For the Polk State College cardiovascular technology (CVT) program, ensuring the success of students is a collaborative effort. CVT staff, classmates and clinical affiliates play integral roles. Brooke Wolfe is a 2025 graduate. Now employed at Tampa General Hospital, Wolfe noted that there are many options in the field. “The Polk State CVT program sets […]
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College provides healthcare on wheels
Tidewater Community College (TCC) and the City of Norfolk on Sept. 22 hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Mobile Healthcare Lab at the Jordan-Newby Anchor Branch Library at Broad Creek. TCC’s Workforce Solutions partnered with Norfolk Works, the workforce development arm of the Norfolk Department of Economic Development, to launch the new initiative. The “CARENOW” […]
Collaboration leads to specialized microscopy program
Oregon’s role as a semiconductor manufacturing powerhouse just got a boost. Eight professional development graduates from Portland Community College (PCC) are ready to begin careers in high-tech microscopy, thanks to a new training partnership between PCC and Lam Research. The first cohort of the microscopy technician training program graduated this summer at Lam’s Tualatin campus, […]
Agreement is investment in future of healthcare in Michigan
A new agreement between Muskegon Community College (MCC) and Trinity Health Muskegon (THM) and Trinity Health Grand Rapids will make nursing and respiratory therapy education more accessible. The Academic Partnership Agreement was signed in August by MCC President Selmon and Shannon Striebich, president and CEO of Trinity Health. Under this partnership, THM will provide financial […]
Investing in relationships as a workforce development strategy
Community colleges are essential to workforce and economic development ecosystems, and our speed to market strategies facilitate talent recruitment and development, workforce retention and upskilling. Our institutions are well-known in our regions as problem-solvers for employers, but how do we connect effectively with our businesses that are owned by international corporations? In Ohio, more than […]
Powering local innovation through workforce development
Community colleges educate a significant portion of our communities’ current and future workforce, serving as key producers of local talent and providers of workforce training. For example, today, in the Phoenix, Arizona metro area, Maricopa Community Colleges educate more Arizona residents than any other college or university in the state, positioning us as the leading […]
A shorter pathway to a master’s degree
For aspiring educators, the road to the classroom just became shorter and more affordable. Roxbury Community College (RCC) and Emmanuel College have launched a groundbreaking partnership that creates a direct, accelerated route from an associate degree to a master’s in education. The new Associate-to-Master’s (A2M) Pathway empowers RCC graduates in Early Childhood Education to advance […]
At ‘Construction Academy,’ students get pay, credit, experience
Learning, earning, and moving dirt: that’s how Ayden Mashburn spent his summer. Mashburn, who is now attending Central Carolina Community College, was one of 12 students from six local high schools who completed the nine-week 2025 Construction Academy held by Sanford Contractors, Inc. in partnership with CCCC. Students worked alongside Sanford Contractors mentors gaining valuable […]
Supply chain and demand
Logistics and supply chain management are no longer confined to a company’s back-end operations. These principles of the modern business world are now a crucial facet of organizational strategy — or at least they should be, according to community college leaders at the forefront of this work. In partnership with local industry, two-year institutions are […]
From helmet to classroom: Real-world innovation at EICC
Jim Lyon had a problem. His motorcycle helmet’s microphone mount had snapped off, and he couldn’t find a replacement. Off-the-shelf parts didn’t fit. After decades of teaching automotive technology at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC), he was used to presenting students with practical problems and challenging them to find a solution. Now retired, he brought […]