Local
college-completion effort draws White House’s attention
What does Washington state have to teach White House policy leaders about
higher education? Quite a bit, it turns out. Three Washington
community college presidents — Amy Morrison Goings of Lake Washington Institute of
Technology in Kirkland, Jean Hernandez of Edmonds Community College
and Chris Bailey of Lower
Columbia College in Longview — went to Washington,
D.C., last week to be part of a White House summit on community colleges.
The Seattle Times, August 18, 2014
Bill Virgin:
Someday it may be ‘have it your way’ when it comes to education
The bigger trend story, though — and you just knew there had to be one
lurking there — is where that classroom will be when those students with
their accessories finally make it to one. Or indeed, if they’ll be
bound for a classroom at all. This is especially true at the
collegiate level, where a series of recent news reports illustrate just how
much momentum the transformation of the traditional model of education is
gaining. ... Clover
Park Technical College has announced its first bachelor’s
degree program, an applied science degree in manufacturing
operations. We’ll leave aside yet another trend that this story
highlights, the move by more of Washington’s two-year community and
technical colleges into four-year programs, in response to limited capacity
at the traditional four-year schools and demand for spots in specific,
usually occupationally oriented subjects.
The News Tribune, August 17, 2014
New career track starts at CPTC
Going back to school
with a 2-year-old daughter took some adjusting for Accounting program
student Leslie Potts. After relocating to Washington state from South
Dakota and enrolling at Clover
Park Technical College, Potts had to adjust to seeing her
daughter less during the day. “I better appreciate the time I do have with
her,” Potts said. Potts said the experience of going to school and being a
mom opened her eyes in several ways.
The Suburban Times, August 16, 2014
Mill Creek
resident to focus on EvCC diversity
After 23 years at Peninsula
College, nestled on 75 lush acres of forested land in the
Olympic Mountain foothills with grand views of historic Port Townsend and
the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Maria Peña seemed settled. ... But when
Peña heard Everett
Community College was looking to hire its first-ever chief
diversity officer, she reconsidered her career options.
Edmonds Beacon, August 15, 2014
New Nursing
Assistant Certified program to start at CPHS
For the first time, Clover Park High School (CPHS) is offering a Nursing
Assistant Certified (NAC) program in partnership with Clover Park Technical College
(CPTC). Instructors from CPTC will teach the program at the high school.
The Suburban Times, August 15, 2014
Growing jobs
with local food
When looking for a job, just look down. That’s the advice of Jason
Niebler, director of Edmonds
Community College’s new Sustainable Agriculture Education
program.
The Herald Business Journal, August 15, 2014
Lower Columbia
College earns White House recognition
Lower Columbia
College (LCC) President Chris Bailey participated at a
White House Roundtable this week to share the Longview-based college’s work
with other higher education professionals. The White House recognized
LCC for its innovative programs designed to help at risk students stay in
college and complete a degree.
Vancouver Business Journal, August 15, 2014
Kirkland's LWIT
hosts film crew seeking answers about Seattle icon “Sylvester”
Lake Washington
Institute of Technology’s Funeral Service Education
program will be featured in a new TV series on mummies, including one
displayed in an iconic Seattle store. Last Wednesday, a film crew with
Saloon Media filmed inside the funeral lab while interviewing Jon Austin,
an American embalming and funeral home historian from Illinois for “Mummies
Alive!,” a new international television series scheduled to debut in 2015.
Kirkland Reporter, August 14, 2014
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