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Kirkland college hosts nine cooking students from Korea
Kirkland Reporter, February 5, 2014
Students and chefs from the Lake Washington Institute of Technology had such a great time studying, cooking and eating in Korea last year that they ...
Students can save time, money in Issaquah tech prep program
Issaquah Press, February 5, 2014
The Issaquah School District is pushing awareness of a program that allows students to earn dual high school and college credits, saving time and money. Tech Prep allows students to earn credits through Bellevue College, Cascadia Community College, the Lake Washington Institute of Technology and Shoreline Community College.
LCC expands Running Start program, allowing students to take college courses online
Longview Daily News, February 4, 2014
Earning early college credit has often meant long commutes and missed extracurricular opportunities for high-performing "Running Start" students, especially those who live in rural school districts. A new online outreach program offered by Lower Columbia College aims to pry students out of that dilemma.
Walla Walla Community College seeks funding from state for campus improvements
KLEW TV, February 4, 2014
Walla Walla Community College is gaining the support of the community to replace a group of older buildings on the Clarkston campus.
Walla Walla Community College has role in North Africa jobs creation trip
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, February 4, 2014
A Walla Walla Community College administrator will be traveling to North Africa this week as part of a delegation to promote vocational training in the troubled region.
Big Bend Community College enrollment bucks state trend
Tri City Herald, February 3, 2014
Big Bend is running against the community college enrollment trend statewide, Sly said. Enrollment statewide is down about 4 percent. President Terry Leas said it was a sign of the college's strong support of students.
Edmonds Community College celebrates opening of Veterans Resource Center
My Edmonds News, February 2, 2014
On Friday, Edmonds Community College staff and the community came together to celebrate the opening of the center on the second floor of Lynnwood Hall and the progress already made in the Edmonds Community College Foundation's Boots to Books and Beyond campaign to support veterans.
Economic Development in Edmonds – Collaboration and Partnerships
Edmonds Beacon, January 31, 2014
The Edmonds Chamber of Commerce held its second annual Business Expo in 2013. Sponsored in part by the City, Edmonds Community College Conference Center and Port of Edmonds, the Expo provides an opportunity for service businesses and the public to connect in person, network, and discuss service offerings in the area.
Hispanic Orchard Employee Education Program
AgInfo.net, January 30, 2014
Wenatchee Valley College has made the Hispanic Orchard Employee Education Program an I-BEST program.
LCC partnership offers online bachelor's program for registered nurses
Longview Daily News, January 30, 2014
Lower Columbia College and Washington State University/Vancouver are accepting applications for a program through which registered nurses can earn full bachelor's degrees online in nursing.
Community colleges bridge job skills gap in Wash.
KING 5 TV, January 29, 2014
Green River Community College is seeing more students like Suzanne going back to school. The school offers 26 different trade programs from auto body to carpentry to welding. Administrators are seeing long waiting lists for these particular trade courses.
Bellevue College grad gets award
Bellevue Reporter, January 29, 2014
Recent Bellevue College graduate, Alain Patience Mizero received a $500 "Transforming Lives" award from the Trustees Association of Community and Technical Colleges ...
Strong family foundations yield better child outcomes
Bellevue Reporter, January 28, 2014
By Bellevue College Parent Education Program. This year marks the 75th year Washington State Community and Technical Colleges have been supporting families through research-based parent education and early childhood education experiences. Last year alone, over 900 families participated in Bellevue College's affordable parent education program that provided Eastside parents with their infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners enrichment and learning opportunities to last a lifetime
Guest: How colleges can better serve veteran students
The Seattle Times (blog), January 27, 2014
By Wesley Jones, United States Air Force veteran and veterans program manager at Bellevue College.
A third engine behind Tacoma students, teachers
TheNewsTribune.com, January 26, 2014
Graduate Tacoma! deserves the exclamation mark. - ... The effort to get graduates to (and through) college includes the Tacoma College Support Network, the University of Washington Tacoma, Tacoma Community College and Bates Technical College.
Renton Technical College named in top nationwide list
Renton Reporter, January 23, 2014
Renton Technical College was named as one of the nation's top 150 community colleges eligible to compete for the 2015 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.
NOTE: Six community and technical colleges in Washington were named among the nation's top community colleges by the prestigious Aspen Institute and are now eligible to compete for a $1 million prize. In the running for the 2015 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence: Columbia Basin College, Olympic College, Renton Technical College, Skagit Valley College, Walla Walla Community College and Whatcom Community College
LWIT President Amy Goings to attend White House Education Summit
Kirkland Reporter, January 15, 2014
"This is an important national discussion about how to help people successfully complete college," said Goings, Lake Washington Institute of Technology president, "Whether coming to college from high school, or coming back to college after years of working, many people need to brush up their academic skills."
Bates alumni can pursue Peninsula College bachelor's degree
Peninsula Daily, November 29, 2013
Graduates of Bates Technical College in Tacoma now can be admitted into a bachelor's program at Peninsula College in Port Angeles. The presidents of the two colleges — Luke Robins of Peninsula College and Ron Langrell of Bates — signed a memorandum of understanding Nov. 15 that provides an articulation program for admitting Bates graduates into Peninsula College's bachelor of applied science in management program.
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Student Mismatch With STEM Interests
Inside Higher Ed , February 6, 2014
High school students with interest in science and technology fields aren't planning careers in STEM, according to new ACT report.
Inside Higher Ed, February 6, 2014
Politicians in three states want two years of tuition-free community college. Higher education experts welcome the attention, but worry about unintended consequences.
Inside Higher Ed, February 4, 2014
Drexel University takes its bachelor's degrees and faculty to three community college campuses, an unusual move for a private university
How Tiered Tuition Is Working at a Community College
Inside Higher Ed, February 4, 2014
At the same time, the article finds continued concerns about the idea of providing some access based on ability to pay more. "It creates two types of students: those who can pay and those who cannot. …"
Analysts Map Some of the Challenges a College Ratings System Would Face
The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 6, 2014
A look at how colleges are performing now highlights the difficulties ahead for President Obama's proposal, scholars with the American Enterprise Institute say.
Free Community College? Tennessee Proposal Draws Praise and Concerns
The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 6, 2014
A plan put forward by the governor this week is gathering positive reviews, but some experts also wonder about its cost and limitations.
A Second State, Oregon, Considers Making Community College Free
The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 5, 2014
What does our diploma mean? Not much, employers say
The Seattle Times Education Lab Blog, February 4, 2014
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
The Daily News, February 6, 2014
Washington has a lot of high-tech jobs, but not enough college graduates with the required degrees to fill the positions. Only about 89 percentage of the state's adults are high school graduates at a time when that's the bare minimum for competing in the job market. In the past decade, the cost to students of a college education at Washington's public universities has doubled. These are the kinds of statistics that members of the Washington Student Achievement Council like to publicize. What emerges is that Washington is above average among the states in educational achievement -- but nowhere near the top.
Op-Ed: After recession, young likely are leftists for life
News Tribune, February 5, 2014
Think those crazy kids occupying Wall Street were just going through a phase? Think again. Being exposed to an economic shock between the ages of 17 and 25 can permanently affect people's ideas about how society should be organized, the researchers argue. Looking at survey data from 1972 to 2010 from the United States, for example, researchers found that experiencing a recession as a young adult makes people more likely to believe that governments should be responsible for assisting the poor. It also makes them more likely to self-identify as liberal and to vote Democratic
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