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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Steve Hanson voted new president of Renton Technical College
Renton Reporter, December 17, 2009
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/ren/news/79447662.html
Tuition Policy Debate / Washington’s public higher education costs continue to shift from the state to the student
Legislative priorities, two-year and four-year budgets, HECB, SBCTC, Chris Reykdal.
National Crosstalk, December 2009
http://www.highereducation.org/crosstalk/ct1209/news1209-washington.shtml
Letter: Defending Running Start
Tri-City Herald, December 16, 2009 (Columbia Basin College)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/letters/story/832243.html
Former home health agency gives proceeds to scholarships
A nonprofit agency that provided home health and hospice services in Okanogan County until it dissolved last year has donated $225,000 to a scholarship for students at Wenatchee Valley College’s Omak campus.
Wenatchee World, December 17, 2009
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/dec/17/former-home-health-agency-gives-proceeds-to/
Providence Centralia Donates $100,000 to Centralia College Nursing Program, Scholarships
KELA Radio, December 16, 2009
Woodinville resident appointed to Cascadia Board of Trustees
Governor Christine Gregoire recently appointed Dr. Julie Miller, a resident of Woodinville, to serve on the Cascadia Community College Board of Trustees.
Woodinville Weekly, December 15, 2009
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Popularity a Potential Problem for WA Scholarships for Low-income Kids
KPLU NPR FM, December 17, 2009
Charter College coming, classes start in March
… students start at the certificate level of whichever program they choose, then they roll up into the associate degree level, and finally to the bachelor-degree level. … Charter College certificate and degree programs are accelerated … student can enter the school with no college credits and finish a bachelor's degree in 27 months. … Tuition, which includes books, supplies and fees, ranges from about $15,000 for most certificate programs to about $61,000 for bachelor programs.
The Bellingham Herald, December 17, 2009
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/102/story/1207100.html
Data Shows Students At For Profit Colleges More Likely To Default On Loans
NJ News Record, December 17, 2009
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Pridemore, Herrera running to succeed Baird
The Columbian, December 16, 2009
http://www.columbian.com/news/2009/dec/15/pridemore-herrera-to-run-to-succeed-baird/
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