Students help county with H1N1 shots
By CCTIMES,
Published November 6, 2009
Nursing students from Seminole State College of Florida (SSCF) have helped to launch a countywide effort to vaccinate school-age children against the H1N1 virus.
Seven cities look to improve graduation rates
By CC Times,
Published November 5, 2009
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded $4 million to projects in seven cities to boost college graduation rates by better coordinating services provided at colleges, schools and government and community agencies.
$2 haircuts—quality not guaranteed
By Matthew Dembicki,
Published November 5, 2009
Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) in Utah is featured in a TV commercial spoof featuring $2 haircuts offered through its cosmetology program—and it’s confident that people will get that it’s supposed to be funny.
Colleges test winds before launching energy programs
By Madeline Patton,
Published November 4, 2009
Laramie County Community College (LCCC) in Wyoming is helping two colleges in different states meet their students’ interest in wind energy while college leaders consider the costs and benefits of their own full-scale programs.
ATE educators add 'green' to their duties
By Madeline Patton,
Published November 2, 2009
Advanced Technological Education (ATE) principal investigators got another charge at their recent annual meeting: Leverage their knowledge and professional networks to help address the nation’s environmental and energy issues.
Resources for 'green' technician education
By Madeline Patton,
Published November 2, 2009
Community college administrators or instructors trying to ramp up their institutions’ green programs should look at the free resources available from the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program.
Federal agencies seek proposals for training grants
By CC Times,
Published October 29, 2009
Various federal departments seek grants proposals for job training for careers in industries ranging from electrical power to waste and water management.
Registration open for Workforce Development Institute
By CC Times,
Published October 28, 2009
Registration is open for the American Association of Community Colleges' Workforce Investment Institute Jan. 27-30, 2010, in St. Petersburg, Fla. The focus of this year's institute is on leveraging national legislation such as the federal stimulus bill and the proposed American Graduation Initiative to develop a stronger U.S. workforce.
Retraining in a down economy
By The Takeaway,
Published October 28, 2009
Hal Higdon, president of Ozarks Technical Community College (Missouri), spoke this week on the radio program The Takeaway about retraining in a down economy, particularly how federal legislation and funding factors into training for green jobs. To hear a podcast of the show, click here.
Training centers focus on all types of disasters
By CARISA CHAPPELL,
Published October 27, 2009
With multi-story fire training towers, large aircrafts parked on campus and mock cities with emergency rooms and jail cells, some community colleges are taking emergency and disaster planning to the next level.
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