There’s been a shortage of commercial driver’s license (CDL) drivers since the turn of the 20th century. “It’s the way of life,” according to John Cavy, regional operation’s manager of Schneider National Trucking, a Wisconsin-based company. With 15,000 trucks on the road hauling everything from food, to freight, to hazardous material, Schneider is always looking […]

The regenerative leadership development aspect of the Mentor-Connect program began a new phase in 2019 with Ken Mays’ addition to the corps of Mentor Fellows. Mays is the first Mentor-Connect mentee to participate in the Mentor Fellow internship program that prepares people to become mentors for Mentor-Connect, the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) project that helped […]

Police training programs at community colleges are a vital cog in ensuring that local law enforcement agencies have a steady supply of recruits who have not only the weapons training, legal knowledge and other traditional skills but also professional skills like critical thinking in an age when police behavior has come under scrutiny. “We’re doing […]

A new program in Wyoming is aimed at giving adult learners resources to get the skills they need for good jobs. Wyoming Works was signed into law following the latest legislative session. The Wyoming Legislature allocated $5 million to support the program. That includes $3 million for individual student grants, with the balance supporting program […]

Here are three reports you should know about this month. Manufacturing is the top industry for good jobs for workers without a bachelor’s degree in 35 states. But the industry is shifting. Workers with postsecondary education now outnumber workers with a high school diploma or less in the manufacturing industry, according to a report from […]

In Virginia, community college leaders are, in part, following population trends to help determine where to focus when it comes to workforce development and other services. With an impending decline of traditional college-age students and an increase of state residents ages 25 to 44, Virginia’s community colleges are developing programs to better serve older adults, […]

At Central New Mexico Community College (CNM), innovation is a part of the culture. The college created CNM Ingenuity to provide an environment that fosters economic development and job creation in the region. Established in 2014, CNM Ingenuity has helped workforce partners and aspiring entrepreneurs through innovative programming. There are bootcamp-style accelerated programs and collaborative […]

All 16 colleges in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) celebrated the first ever Kentucky Manufacturing Going Pro Signing Day on May 17. More than 2,200 new KCTCS graduates signed on with employers to begin their careers in advanced manufacturing. They’ll work in fields such as industrial maintenance, computerized machining and manufacturing, and […]

As employers emphasize the importance of professional skills (critical thinking, communication, etc.) in addition to technical proficiency, some community colleges are integrating more humanities education into curriculum. Bergen Community College in New Jersey recently received a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to expand the role of the humanities in its criminal justice courses. Students […]