Women have long been underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. But the best job opportunities for women in 2015 include a number of STEM careers, according to a new report by CareerCast.

Talking with business leaders and other industry professionals helps community colleges better understand local workforce needs, and the Community College of Vermont (CCV) has hit upon a successful strategy for keeping the conversation going: Each of its 12 academic centers holds an annual Community Partner Breakfast that includes industry representatives. During these breakfasts, CCV President […]

Hillsborough Community College (HCC), in Florida, is playing a big role in the push to develop more skilled workers to fill manufacturing positions in the Tampa Bay area — and a key piece of that effort involves changing perceptions of the manufacturing industry. “If you just walked out on the street and asked anyone their […]

Over the past few years, the Walmart Foundation and the League for Innovation in the Community College have teamed up for the Walmart Brighter Futures (WBF) 2.0 program, working with a dozen community colleges to help low-income individuals develop skills and empower employees. When WBF announced its second iteration, the program seemed to synchronize with […]

Jerry Migler, vice president of academic affairs and provost for the Colorado Community College System (CCCS), is on a mission to bridge the skills gap. To do that, he wants to bring a new tool to colleges and industry: badges. The recipients of these badges? Students who work their way through the system’s advanced manufacturing-training […]

When the booming nanotechnology business in Albany, New York, began spreading west, Buffalo’s Erie Community College (ECC) responded by creating a new associate degree program, which will launch in fall 2015. Now, news that a key manufacturer employing the technology is expanding into the region has administrators scrambling to change the curriculum to help meet […]

Since 2007, Andrew Meyer has devoted his time to helping community colleges take workforce training to the next level. As executive director of the nonprofit side of the Global Corporate College (GCC), Meyer recruits and helps build capacity at the about 50 community colleges in the network, so that they can provide the same high-quality […]

The global skills gap has reached a new peak this year, according to the annual findings of ManpowerGroup’s Talent Shortage Survey. Of particular interest are the employees who are hardest to find: skilled trade workers. Here’s a look at the numbers at home and abroad.

Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) has become the first two-year college in Arizona — and one of only about 30 community colleges in the nation — to be recognized by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security, for its cyberdefense education program. It’s a designation that will give students a leg up […]

In late May, when U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez praised Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC) for its collaboration with local manufacturer Graco Inc., the event brought national recognition to a long-standing partnership that is helping to replenish an aging workforce. Graco employs about 1,500 workers in Minneapolis and other locations to make fluid-handling equipment, […]