In Illinois, College of DuPage’s new wedding planning management certificate program is preparing students with knowledge and skills beyond the traditional functions of wedding planning. The certificate, which was first offered during the spring 2018 term, focuses on the planning of a wedding from the initial phase through the execution of the event. The goal […]

Colleges often struggle to determine what industry and business need of their workforce so they can develop the right programs to teach those skills. But it’s difficult when business and industry is itself trying to determine what their customers want, said Cindy Oretega, senior vice president and chief sustainability officer at MGM Resorts International. “You’re […]

West Virginia already has a College Promise program, which provides merit-based scholarships to recent high school graduates that help cover tuition and fees at in-state colleges and universities. Now, nursing students at West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) can get even more financial support, thanks to a partnership between the college and Weirton Medical Center […]

William Gonzales, 24, recently applied for a job as an apartment maintenance technician in Flagstaff. He’d worked in that capacity before, and he had some general knowledge about the job. But he didn’t have the “title,” he said, and he wasn’t called back for the position. Deciding it could have been a factor, he wanted […]

Alabama’s Ready to Work program has been redesigned and revitalized a few times since it launched in the early 2000s, but the focus has always been the same: helping residents prepare for employment. Ready to Work provides a career pathway for those with limited education and job experience. Participants receive no-cost workforce education that leads […]

The local healthcare industry just became a lot younger. Thanks to a program at the Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) Hawkinsville Workforce Development Center, a group of six Hawkinsville High School students passed credentialing exams in February to become Certified Nurse Aides (CNA). As dual enrollment students, they are earning high school credit and college […]

The oil and gas industry is in need of skilled workers, and community colleges are working to meet the demand. Here’s what some colleges are doing: No-cost training in Ohio Stark State College and Belmont College in Ohio will hold a free 10-week summer intensive program this summer. ShaleNET Share scholarships, funded by the Ohio […]

Since opening its doors 47 years ago, nearly 50,000 local residents have come to Ohio’s Marion Technical College (MTC) to learn new skills, earn new certifications and degrees, and open up new career and educational opportunities. Now, high-tech training is coming right to companies’ doors with MTC’s new Mobile Training Lab. As the demand for […]