Northern Essex Community College (NECC) is scaling up its Promise programs. The Massachusetts college, with the support of Newburyport Bank, has created the new Seacoast Promise Program. Building on the success of the Lawrence and Haverhill Promise Programs, the Seacoast Promise will provide full tuition, fees, and books to early college graduates from Seacoast area […]
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Leveraging internships
Doyle Bain is the shining example in TRG’s internship program. A year ago, he was a software development intern from Ohio’s Lorain County Community College (LCCC). As a configuration specialist, Bain spent his three months configuring smart phones and tablets for TRG’s customers. When the internship ended, he moved to part-time. Then full-time. Six months […]
Signing up for a better future
Nick DiVito and Myles James, who are currently excelling in their first year as automotive technology students at Waubonsee Community College, initially did not consider attending college after graduating high school. During their senior year at Yorkville and Sandwich High Schools, they attended half-day classes and spent the other half at the Indian Valley Vocation […]
Report roundup
Here are three reports to know about this month: Good news on transfer New data show that college transfer rates, especially among community college students moving to four-year institutions, were up this fall. Overall, college transfer enrollment increased this past fall from fall 2022 by 5.3%, led by a 7.7% increase among upward transfers from […]
Providing stipends for internships
If multitasking were an Olympic sport, Karen VanderMass would be in medal contention. VanderMass was already busy caring for her two young children while her husband worked two full-time jobs when last fall she decided to add going to college full-time into the mix. She enrolled at Northern Essex Community College (NECC) in Massachusetts as […]
A head start on making a difference
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 […]
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 […]