SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Back to school is one route back to work
Seattle Times special section, Jan. 25, 2009 (Bellevue CC, Shoreline CC, SBCTC, worker retraining)
http://www.sbctc.edu/docs/news/2009feb10_1-25careers.pdf
Where the recession-resistant jobs are
News Tribune, Feb. 8, 2009 (Tacoma CC)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/topstories/story/620440.html
Follow-up item - Feb. 10: Looking for a new career path?
http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/622177.html
4-year degrees at Bellevue Community College
Seattle Times, Feb. 9, 2009
http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/northwestvoices/2009/02/09/4year_degrees_at_bellevue_comm.html
High Enrollment at Community Colleges
KUOW NPR, Feb. 9, 2009 (Lee Lambert, Shoreline CC, worker retraining)
http://kuow.org/program.php?id=16881
Nadolny named president of Williston State College
Jamestown Sun (ND), Feb. 9, 2009 (Raymond Nadolny, VP Lake Washington TC)
http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/index.cfm?id=80022§ion=News
Wash. governor has plan to streamline gov't
Seattle Times - United States, Feb. 10, 2009 (more online courses at community and technical colleges)
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
UW braces for 600 layoffs; deeper state cuts could mean 800 lost jobs
Seattle Times, Feb. 10, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2008726887_uwcuts10m.html
Politicians Praise and Pressure Colleges
Inside Higher Ed, Feb. 10, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/02/10/ace
Wind power jobs are abundant, but training is scarce
The Oregonian, Feb. 10, 2009
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/02/wind_power_jobs_are_abundant_b.html
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Gregoire makes reforms for leaner, smoother state government
The Herald, Feb. 9, 2009
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090209/NEWS01/902099983&news01ad=1
No budget cutting bill irks Gregoire
The Herald, Feb. 9, 2009
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090209/BLOG13/902099971
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