On June 11, in a hearing room on Capitol Hill, 12 teams of community college students anxiously stood next to posters that outlined innovations they’d been working on for months. The students, along with faculty mentors, were in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual Community College Innovation Challenge. The program, led by the American […]
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Pride Month and beyond
With Pride Month upon us, the Community College of Aurora (CCA) is taking steps to ensure that all people feel safe, welcomed and accepted as they embark on their educational journey. CCA is the most diverse college in Colorado, with a wide representation of students, faculty and staff from different cultures, identities and backgrounds. People […]
Partnership will expand educational opportunities, childcare options
Explora Science Center & Children’s Museum (Explora) and Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) have joined forces to launch a trailblazing model of early childhood education. It invests in high-quality STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) early education and childcare, a well-trained early childhood educator workforce, and much-needed childcare services for community members and […]
Closing the community college student voting gap
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is part of a newly launched national effort to increase voting among community college students, namely an additional 500,000 new two-year college student voters by 2028. Levi Strauss & Co., Lyft, and SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios (MTVE) announced this week the launch of the Community College Commitment, a new […]
Providing unique opportunities for students with disabilities
Only about 6% of all colleges and universities in the United States have programs for people with disabilities. City Colleges of Chicago is proud to have two: After 22 and Project Wright Access. Richard J. Daley College’s After 22 program has given student Jaurique McClain a sense of independence he’s never felt before. Jaurique has […]
Miami Dade College, FIFA enter into unprecedented collaboration
Miami Dade College (MDC) President Madeline Pumariega and Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA – the home of football around the globe – announced a new collaboration to offer MDC students internships and establish the first-ever FIFA exhibition in the U.S. The exhibition will be housed inside the college’s National Historic Landmark Freedom Tower. “We are […]
Announcing the 2024 CCIC finalists
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), on Monday announced the 12 student teams that will participate in final round of the the Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) set for June in Washington, D.C. Now in its eighth year, the competition seeks to strengthen entrepreneurial thinking among […]
Serving justice-impacted students
Minneapolis College partners with businesses, community organizations, school districts, and individuals on workforce development, service, philanthropy and more to promote student success and advance its mission of providing access to the transformative power of education. Transformation and Re-entry Through Education and Community (TREC) is a partnership between Minneapolis College, Metropolitan State University, and the University […]
Ready to help
Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) is offering assistance to students, employees and the community impacted by the collapse of the Key Bridge. A wide-ranging list of strategies have been implemented to help ease the challenges of those in need. With its Dundalk campus less than five miles from the Key Bridge, the true impact […]
A family formula
For nearly two decades as a medical lab technician in his native Pakistan, Daniel Jacob developed a love for analyzing details and diagnosing samples. However, after moving to Louisiana in 2015, he worked in the tool rental business to support his wife and four daughters. “In my rental business job, I noticed so many chemical […]