OPINION:
McCleary not the end: Education funding should extend to college
By Beth Willis, chair of the State
Board for Community and Technical Colleges, and Terry Leas,
president of Big
Bend Community College. Thousands of Washington high
school seniors recently walked across stages to receive their diplomas. For
the college bound, the question is, “Where are they
walking?” Lawmakers will answer that question in January when they
write a new spending plan influencing everything from tuition and course
offerings to academic advising and campus construction projects.
iFIBER One News, July 14, 2014
Peninsula
College foundation given gift of more than $17,000 for math, engineering
scholarship
The Peninsula
College Foundation is the recipient of a gift of more than
$17,000 to go toward an endowed scholarship for students majoring in
mathematics or engineering.
Peninsula Daily News, July 14, 2014
Pierce alum
brings a sense of home to international students
Each Wednesday night without fail, Elizabeth Sierra-Arruffatt prepares a
home-cooked meal for a group of students who have traveled across the world
to study here at Pierce
College. As a Pierce alum, Sierra-Arruffatt got to know
many international students while she was in school, and developed a great
respect for the bravery it takes to study in a foreign country.
The Suburban Times, July 14, 2014
School winners
Everett Community
College has received an $18,500 grant from Washington
Campus Compact for a program that encourages low-income students from two
Snohomish County high schools and four middle schools to attend college.
Everett Herald, July 14, 2014
Opinion: Partnership
aims at getting teenagers college-ready
By Tod Treat, executive vice president for academic and student affairs at Tacoma Community College. For
many years, a problem has festered at colleges and universities around the
country: Many graduating high school seniors are not transitioning smoothly
into college-level classes. The blame has been passed around from
students to parents to high schools to the colleges themselves, for
expecting too much. The issues, however, are complicated. In Tacoma,
we’re ready to move beyond finger-pointing to working together to solve the
problem with a partnership between Tacoma Community College and Tacoma
Public Schools.
The News Tribune, July 13, 2014
CPTC to Debut
Two New Programs Fall Quarter
To better support local manufacturing businesses, Clover Park Technical College
will introduce a Bachelor of Applied Science in Manufacturing Operations
(BASMO) and an Associate in Applied Science in Mechatronics beginning Fall
Quarter (Sept. 22).
The Suburban Times, July 13, 2014
So You Think
You Can Educate Adults?
So you think that edtech (and school reform in general) are full of
buzzwords and hot new trends? Well, that may be true. But edtech’s got
nothing on adult education, which freely adopts jargon and innovation from
the K-12 and postsecondary worlds and then adds its own particular set of
terms and approaches. ... Students in Washington State’s Integrated
Basic Education Skills & Training (I-BEST) programs learn basic skills
and credit-bearing career content simultaneously, team-taught by a basic
education teacher and a college course instructor). The state’s newest variation
on the model, Integrated Digital English Acceleration (I-DEA),
includes a blended English language instruction program that includes
flipped classes and 1:1 computer deployment. [Both are State Board for Community and
Technical Colleges' programs.]
EdSurge, July 11, 2014
Grant will help
Clark College job training efforts
Three years ago, Chris MacMillan was working as a jack-of-all-trades in a
coffee business, roasting beans, building coffee stands and setting up for
events. But then the business sold, and he was laid off. ... He found
the answer in Clark
College's diesel technology program. MacMillan will earn
his associate degree in diesel technologies in December.
The Columbian, July 11, 2014
CPTC announces
first bachelor's program
Clover Park Technical
College will offer the school's first bachelor's degree
program, with a bachelor of applied science in manufacturing operations
degree set to debut in the fall quarter of 2014.
Business Examiner, July 10, 2014
Jonathan Wagner
named VA 2014 Member of the Year
It takes one to know one, and for Jonathan Wagner, the Veteran Navigator at Clover Park Technical College,
that familiarity has led to his success guiding and providing support for
veteran students.
Northwest Military, July 10, 2014
Local Artist
Creates Public Artwork for CPTC
When local artist Norman Courtney was tasked with creating a piece of
public art for Clover
Park Technical College, he wanted the artwork to convey one
word: transformation.
The Suburban Times, July 9, 2014
Seattle
Goodwill Industries Announces New President & CEO Daryl Campbell
Markee Foster, the Chair of the Board of Directors for Seattle Goodwill
Industries, is pleased to announce that Daryl Campbell has been named the
organization’s President and CEO. Mr. Campbell leaves his post as Interim
President and Chief Executive Officer of Shoreline Community College and
will join Seattle Goodwill on August 18.
Ballard News-Tribune, July 9, 2014
CPTC:
Automotive Technician Program Receives Biodiesel Machine
The Automotive Technician Program at
Clover Park Technical College recently acquired a Freedom
Fueler Biodiesel Processor. The machine not only serves as a teaching tool
but also allows CPTC to reuse what would otherwise be disposed.
The Suburban Times, July 9, 2014
CPTC Receives
Funding for Mechatronics and Material Science Programs
Clover Park
Technical College is one of 21 state community and
technical colleges selected to receive funding to grow high-demand
aerospace programs, the State
Board for Community and Technical Colleges announced in
June.
The Suburban Times, July 8, 2014
LCC classes
move into $38 million state-of-the-art facility this fall
As its three sprawling floors received a polish last week, Lower Columbia College’s
new health and science building sat quietly in the sun as the airy halls
and advanced classrooms awaited their first quarter, coming this fall.
Centralia Daily News, July 5, 2014
WWCC makes best
of more budget cuts
Colleges and universities in Washington state are, once again, faced with
budgets so tight a quarter would bounce off them — assuming there were
quarters available. Higher education continues to be an area that gets
short shrift by the Legislature. The economy has been stagnant and the
state Supreme Court has mandated that lawmakers put $1.5 billion to $2
billion into basic education over the next year. As a result, Walla Walla Community College
— like other schools in Washington — was faced with a projected shortfall.
WWCC was $250,000 short in its $23 million budget for its Walla Walla
campus programs.
Edmonds CC
appoints student trustee
Edmonds Community
College has named Girish Chummun as the newest member on
its Board of Trustees for the 2014-15 academic year.
Edmonds Beacon, July 3, 2014
Alaska Airlines
Names Shaunta Hyde Managing Director of Community Relations
Alaska Airlines has named Shaunta Hyde to the newly created position of
managing director of community relations. ... She is the current vice
chair of the Washington
State Board of Community and Technical Colleges, a member
of the International Association of Women in Aviation and a board member of
Pioneer Human Services.
The Wall Street Journal MarketWatch, July 3, 2014
College degrees
are money in the bank
Exiting service members undecided about pursuing continuing education might
consider a study published by The Federal Reserve Bank of New York that
shows workers with a bachelor’s or associate degree make more money over
their lifetimes than those without a degree. ... Tacoma Community College Veteran
Program specialist Frank McDougald knows the pressures military members
feel when it comes to deciding on their future. ... Programs, like the
kind offered at Clover
Park Technical College, help service members find a job
right out of school.
Northwest Guardian, July 3, 2014
City looks to
move urban center to include LWIT
The city of Kirkland is looking for ways to have the Lake Washington Institute of
Technology take advantage of the Totem Lake
neighborhood’s higher priority access to transportation funding as a part
of the city’s urban center.
Kirkland Reporter, July 3, 2014
Clover Park
Technical College offers Medical Assistant Program
Sometimes all you need is a path. For Tiffany Nguyen, that path came in the
form of an Army uniform and a glimpse into a career field she hadn't
considered before: medicine. Nguyen entered Tacoma Community College after high
school but wasn't feeling motivated, not to mention she was paying for
classes out-of-pocket. She realized she had a passion for helping people
and that joining the Army Reserves might be the answer to everything.
... Nguyen enrolled in the Medical Assistant Program at Clover Park Technical College
last year and her experiences in the military have helped her to succeed in
the program.
Northwest Military, July 3, 2014
Community
colleges shorten their names
Small but growing numbers of community colleges are moving to drop the word
“community” from their name, inspiring a sometimes passionate parsing of
its meaning. The move comes as more states allow two-year colleges,
which are popular with military veterans, to confer bachelor’s degrees,
which typically take four years or longer to complete. Alert drivers
in the Seattle area will notice over the next few months that 10 highway
signs for three Seattle community colleges are being replaced with signs
that say Seattle
Colleges.
Navy Times, June 30, 2014
Super Kid: Ria
Montenegro, 18, Lake Stevens High School graduate
Ria Montenegro was active in Lake Stevens High School's DECA program,
serving as the community chapter president in her senior year. She
graduated with a 3.9 GPA, was a Running Start student at Everett Community College and
plans to attend Western Washington University in the fall.
Everett Herald, June 23, 2014
2 Mill Creek
students graduate from EvCC’s Ocean Research College Academy
Forty-two students from Everett
Community College’s Ocean Research College Academy –
including two from Mill Creek – graduated June 13, earning both their
associate’s degree and high school diplomas.
Mill Creek Beacon, June 20, 2014
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