In South Carolina
Experts say automotive industry needs stronger workforce
GSA Business (Greenville, SC) – February 20, 2012
Industry experts all agreed that creating a qualified workforce of technicians and engineers is essential to ensuring the future success of the state’s booming automotive and developing aviation industries.
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Northeastern Tech partnership establishes fund for aspiring entrepreneurs
SCNow (Florence, SC) – February 20, 2012
A creative partnership between Northeastern Technical College and a local Chesterfield entrepreneur has set the foundation for future entrepreneurs and business growth in Chesterfield, Marlboro and Dillon counties.
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Rosenwald schools’ history being preserved with building, program
Independent-Mail (Anderson, SC) – February 19, 2012
Building construction student Frank Kay has worked on framing a building before. But the one he’s helping build on the Tri-County Technical College campus in Anderson is different.
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Charlotte artist takes top spot in DNC contest
WSOCtv.com (Charlotte, NC) – February 18, 2012
The winner of the Democratic National Convention poster contest was announced Saturday. Charlotte resident, Steve Ward took the top spot with his ‘Urban Unity’ design. Ward is a design teacher at York Technical College.
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Hundreds celebrate Engineering Field Day
The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, SC) – February 18, 2012
The second annual Engineering Field Day was held at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Feb. 15 in celebration of National Engineers Week.
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Around the Nation
A very rough road for community college students
Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA) – February 21, 2012
Many graduated from low-performing high schools that ill-prepared them for college, making them unlikely to get a degree. L.A.'s. community college district is responding with special programs, but one social scientist says it's not enough.
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Success Begets Success
Inside Higher Ed – February 21, 2012
Community colleges can improve graduation rates by offering a course that teaches students how to navigate college with lessons on study skills, time management and how to find the bursar’s office.
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A Sure Thing
Inside Higher Ed – February 20, 2012
DePaul University attracted 2,500 transfer students last year. Those students generally do well -- they average a 3.2 GPA, and 70 percent graduate within five years.
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Community college enrollment falls as need for paycheck trumps education
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) – February 20, 2012
Attending a four-year university immediately after high school just wasn't in the cards for St. Charles resident Kathy Arseneau.
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Funding Formula Measures Outcomes
Community College Week – February 20, 2012
Under Tennessee’s outcomes-based funding formula, all state colleges are being measured and funded based on academic outcomes rather that enrollment. Following are the criteria on which the state’s 13 community colleges are being measured.
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Get Results, Get Paid
Community College Week – February 20, 2012
When President Obama stood before an enthusiastic throng of students at the University of Michigan the day after his State of the Union address and declared that colleges must rein in tuition and produce more graduates, he was doing more than striking a populist chord during an important election year.
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State Strategies Vary Amid Budget Squeeze
Community College Week – February 20, 2012
As state budgets remain tight, legislators are considering new strategies to fund higher education. An emerging trend is to allocate a portion of higher education funding based on the performance of institutions in areas such as retention and graduation.
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Community Colleges Work to Keep Low-Income Students in School
U.S. News & World Report – February 17, 2012
Julio Cohen came with his father to the Single Stop office at Miami Dade College. Laid off as a construction surveyor—the boss kept the guys with degrees—he had decided to study architectural design.
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