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A GAO review of registered apprenticeships

1 week ago | ccdaily.com | Matthew Dembicki

As the Trump administration champions for expanding registered apprenticeship (RA) programs, a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on RAs examines opportunities to expand these earn-and-learn programs as well some well-known barriers, such as administrative burden and cost. The agency provided a general overview of earn-and-learn programs with a focus on registered apprenticeships.
Funding roundup - Community College Daily

1 week ago | ccdaily.com | Tabitha Whissemore

In Florida, Valencia College’s nursing program has received $2 million in state grants for simulation equipment, scholarships and faculty recruitment. This marks the third consecutive year that the state has awarded Valencia College Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) grants. The grant program provides matching funds, on a dollar-to-dollar basis, to colleges and universities that partner with healthcare providers to support nursing education.
A journey of learning

1 week ago | ccdaily.com | Janet Smith

What I wish I’d known in preparation for a college presidency is to have realized in my early years how much I would learn and how that journey of learning would enrich my life and translate into being a more effective president and, I hope, better person. I wish I would have been more appreciative in the moment of the lessons I was learning, the nuances I was absorbing and the investment that was being made in my life and career.
Snapshots - Community College Daily

1 week ago | ccdaily.com | Matthew Dembicki

By Matthew DembickiMay 27, 2025 Print Photos from institutional members of the American Association of Community Colleges. Ohio Lt. Governor Jim Tressel and Ohio Department of Higher Education Chancellor Mike Duffey visit Lorain County Community College to tour the college’s microelectronic manufacturing systems program and participate in a roundtable discussion with local education and industry leaders. (Photo: LCCC)New York State Lt. Gov.
Newsmakers - Community College Daily

1 week ago | ccdaily.com | Matthew Dembicki

Linda Kingston will become president of Minnesota’s Lake Superior College (LSC) on July 1. She is currently the college’s vice president for academic and student affairs, a position she has held since 2020. Previously, Kingston served Winona State University from 2017 to 2020 as assistant vice president for distance learning and summer session, as well as adjunct faculty in the College of Education.
More talk about apprenticeships, block grants

2 weeks ago | ccdaily.com | Matthew Dembicki

The U.S. labor secretary on Thursday again pitched block grants for workforce development programs and expanding apprenticeships, this time to Senate appropriators, some of whom questioned how it could be done when the department seeks to cut funding for training programs that support apprenticeships.
McMahon highlights budget, priorities

2 weeks ago | ccdaily.com | Tabitha Whissemore

As the budget debate continued on Capitol Hill, Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Wednesday sat before a House Appropriations subcommittee to talk about education funding. In its fiscal year 2026 budget outline, the Trump administration aims to slash about $12 billion from the Education Department (ED). The cuts align with the president’s campaign promise to “eliminate federal bureaucracy and return education to the states,” McMahon said in her written testimony. Committee Chair Rep.
Wary of proposed changes to Pell eligibility

2 weeks ago | ccdaily.com | Matthew Dembicki

A Senate hearing Wednesday on higher education touched on a lot of topics, but it was the work of community colleges — especially in stretching their modest budgets and providing pathways to good-paying jobs — that caught the ear of several lawmakers.
Newsmakers - Community College Daily

2 weeks ago | ccdaily.com | Matthew Dembicki

Jeffrey Alexander is the next president of Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC), effective July 1. He is currently vice president of academic affairs at the Nevada college. At TMCC, Alexander has championed efforts to expand access, improve student success and strengthen partnerships with industry and regional agencies, according to the college.
Using data, technology to advance student outcomes

2 weeks ago | ccdaily.com | Tabitha Whissemore

The use of labor market information (LMI) and student outcomes data, as well as the innovative use of technology, are key for improving students’ economic outcomes. Last year, the Project on Workforce and Education Design Lab studied four community colleges working to integrate LMI, student performance data and new technologies to better support underserved students.