21+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1084+ words) By Tabitha Whissemore September 13, 2026 Print Thanks to $850,000 in new federal funding, Santa Ana College in California can work to expand several workforce programs. Correa visited Santa Ana College in August for a check presentation ceremony. “Santa Ana College has always…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (323+ words) By Matthew Dembicki September 10, 2026 Print A new evaluation of Ohio’s Columbus Promise program found that the tuition-free initiative doubled enrollment at its community college partner and boosted credential attainment, offering what researchers say is strong evidence that Promise programs can…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (323+ words) By Tina Lance September 9, 2026 Print The entire country is looking for more workers in the skilled trades. This spans the needs of electricians and HVAC technicians to heavy equipment operators and fiber optic technicians. Many of these are the backbone…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (404+ words) By Daily Staff September 2, 2026 Print Community colleges looking to strengthen workforce programs and respond to local labor shortages have a new resource at their disposal. The report identifies 159 middle-skills springboard occupations across the 55 metro areas studied and includes a data…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (381+ words) By Daily Staff September 1, 2026 Print The Lowe’s Foundation on Tuesday announced a new national coalition to address the nation’s skilled-trades workforce shortage by bringing together community colleges, employers, workforce organizations and industry partners with a goal of helping train and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (366+ words) By Daily Staff September 1, 2026 Print A Michigan task force is recommending a major shift in how the state finances dual enrollment, urging lawmakers to create a dedicated reimbursement system that would remove much of the financial burden currently borne by…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1297+ words) By Dennis Pierce August 26, 2026 Print “Without stable shelter, everything else falls apart,” Princeton University sociology professor Matthew Desmond wrote in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.” Campus leaders know this all too well. It’s…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (297+ words) By Daily Staff August 25, 2026 Print Rising costs for food, housing, transportation and other necessities are making it harder for Latino students to stay enrolled and complete college, according to a new UnidosUS report. The organization says these challenges are particularly…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (884+ words) By Mordecai Ian Brownlee August 20, 2026 Print When did you first declare that you would become a community college president? I can still remember standing there in full-body thermal gear — hat, goggles, gloves and all — moving pallets of food from 18-wheelers…...