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SVC building gets top energy rating
The first in Washington state higher education facilities: Skagit Valley College’s Laura Angst Hall achieves LEED Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council
Skagit Valley Herald, June 15, 2010
http://www.skagit.edu/2010Documents/TopEnergy_SVH_6-14-10.pdf
High demand means more denied Wash. college aid
More than 15,000 students who qualified for the [State Need] grants this year didn't get them, according to figures released last week by the HECB. That is triple the number from the previous academic year. … [Martin Daniels, director of financial aid for Pierce College], has already observed a dramatic increase in student financial aid requests locally. "We have about 8,000 applications for financial aid to process," he said. That's double the number from last year, he added.
The News Tribune, June 28, 2010
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/06/28/1244509/high-demand-means-more-denied.html
Baby Boomers' excellent adventures
Mature Learning program at Clark College gives seniors the opportunity to explore
Camas-Washougal Post-Record, June 29, 2010
http://www.clark.edu/news_events/documents/MatureLearningPostRecord06-29-10.pdf
Preparing for troops' return
Schools gear up for more children, colleges for adult students seeking new skills. … We have already seen a (nearly) 100-percent increase in our veteran enrollment this year over the 2008-09 year,” said June Stacey-Clemons, vice president for student services at Clover Park Technical College.
The News Tribune, July 3, 2010
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/03/1250820/preparing-for-troops-return.html#ixzz0svj4PMMl
Peninsula College develops courses to fix 'green' vehicles
Peninsula Daily News, July 6, 2010
Editorial: Skilled labor a promising option for career path
Spokesman Review, July 6, 2010 (Spokane Community College)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jul/06/editorial-skilled-labor-a-promising-option-for/
Amid Hot Weather, Students Think Rain
KELA AM, July 6, 2010 (Grays Harbor College)
Dead whale headed to [Highline CC’s] Redondo aquarium in Des Moines
The Highline Times, July 2, 2010
http://www.highlinetimes.com/2010/07/02/opinion/dead-whale-headed-redondo-aquarium-des-moines
NRC gives $100K to CBC to expand program
Columbia Basin College will expand its nuclear technology curriculum with the help of a $100,000 grant from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tri-City Herald, July 3, 2010
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/07/03/1079394/nrc-gives-100k-to-cbc-to-expand.html
Four Cascadia students honored for their leadership contributions
Woodinville Weekly, July 6, 2010
Picking Up the Pace
Community colleges across the country are responding to the call by many education experts to get the lead out and meaningfully decrease their students’ time to degree and program completion. … Lower Columbia College, in Washington State, will pilot “Transfer Express,” a program in which participating students can earn an associate degree in one year, this fall.
Inside Higher Ed, July 6, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/07/06/accelerated
Opinion: State can't keep up with demand for financial aid
The Daily News, July 6, 2010
http://tdn.com/news/opinion/article_292b97a0-8931-11df-a33a-001cc4c03286.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
College graduates head overseas as Plan B for work
Teaching English is one of the most popular options for those who want to live in a different culture and earn a living at the same time. Others have chosen to postpone jobs or school in the U.S. to aid the less fortunate.
Seattle Times, July 6, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012287076_workingabroad06.html
Uneasy rests the crown on Gary Locke's head
CrossCut, July 5, 2010
http://crosscut.com/blog/crosscut/19607/Uneasy-rests-the-crown-on-Gary-Locke-s-head/
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