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Getting There: Training America for careers in the transportation sector
South Seattle Community College Aviation Maintenance Technology program
Community College Journal, December 2010/January 2011 (page 34)
http://www.ccjournal-digital.com/ccjournal/201012?sub_id=yMYDvJvL65Sr&folio=24#pg32
The Migrant Workforce: Colleges aim to improve prospects for undocumented students
South Seattle Community College Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) grant; Mark Mitsui, North Seattle Community College
Community College Journal, December 2010/January 2011 (page 38)
http://www.ccjournal-digital.com/ccjournal/201012?sub_id=yMYDvJvL65Sr&folio=24#pg38
Gifts from the Earth Update / Celebrity chef roster finalized for annual South Seattle Community College food and wine event.
It’s the can’t-miss event of the year, as the region’s celebrity chefs create their own menus and prepare a multi-course gourmet feast for two tables (10 guests per table) each. All the courses are paired with fine wine from one of 30 Washington wineries, poured by student sommeliers from South’s own Northwest Wine Academy.
West Seattle Herald, January 10, 2011
http://www.westseattleherald.com/2011/01/10/news/gifts-earth-update
CBC fares poorly in teaching remedial math
Math is difficult -- or at least hard to teach to students who aren't ready for college. That's according to a first-ever study prepared by Columbia Basin College that compared its students' success rates with those from other two-year colleges. … CBC did score above average in several important categories. Thirty-six percent of full-time CBC students complete a degree or transfer to a university within three years, which puts CBC at number 21 out of 48 in the national ranking. It ranked eighth in college course completion in all subjects taken together. CBC students who transfer to Washington State University do very well.
Tri-City Herald, January 11, 2011
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/01/11/1322168/cbc-fares-poorly-in-teaching-remedial.html
Community Colleges in 29 States to Pilot New Accountability System
The nation's community colleges are taking a major step forward in redefining what "success" means for their institutions with the naming this week of 40 pilot colleges to test drive a new Voluntary Framework of Accountability (VFA), a national system designed to provide accurate data, operational transparency, and the ability for colleges to benchmark student progress and completion data against peer institutions. The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), in collaboration with the Association of Community College Trustees and the College Board, is developing the VFA, with funding from Lumina Foundation for Education and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Pilot colleges include: … Renton Technical College … Wenatchee Valley College.
PR Newswire, January 11, 2011
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Washington Bill Would Expand Reach of Western Governors U.
A state legislator is calling for Washington State to form a partnership with Western Governors University to allow students to more easily sign up for courses from the nonprofit online institution. Sen. Jim Kastama, a Democrat, plans to introduce a bill this week that would treat Western Governors as a Washington institution. Students could use state grants at the college, and they could transfer credits from the college to public institutions. “We have a huge unmet need for higher education, and this would address it without costing the state a penny,” Mr. Kastama said in a statement.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 10, 2011
Red Flags at a College, but Tied Hands
Even in the wake of the Virginia Tech murders, experts say institutions and employers are seldom set up to handle such potential threats.
New York Times, January 11, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/us/11mental.html?emc=eta1
Welfare Law Decreased Women's Access to Vocational Education, Study Finds
Inside Higher Ed, January 11, 2011
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/01/11/qt#247584
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Tuition-Setting Authority: There’s Work to Do First
Op-ed by Rep. Marko Liias
Publicola, January 6, 2011
http://www.publicola.net/2011/01/06/tuition-setting-authority-there%e2%80%99s-work-to-do-first/
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