Thursday, February 11, 2010

NEWS LINKS | Feb. 11, 2010

SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges


 

SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS

 

Students shrug off aid cuts  / Surprising optimism at WVC gathering

Wenatchee World, February 11, 2010

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/feb/11/students-shrug-off-aid-cuts-surprising-optimism/

 

Pasco revitalization project underway
KNDU TV, February 10, 2010 (Columbia Basin College)

http://www.kndu.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=4533649&at1=News&h1=CBC students get a chance to improve downtown Pasco&flvUri=&partnerclipid=

 

Snohomish County offers atypical jobs fair

Seattle Times, February 11, 2010 (Edmonds CC, Everett CC)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011039425_snocojobfair11m.html

 

Forest Surveyors /Featuring Clark College instructor Tim Kent

Oregon Public Broadcasting [Oregon Field Guide], February 2010

http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/segments/view/1740

 

 

TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION

 

Attack of the Blob?

The Chronicle of Higher Ed has a few pieces this week on for-profit higher education. They're revealing and thought-provoking, though not always in the ways intended. … Still, part of what strikes me about the rapid rise of the for-profits -- and make no mistake, regionally accredited degree-granting for-profits are growing fast -- is that they've been made possible by the failings of the traditional system.

Inside Higher Ed, Confessions of a Community College Dean, February 11, 2010

http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/confessions_of_a_community_college_dean/attack_of_the_blob

 

For-Profit Colleges Change Higher Education's Landscape

Chronicle of Higher Education, February 12, 2010 edition

http://chronicle.com/article/For-Profit-Colleges-Change/64012/?key=Tmx0c1BhYyBIM3I0eHUSc3BRO3R4IBl%2FbiVCMC0abFpR.

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Nursing Education Growth Slows

Latest survey of pre-licensure programs shows recession is beginning to take toll on admissions and enrollments, though demand remains high. more

Inside Higher Ed, Confessions of a Community College Dean, February 11, 2010

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/02/11/nursing

 

POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL

 

Higher gov't costs drain $96M from Wash. Budget

Seattle PI, February 10, 2010

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_xgr_caseload_forecast.html

 

 


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