Colleges work
together to add parking space at EvCC
Crews are putting the final touches on new and expanded parking lots for Everett Community College
students. And when the work is done, there will be a few more spaces
for students to choose from when they begin classes next week.
Everett Herald, Sept. 15, 2015
Colleges
're-thinking' how to teach math
Math comes easily to some students. For others, it's a real challenge. Many
students drop out of school altogether because they can't pass their math
requirements. So Washington's community and technical colleges are
"re-thinking" math in an effort to change that. Seattle Central College is
one of a growing number of schools that are approaching math education in a
new way. Because too many incoming freshmen test below the college level,
Seattle Central has a new approach to complete pre-college math.
KING 5, Sept. 14, 2015
Federal grant
will boost Washington apprenticeship programs
Apprenticeships — adult training programs that are frequently offered
through community colleges and supported by federal training dollars — got
a boost in Seattle this week when South
Seattle College snared a $4.8 million grant to
train people in the advanced manufacturing and maritime sectors.
The Seattle Times, Sept. 14, 2015
College costs
vs. earnings: New federal scorecard rates the schools
The federal Department of Education released a trove of data over
the weekend aimed at helping students choose where to go to college —
and whether some colleges are worth the cost and time. The
College Scorecard is not the rating system the Obama administration once
promised, but it does provide some interesting details about Washington
state’s public and private colleges. ... Five community colleges
netted their graduates salaries of $35,000 a year or more 10 years after
graduation: Bellevue,
Shoreline,
Highline and
Everett community
colleges, and the Lake
Washington Institute of Technology. Bellingham Technical College
had an unusually high graduation rate among the state’s two-year colleges
(55 percent) and a notably low average annual cost for financial aid
recipients ($4,491).
The Seattle Times, Sept. 14, 2015
Older students
return to school to exercise minds, shape new careers
You’re never too old for back-to-school, at least that’s the mantra of
Hayden’s Brona Trutton, 74, who puts her oxygen in her backpack with her
books and takes the elevator to her math class at North Idaho College.
... Clover
Park Technical College in Lakewood received a grant along
with 138 community colleges across the nation. ... Tim Orton, 59,
will defend his Gonzaga University doctorate thesis Oct. 6 after a 10-year
journey of higher education focusing on leadership. Orton works
for Spokane
Community College as a manager of student programs.
Spokesman-Review, Sept. 14, 2015
From addict to
advocate
During the many years he was a heroin user, Jeffrey Paczkowski said he had
a tendency to close into himself, often cutting ties with friends and most
of the outside world for months at a time. But today, the 41-year-old
recovering addict has become a vocal and active proponent of a movement to
change public perception and press for more education and better laws for
other addicts who choose to use prescription medication to help them in
their paths to recovery. ... Paczkowski will attend Skagit Valley College
this fall, with hopes of eventually becoming a recovery counselor. He said
he would like to further his education and some day open an outpatient
treatment center.
Skagit Valley Herald, Sept. 13, 2015
SPSCC’s Lacey
campus ready to open
With all the furniture in place, office supplies unpacked and landscaping
touched up, South
Puget Sound Community College’s new Lacey campus officially
opens Monday.
The Olympian, Sept. 12, 2015
Whatcom
Community College gets federal grant to stop hackers
A state college has received $6.4 million in federal grants to expand
cybersecurity education, but it’s not the school you might expect. Whatcom Community College
in Bellingham was awarded two grants from the National Science Foundation
to lead computer security education efforts across the West Coast and the
nation.
The Seattle Times, Sept. 11, 2015
Funding
available for 1000 new apprenticeships statewide
A new $5 million federal grant awarded to Washington today will expand
technology job opportunities for women, minorities, veterans and others in
the state. ... Along with the technology program, the grant provides
apprenticeship funding for community colleges on both sides of the state. Bates Technical College
in Tacoma and Spokane
Community College, working with the Spokane Area Workforce
Development Council, will receive funding for traditional building trades
and apprenticeship preparation programs. ... The federal Department of
Labor also announced $4.8 million in grant funding to South Seattle College
for advanced manufacturing and marine engineering apprenticeships.
... “Apprenticeships provide a perfect blend of hands-on training and
classroom learning,” said State
Board for Community and Technical Colleges Executive
Director Marty Brown. “They translate into great jobs and upward mobility
for the people of Washington.”
KXRO, Sept. 10, 2015
College’s new, spacious Trades complex set to open
for fall quarter
When classes begin Sept. 21, students enrolled in four programs at Green River College
will use the new Trades Technologies building. The 55,000-square-foot,
$34.6-million project is on budget and schedule, said Sam Ball, Green
River’s capital projects director. ... The school shelved the project
indefinitely during the economic collapse that began in 2008. In June 2012,
the State Board for
Community and Technical Colleges, which provided $28.6
million for the project, informed the college that funding would be
reinstated.
Kent Reporter, Sept. 10, 2015
CPTC official
joins governor on trade mission to Asia
Mabel Edmonds, special assistant to the president and to the vice
president for student learning at Clover
Park Technical College, was one of more than 60 delegates
who last week joined a trade mission to Japan and Korea with
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. Edmonds represented the state’s
two-year college system on the mission because the trip emphasized ways
to strengthen the aerospace and advanced manufacturing industry on
both sides of the Pacific Ocean.
The Suburban Times, Sept. 10, 2015
Edmonds CC
hires new director of development for foundation
Edmonds Community
College has hired Andrea Potter as the new Director of
Development for the Edmonds CC Foundation.
My Edmonds News, Sept. 10, 2015
SVC
administrator honored; donations go to schools
Mary Alice Grobins, Skagit
Valley College vice president of administrative services,
was presented the 2015 Award of Excellence in Leadership from the
Association of Community and Technical Colleges during the group’s summer
conference in Blaine. The award recognizes a Washington community and
technical college administrator who has made significant contributions to
education and the community.
Skagit Valley Herald, Sept. 9, 2015
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