The California Community Colleges announced recently the launch of a new initiative to increase the number of nurses to meet the growing needs of California’s aging and diverse population. Twelve community colleges convened in a virtual kick-off of the associate degree for nursing demonstration project led by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. The goal […]
Skills Gap Articles
Where the ‘good jobs’ will be
A new study anticipates a healthy uptick in available “good jobs” over the next decade. Even though the bulk of those jobs will require baccalaureates, a good chunk will still be open to those who earn an associate degree, certificates, certifications or some college. By 2031, the number of good jobs in the U.S. will […]
Maine’s successful strategy for workforce development
The Maine Community College System’s groundbreaking short-term workforce training program has received another big funding boost after having successfully trained more than 26,000 students in less than three years specifically for jobs employers need to fill. A third grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation for $75.5 million will help fund the program for the next […]
Diné College, ASU launch BA in Navajo Law program
In an unprecedented collaboration, Diné College and Arizona State University (ASU) have unveiled plans for a Bachelor of Arts in Navajo Law program, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at fostering legal expertise within the Navajo Nation. Led by Patrick Blackwater, dean of the School of Business and Social Sciences at Diné College, and advocated by Stacy […]
Students pitch their passion projects
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 […]
JetBlue brings pilot development program to Broward College students
Broward College (Florida) is the first community college in the nation to partner with JetBlue’s Gateway University, giving students from its Emil Buehler Aviation Institute a tremendous opportunity. JetBlue’s Gateway University, which is a pilot development program, partners with top university aviation programs. They were recently searching for additional partner schools, especially in metropolitan areas […]
A destination for skills training
More than 6,100 members of five national and international trade unions will travel to Ann Arbor this summer to advance their skills and knowledge. Nearly 5,000 will train at Washtenaw Community College. Plumber and pipefitter; ironworker; roofer; plasterer and cement mason; and electrical worker union members will train with their respective trade organizations each for […]
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 […]
Affordable housing management program leads to jobs
Marisol Martinez is one of the first success stories from MiraCosta College’s new affordable housing management certificate program. Martinez, a stay-at-home mother to four children, was in the program’s first cohort, which began in August. Students who complete the free program receive a certification in affordable housing management, which prepares them to enter the workforce […]
Accelerating entry into the human services workforce
Holyoke Community College (HCC) is recruiting students interested in working in the human services field for a free, two-semester certificate program that starts in September 2024. This is the second year of the grant-funded human services certificate program, which started in the fall of 2023 after the college received a $1.28 million award from the […]