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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
CBC’s agriculture program allows students to get their hands dirty
Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business, June 2010
Four CBC machine tech students advance to national competition
Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business, June 2010
Graduation thoughts
Yesterday’s graduation ceremony at Skagit Valley College-San Juan Center was touching, inspiring, and as is often the case at graduation time, a testament to the power of islanders who knuckle down and make good things happen for themselves, their families, and their community.
San Juan Island Update, June 11, 2010
http://sanjuanupdate.com/2010/06/graduation-thoughts/
Graduates honored at Big Bend's commencement
The 374 graduates were one of the largest classes in Big Bend’s history.
Columbia Basin Herald, June 14, 2010
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2010/06/14/news/doc4c16a93159934830420468.txt
Editorial: 22 Rangers
Consider the [graduating Quilcene High School Rangers] by the numbers:
• Four have been fulltime Running Start students at Olympic College, graduating with both high school and associate of arts degrees from college.
• Two more will complete their AA degrees by the end of summer or fall.
• Thirteen will be attending a community college or technical school to advance their education or skills.
• One is entering the military.
Port Townsend Leader, June 16, 2010
http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=27111
Couple’s plunge into Clark College bears fruit /Illness prompted career change, pursuit of studies
The Columbian, June 16, 2010
http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jun/16/couples-plunge-into-clark-college-bears-fruit-illn/
KBTC Public Television takes two Emmy Awards
KBTC, a service of Bates Technical College, won two Emmy Awards for ‘Full Focus’ and ‘Purdy’ from the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
The Suburban Times, June 16, 2010
http://www.thesubtimes.com/2010/06/16/kbtc-public-television-takes-two-emmy-awards/
Students Packing into Centralia College Even for Summer Classes
KELA AM, June 16, 2010
College honors 7 Sequim 'medalists'
A ceremony was held on the Peninsula College campus on June 8 to recognize Peninsula College graduating students who have achieved the rank of a President's Medalist.
Sequim Gazette, June 16, 2010
http://www.sequimgazette.com/schools/article.exm/2010-06-16_college_honors_7_sequim_medalists
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
More workers in state back on the job
The Olympian, June 16, 2010
http://www.theolympian.com/2010/06/16/1273714/more-workers-in-state-back-on.html#ixzz0r1kzrq9c
A Jobs Mismatch
The United States economy is in serious danger from a growing mismatch between the skills that will be needed for jobs being created and the educational backgrounds (or lack thereof) of would-be workers. That is the conclusion of a mammoth analysis of jobs data being released today by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
Inside Higher Ed, June 16, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/06/15/jobs
Report Forecasts Educated Worker Shortage by 2018
Postsecondary education and training determine access to the middle class, but what matters most is the occupation for which you prepare. According to the report, that is why 27 percent of people with certificates and 31 percent of people with A.A. degrees earn more than the average B.A.
Georgetown University News, June 16, 2010
http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=51240
OP-ED: Opportunity in high school for minority and low-income students breeds achievers in college
Seattle Times, June 16, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2012125842_lynne16.html
Partial 'Program Integrity'
The U.S. Department of Education today released a set of proposed rules intended to prevent abuses of federal financial aid programs by establishing new consumer protections, ensuring that only eligible students receive federal aid, and clarifying the courses and programs for which students can use federal aid dollars.
Inside Higher Ed, June 16, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/06/16/regs
Overview of Community College 'Completion Agenda'
Inside Higher Ed, June 16, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/06/16/qt#230176
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