‘Stellar
educator, killed by intoxicated driver 10 years ago, leaves technology
legacy at YVCC
Ten years after the life of one of Yakima
Valley Community College’s most influential educators was
cut short by an intoxicated driver, Peggy Keller’s contributions are still
helping thousands of students in the Yakima Valley and beyond. Keller was
instrumental in establishing the eLearning center at YVCC that uses
technology to facilitate online, hybrid and distance learning, Linda
Kaminski, YVCC president, said in a recent interview.
Yakima Herald, August 4, 2015
BBCC students
can expect to see lower tuition this year
Big Bend Community
College (BBCC) students will benefit from a reduction in
tuition costs when they pay for fall classes in 2015. Widely discussed as a
5-percent decrease in tuition, the actual reduction will be slightly less,
according to college officials. The new tuition rate will allow a full-time
in-state student at BBCC to save approximately $300 in tuition in the next
academic year.
KXLY, August 3, 2015
Green River College hosts student leaders from
central Asia
Twenty student leaders from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, participated in the annual Study of the United
States Institute (SUSI) on Women's Leadership at Green River College
in July.
Kent Reporter, August 3, 2015
Opinion: Higher
education’s good year
Much of the Legislature's attention this year was on how it would resolve
its mandate to amply fund K-12 basic education. ... Yet, it still had
responsibilities to meet for early childhood education and higher
education. It's still working on K-12, but made significant commitments to
the latter two. ... In the end, Republicans and Democrats agreed to
expand the tuition cut to students at the state's community and technical
colleges. Tuition at the four year colleges will be reduced by 15
percent to 20 percent over the next two years and by 5 percent at two-year
schools next year. Community colleges had to do some lobbying to be
included, said Everett
Community College President David Beyer, but after years of
tuition increases that were creating a barrier to higher education, the
reduction will be a boon to students.
Everett Herald, July 31, 2015
BBCC Learning
Center Childcare gains quality rating
The Learning Center Childcare at Big
Bend Community College has earned the Quality Level of
Excellence from the state Department of Early Learning (DEL).
KXLY, July 30, 2015
Larsen
announces EdCC grant to support international students
Washington state Rep. Rick Larsen announced on July 21 that Edmonds Community College
will receive a grant to support students from developing countries to study
for a year in Washington state.
Edmonds Beacon, July 30, 2015
BenchMarks
grace Auburn
Be on the lookout this summer for a great place to sit. BenchMarks,
Auburn's newest community art program, sought community groups to paint,
carve and otherwise artistically alter plain wooden benches into works of
sit-able art. The benches, built by the Green River College Carpentry
Division, can be found throughout Auburn – in parks, along sidewalks and in
neighborhoods where people gather.
Auburn Reporter, July 30, 2015
Welcome to
Cyber City: Moses Lake tries again
The Columbia Basin area, built on agriculture and aviation, is thriving
thanks to an economic turnaround based on a tech boom. ... Local
governments and service agencies have helped break that cycle for many
families, says Jonathan Smith of the Grant County Economic Development
Council, citing in particular the efforts of Big Bend Community College in
Moses Lake.
The Seattle Times, July 23, 2015
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