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Childcare cuts loom at Edmonds Community College
Our state's economic reality has become a nightmare for higher education, facing budget cuts totaling $300 million over three years. Despite record-high enrollment, the record-low budget means nothing is sacred. And that includes childcare for students who need it the most at Edmond Community College.
KING 5 TV, September 21, 2010
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Community-College-Childcare-Cuts-103475634.html
Editorial: Full speed ahead on college expansions
Peninsula College and Goddard College are two of the entities interested in possibly expanding into the building. Peninsula College already has an approved design plan and backing for $4.2 million of what is expected to be a $6 million renovation.
Port Townsend Leader, September 22, 2010
http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=27773
WVC center hits last-ditch hitch
Wenatchee World, September 22, 2010
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/sep/21/wvc-center-hits-last-ditch-hitch/
Meet six finalists for EdCC president's job
Snohomish County Business, September 22, 2010
http://www.snohomishcountybusinessjournal.com/article/20100922/SCBJ0203/100929946/-1/SCBJ
Peninsula College expands 4-year programs
Keegan said the baccalaureate programs aren't part of a transformation from college to university but an effort to ensure peninsula residents can have access to bachelor's degrees.
Sequim Gazette, September 22, 2010
http://www.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2010-09-22_peninsula_college_expands_4-year_programs
Goodwill, REACH celebrates one-year anniversary
The program has a partnership with Tacoma Community College and helps out with training, like warehouse logistics and forklift training.
Peninsula Gateway, September 22, 2010
http://www.gateline.com/2010/09/22/7897/goodwill-reach-celebrates-one.html
CBC behind on issuing financial aid as classes start
The News Tribune, September 22, 2010
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/09/22/1351446/cbc-behind-on-issuing-financial.html
Tacoma CC ranked best community college in the state
Helping TCC achieve its impressive ranking was its comparatively high graduation rate of 63 percent (within four years). Another South Sound community college, Green River CC, also ranked well nationally, coming in at 29th.
The News Tribune, September 22, 2010
http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/2010/09/22/tcc-ranked-best-community-college-in-the-state/
Acquiring skills
The program at CHS has garnered statewide attention, receiving praise from Dave Garring, Executive Director for the Manufacturing Industrial Council that represents companies like Boeing and Microsoft. The program also offers students 19 college credits in electrical engineering through Spokane Community College
Eastern Washington Statesmen Examiner, September 22, 2010
http://www.statesmanexaminer.com/content/view/36115/1/
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
OPINION: Legislature's waning support for higher education creates chasm for middle class
Guest column by Samuel H. Smith, president emeritus of Washington State University
Seattle Times, September 22, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2012959173_guest22smith.html
Apprenticeship Programs Expand With Help of Community Colleges
The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 19, 2010
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The Imminent Crisis in College Leadership
Presidencies are seeming less and less attractive to academics. The danger is that higher education will soon be led by people who do not truly understand it.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 19, 2010
http://chronicle.com/article/The-Imminent-Crisis-in-College/124513/
The Dream Act Is Dead, at Least for Now
The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 21, 2010
http://chronicle.com/article/The-Dream-Act-Is-Dead-at/124560/
Job-Skill Trends and the College-Wage Premium
The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 21, 2010
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Job-Skill-Trendsthe/27091/
Beauty School Drop-Ins
Last month, well after many community colleges around the country had dropped such programs, Lone Star College’s North Harris campus bucked the trend and opened a school of cosmetology with the help of Farouk Systems, a Houston-based manufacturer known for its CHI brand of hair care products.
Inside Higher Ed, September 22, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/09/22/cosmetology
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Candidates: State obligated to help vulnerable
Last January, Kilmer introduced Senate Bill 6662, which would have enabled community and technical colleges to develop and adapt career tracks for home care aides. The bill has not made it into law, but Kilmer said it received support from community colleges and hopes it moves forward in the future.
“It’s important that caregivers have training,” Kilmer said. “It’s good for them, and it’s good for us.”
Peninsula Gateway, September 22, 2010
http://www.gateline.com/2010/09/22/7895/candidates-state-obligated-to.html
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