Sinclair Community College is empowering 10 ambitious high school students from Trotwood-Madison City Schools to pursue careers as emergency medical technicians (EMTs) through a unique partnership program. This initiative allows the students to complete classes after school at Trotwood-Madison High School and participate in hands-on labs at Sinclair’s state-of-the-art EMS facilities. The program was developed […]
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Ways to scale up community college baccalaureates
In many parts of the country, the idea of community colleges awarding a bachelor’s degree is not just novel, it’s unthinkable. Since their beginning, two-year colleges have provided an “open door” to higher education with one big exception: Community colleges cannot award bachelor’s degrees. The problem is many community college students aspire to get a […]
Streamlined admissions process helps boost enrollment
Amidst a groundbreaking change in the admissions process for a pilot program, Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) has experienced an unprecedented surge in enrollment. This change included the removal of traditional barriers to entry in its mental health, social service, and addiction counseling program. For the first time in 40 years, MHCC has eliminated the […]
College opens dedicated Scholarship Resource Center
Feroza Sherzai holds the distinction of being the first Holyoke Community College student to apply for a scholarship through the college’s new Scholarship Resource Center. Sherzai, a Holyoke resident, arrived at the center Jan. 31, just as the open house celebrating its grand opening got underway. She sat right down at one of the center’s […]
Empowering English language learners for healthcare careers
Ange Musamwaro and Maira Lopez sit quietly as they watch and wait their turn. They’re observing a classmate perform a series of nursing tasks while being evaluated by Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) nursing assistant instructor Betsy Rath. The evaluation is a trial run of the state exam they will soon take to become Certified […]
Candid conversations about Black male student success
A remarkable mentorship and wraparound services program at a New Jersey community college has allowed Black male student outcomes to catch up to those of the general student population by one measure. Lagging Black male achievement at higher education institutions is a common problem nationally, but UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ has largely eliminated […]
Commentary: A gift that keeps giving
Sometimes, the greatest gifts arrive in the most unexpected ways. Recently, I received a message from a former participant of Waubonsee Works, a program funded through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The news brought more joy than the most expensive present. “I got the job,” the email exclaimed. While it is exciting news […]
From San Jac to CERN
Raul Diaz and Estevan Salinas pinched themselves. One moment, they had been sitting in a physics classroom. The next, unpacking luggage in a Saint-Genis-Pouilly apartment on the France/Switzerland border, with the Jura Mountains spanning the horizon. Neither had expected to globetrot, much less join research at CERN, the European Council for Nuclear Research in Geneva. […]
Michigan program helps student reconnect with college
Andrew Denton is on a new path to a rewarding career in the advanced manufacturing industry, and the Michigan Reconnect Scholarship, coupled with some hard work, is to thank. “It’s literally changed my life in the course of a few months,” says the 32-year-old from Ypsilanti of his scholarship. “I don’t know what I’d be […]
Program changes — even saves — lives
By all accounts, Eddie Knox shouldn’t be alive. A few years ago, he tried to defuse a potentially volatile family situation at his Milwaukee home. A relative didn’t appreciate Knox trying to peacefully resolve the situation. So six months later – on January 4, 2022 – the relative returned to the house and shot Knox […]