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Cal State Fullerton Gets $1.4M for Career Pathways Projects

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The outcome is bad for students and industries alike: a lack of social mobility and a lack of qualified workers. The state awarded $18 million each to six regional collaboratives consisting of at least one K-12 school district, University of California campus, California State University campus, and community college district.

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These 10 schools found their footing creating quality alternative credentials

University Business

Among the first objectives in Kansas State’s 2023 strategic plan is to enroll 5,000 to 7,000 alternative credential-seeking learners by 2030 across continuing education courses, micro-credentials and industry training collaboratives.

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North Carolina Behind in Goal for Educational Attainment; Calls for Greater Student Support

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With those funds, she was able to enroll at Blue Ridge Community College as a human services technology student, on track to graduate this May. Community college may be more affordable, but it can be out of reach for some people,” said Allen. For a lot of people, having a scholarship can be a make or break.

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Facility reinvestment, bogged by inflationary costs, manages upswing in 2024, report

University Business

Staffing shortages will possibly increase in the coming years, as an estimated 40% of current building industry workers will retire by 2030, according to the National Center for Construction Education and Research. However, Minnesota state institutions are seeking over a half billion dollars in renovations , and Purdue cleared a $1.3

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Texas’ higher education landscape is changing dramatically with Gen Z

University Business

For the past 20 years, we have been experts in everything from traditional degrees to trade programs and community colleges across the U.S. In Texas, we’re noticing a trend that many four-year degree colleges are getting more multicultural students and fewer non-Hispanic White students.

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Flexing the future of higher ed: Embracing flexible learning pathways for access, quality and equity

University Business

Yet, this developing flexibility is underdeveloped in many community colleges where technical and in-person training is staunchly preserved. Competitive strategies include extension workshops that push into a local employer’s training space and then convert employees into college-going, nontraditional students.

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Higher ed must get ahead of AI paradigm shift (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Higher education is itself a knowledge work industry, one that largely prepares students for careers in knowledge work industries. million people in our industry in the U.S. How many of those higher-order skills jobs will we have to offer in our industry? At my own institution, we are already playing with AI.