago’s Richard J. Daley College aims to provide a pathway for Latino adult learners to earn a credential in the field, while also […]

Springfield Technical Community College’s (STCC’s) new student leaders like to be involved and take advantage of college resources to help them succeed. David Panchenko, elected president of the Massachusetts college’s Student Government Association, is the first in his family to pursue a college degree. Now entering his second year, he is active in TRIO Student […]

Queensborough Community College celebrated the official opening of the Queensborough Male Resource Center (QMRC) last month. The QMRC, made possible by a $450,000 grant from Robin Hood, is a landmark achievement for Queensborough, geared toward creating positive, lifechanging differences for male students, with a particular focus on self-identified Black and Latino males who experience lower retention […]

“The beauty of welding is that you can travel the world,” said Juanita Lopez-Escobar. “You can work anywhere if you’re a welder.” Lopez-Escobar found her true passion for welding through Portland Community College’s “Discover Manufacturing and Construction Trades” on-ramp class. Taught by Kali Giaritta, the course opened doors for Lopez-Escobar that she never thought possible. […]

Seminole State Commits graduate Stephanie Smith is proof that with hard work and determination anything is possible. Last fall, Smith, 42, was part of the first cohort of Seminole State College of Florida students in the Seminole State Commits program to complete a pilot business certificate course at the Dr. Velma H. Williams Westside Community Center […]

Community college administrators are better positioned than ever to make decisions about adopting programs based on their effectiveness, with a growing evidence base about interventions that increase graduation rates and put students on the track to labor market success. However, figuring out how to pay for new programs is challenging, particularly in the wake of […]

Business, accounting and economics are his passions. Degree in hand and his future in his sights, Coconino Community College (CCC) alum, current student, accounting intern, and student affairs representative Cole Catron is set to move forward in his higher education journey. “I always wanted to do something with my life,” Catron said. “And I want […]

Students had always been able to take classes at any of the college’s three campuses. To avoid long commutes through one of the nation’s largest and most diverse counties, nearly all Montgomery College students scheduled their classes at one campus. During and immediately after the pandemic, however, the college saw that students were signing up […]

Any minute now, the rusty husk of a muffler on Magnolia Romero Castellano’s car will fall off. “It’s hanging down really low,” she said. “I don’t know how long it will last.” Castellano is unconcerned and unperturbed. Thanks to a brand-new bilingual welding program at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) and a scholarship funded by […]