Community College
Employer Engagement: Creating A Successful Apprenticeship Program
John Rainone | President, Dabney S. Lancaster Community CollegeThere are too many jobs and not enough workers, so how do we close the gap? There’s a general perception of apprenticeships as being a lengthy and unrewarding processes, especially…
Form Follows Function: Monroe Community College’s Modular Career Pathways
Christine Carpenter | Vice President of Membership Engagement, CAELMost faculty and staff I know view education as a two-way street. After all, there’s a lot you can learn from students even as they are learning from you. Todd…
Rapid Response: Delivering the Best Learner Experience Under Crisis
Linda Lujan | President, Lamar Community CollegeThe COVID-19 outbreak has impacted higher education in a way that most are not prepared for. Institutions are looking for online solutions while trying to deliver the best experience possible…
The Campaign to End Community College Stigma: Why Call It A Stigma?
Steve Robinson | President, Owens Community CollegeAdvocates of America’s community colleges have been actively managing public perception since our institutions were founded. Prior to the 1947 Truman Commission report “Higher Education for American Democracy,” junior colleges…
Framing States’ Education Attainment Goals at the Local Level: Leveraging Industry Sector Partnerships
Matthew Meyer | Associate Vice President for STEM Innovation and Strategic Planning, North Carolina Community College System Alex DolesWhat do the state initiatives Drive to 55, Launch Oklahoma, myFutureNC, Future Ready Iowa and Educating for the Future all have in common? They are states’ flashy names for education…
Call it a Climate Emergency: How Higher Education Institutions Can Support Climate Action
Mark Mitsui | President, Portland Community College Wim Wiewel“One in three species threatened by extinction.” “Forty percent of the Antarctic ice melting—don’t call it climate change, call it climate emergency.” Such were the billboards in the Madrid subway…
Building Clock-Hour Competency-Based Education Programs with Flexibility in Mind
Franz Feierbach | Associate Dean for Operations and Academic Readiness in the School of Applied Technology, Salt Lake Community CollegeIn its simplest form, a clock-hour program is a set of non-credit courses that lead to the completion of a non-degree credential or certificate. Typically, such a program is offered…