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8-week
course teaches soldiers about aviation mechanics
A new eight-week program at South
Seattle College is helping service members
transition out of the military and into the aerospace
industry. Camo2Commerce pays the soldiers' tuition to
get hands-on training to become an aviation mechanic. The
non-profit aims to help service members make a seamless transition into
the civilian workforce.
KING 5, Nov. 11, 2015
Milestone:
Students, foundation shine at Peninsula College event
The Peninsula
College Foundation celebrated its donors and
scholarship recipients at its annual Donor Appreciation Luncheon on
Oct. 29 in PC’s Cornaby Center. Ninety students have been awarded
scholarships totaling more than $225,000, giving them a much needed
boost for the this academic year. Many of these students were in
attendance to thank the donors personally and let the donors know how
much their gift meant to them.
Sequim Gazette, Nov. 11, 2015
Officials
pleased with inaugural Write in the Harbor conference
The first annual Write in the Harbor conference is being hailed a
success by conference coordinators. Hosted by Tacoma Community College
at the Gig Harbor campus on Nov. 6 and 7, the inaugural conference
boasted 75 to 80 registered attendees, according to conference
coordinator Maria Hays.
The News Tribune, Nov. 11, 2015
JBLM troops
leaving service get help with their next mission: jobs
Next year, in training developed by Pacific Gas and Electric Company
and paid for through a federal Labor Department grant, 15 JBLM service
members will be able to take courses in a Bates Technical College
program in Tacoma that leads to jobs in the utility industry.
The Seattle Times, Nov. 10, 2015
PC provides cybersecurity 4-year degree with WWU
Peninsula
College has just completed an agreement with Western
Washington University for a seamless transition into a four year
program in the field of cyber security.
KONP, Nov. 10, 2015
Chehalis
Foundation commits $1.5 million to school initiatives
In support of the Chehalis School District’s Student Achievement
Initiative, the Chehalis Foundation has agreed to a commitment of $1.5
million over the next five years to help ensure students in the
district are career and college ready. ... With approximately 50
percent of W.F. West graduates continuing their education at Centralia College,
an adviser will also be put in place at the college to help the
graduates with the transition.
Centralia Chronicle, Nov. 10, 2015
Latino
students get college pep talk
Latino high school students spent Friday at Skagit Valley College
learning about the opportunities available to them in higher education.
The event, which was organized by Skagit Valley College Multicultural
Recruitment Specialist Diana Peregrina, focused on showing Latino
students the benefits of a college education.
Skagit Valley Herald, Nov. 7, 2015
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TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
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Student
protesters nationwide demand free tuition, $15 minimum wage, no student
debt
The grassroots group Million Student March says affordable education is
a human right. Fed up with rising student debt and the continuing
climb of tuition costs, college students across the country are
planning to walk out of classrooms today to demand change.
Time, Nov. 12, 2015
Linking
occupational training and 4-year degrees
Many occupation-focused associate degrees and certificates are not
designed to lead to bachelor's-degree pathways, according to a new
policy report from New America, a think tank.
Inside Higher Ed, Nov. 11, 2015
Poll on
veterans in higher education
A new report from a broad, ongoing Gallup-Purdue
University study of quality-of-life measures for college
graduates looks at how veterans and active-duty members of the U.S.
military are faring in higher education.
Inside Higher Ed, Nov. 11, 2015
New guide
to remediation
Colleges and states have spent years working on ways to improve
remedial education, especially as they find more students are
graduating high school unprepared for the rigors of college.
Sixty-eight percent of community college students and 40 percent of
students at public four-year colleges take at least one remedial
course, and even more students are referred to developmental courses
but never enroll in them, according to the Community College Research
Center. Now a slate of national organizations and states are
endorsing six principles, all in an effort to aid in transforming
and improving remediation.
Inside Higher Ed, Nov. 11, 2015
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POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
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Obama takes
steps to assure quality of education programs that recruit veterans
In honor of Veterans Day, the White House is announcing new measures to
shield veterans from shoddy colleges and vocational schools. On
Wednesday the administration will release an updated GI Bill
Comparison Tool that will allow veterans to compare colleges based
on veteran-specific graduation and retention rates. In addition, the
Department of Veterans Affairs and the Federal Trade Commission will
sign an agreement to strengthen oversight and enforcement to protect
against programs that engage in deceptive or misleading advertising,
sales, or enrollment practices aimed at veterans.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 11, 2015
Analysis of
aid simplification plans
Reforming the system by which students and families apply for student
aid is a hot issue in Washington, with numerous plans. The Urban
Institute on Tuesday published a guide outlining the
provisions of eight different proposals to change the application
process for determining eligibility for Pell Grants, as well as three
alternatives for determining how much families should be required to
contribute.
Inside Higher Ed, Nov. 11, 2015
In GOP
debate, Rubio again criticizes philosophy
Senator Marco Rubio stood out during Tuesday’s Republican debate as the
only candidate to raise higher education as an issue. The Florida
senator criticized an “outdated” higher education system. “It is too
expensive, too hard to access, and it doesn't teach 21st-century
skills,” he said. On the campaign trail, Rubio has similarly been
critical of traditional higher education. As he has
on previous occasions, Rubio on Tuesday also singled out liberal
arts education for special criticism, calling for a greater focus on
vocational training.
Inside Higher Ed, Nov. 11, 2015
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