SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Community college enrollment increases
KREM TV, Jan. 30, 2009 (Spokane CCs, nursing, workforce education, budget cuts)
Video: http://www.krem.com/video/featured-index.html?nvid=327315
More people going to college for a better living
KREM TV, Jan. 30, 2009 (Spokane CCs)
http://www.krem.com/news/local/stories/krem2-013009-communitycollege.364e819.html
State colleges make a major push to reach Latino booming population
Seattle Times, Feb. 1, 2009 (Yakima Valley CC)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2008694338_latinostudents01m.html
Returning to college? What to know about financial aid
The Herald, Feb. 3, 2009 (Everett CC)
http://heraldnet.com/article/20090203/NEWS01/702039888
Vini Oliveira named winner of FC Sounders players search
Seattle Times, Feb. 3, 2009 (Bellevue CC)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2008700679_regr03.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Want a job? Try nursing, high-tech
As the economy plunges and jobs disappear across the country at a rate of almost half a million a month, there are still employers in Washington state looking to hire people at all skill levels and pay grades * particularly in the health-care and high-tech industries.
Seattle Times, Feb. 1
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008694323_findwork01m.html
Market Collapse Weighs Heavily on College Endowments
Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb. 6, 2009
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=mdRHxzy5YGtprMyXfZk5P2SnkxHSf4fr
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Needed: A Single Electronic Source for Textbooks
Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb. 6, 2009
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=W6dn93ngDsYdhfVWXffp9Q5BQKrhTy4F
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POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
The $7-Billion Patch for Campus Maintenance
Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb. 6, 2009
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=FtFw8GcHr2C8qKH32NqsH9ZfV6gccrJH
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