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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Funding plays largest role in students’ college plans this year
Based on just my peer group, Tacoma Community College classes will surely fill up in no time next fall. … After filing the FAFSA last week, I found out that my family doesn’t even qualify for financial aid, and yet we’re still struggling to afford college.
Peninsula Gateway, Feb. 19, 2009
http://www.gateline.com/opinion/story/3488.html
Free dentistry makes city smile
CNN, March 1, 2009 (Lake Washington TC)
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/health/2009/03/01/branom.dental.work.kiro
UW Bothell Nursing Program to Host Consortium
The Consortium is a one-day workshop for Nursing faculty from UW Bothell and its 13 community/technical college partner schools to discuss ways in which the institutions can work together to increase the number of master’s prepared nursing faculty available to teach in Washington state’s community and technical college associate degree in nursing programs.
Eastside Business Journal, March 3, 2009
Herb Blisard named this year’s Larson Gallery Guild Arts Award honoree
On Magazine – Yakima Herald, March 3, 2009 (Yakima Valley CC)
'Tacoma is College Bound' event March 7
Tacoma Daily Index, March 3, 2009
http://www.tacomadailyindex.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=88&cat=23&id=1500352&more=0
New scholarships at South Seattle Community College
West Seattle Blog, March 3, 2009 (for foster youth)
http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=14646
Highline Community College's daycare needs about $307,000 to stay open
Federal Way Mirror, March 4, 2009
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/fwm/news/40672888.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Emmert says his own salary is on the table as UW decides on cuts
Seattle Times, March 4, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2008809146_uwcuts04m.html
To Keep Students, Colleges Cut Anything but Aid
New York Times, Feb. 27, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/28/education/28college.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
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