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Onondaga Community College to Receive $2 Million to Improve Hospital Simulation Center to Train Nurses and Technicians

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Onondaga Community College will receive $2 million to renovate and expand a hospital simulation center to train nurses and technicians amid staffing shortages at Central New York hospitals, Syracuse.com reported. The federal funding – announced by Sen.

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Community College of Vermont and Hospital Pay Students to Take Classes

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Facing a national shortage of early childhood educators , the Community College of Vermont (CCV) and the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) have teamed up for an innovative solution: paying students to reduce their hours at their jobs in favor of taking more classes. CCV and SVMC anticipate funding 8-10 applicants.

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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, community colleges across the country saw a decline in enrollment for myriad reasons — financial, family, illness, lack of internet or inability to adapt to online learning. The purpose of community colleges is to increase access to higher education for the most vulnerable populations.”

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Foundation Awards $116M Grant to LaGuardia Community College

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million to LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens, to create the Cohen Career Collective, a state-of-the-art workforce training center. Kenneth Adams "We are profoundly grateful for this incredible gift from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation," said Kenneth Adams, president of LaGuardia Community College.

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Onondaga Community College to Engage in $32 Million School of Health Expansion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Onondaga Community College will spend $32 million to strengthen and expand its school of health, Syracuse.com reported. The school aims to train more nurses, surgical technicians, and other health workers amid a severe labor shortage currently hindering Central New York hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare providers.

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Community College Teams Up with For-Profit for Medical Assistant Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Medical assistants are critical to the operation of doctor’s offices, hospitals, and clinics. A rare partnership between a group of community colleges and a private, for-profit institution is aiming to fix that. But the staff members stayed open-minded and focused on their common goal.

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VIDYANIDHI REGE

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Vidyanidhi “Vinnie” Rege Vidyanidhi “Vinnie” Rege has been named dean of the Bristol Community College New Bedford Campus. in hospitality management from Iowa State University. He served as the dean of dusiness and experiential education.