Community College
Building a Platform for Future Growth at Two Year Community Colleges
Mark Mrozinski | Assistant Vice President of Workforce Development and Executive Dean, Harper CollegeTwo-year colleges are facing and managing the same challenging market conditions as their colleagues in the four-year sector, but with increased competition and greater variance in available funding. They also…
Improving the Student Experience through eCommerce: Best Practices for Higher Ed
Lisa Slavin | Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Management, Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeOnline shopping is increasingly the norm for people buying books, groceries, clothing and everything in between. According to Lisa Slavin, the familiarity that individuals have with online platforms like Amazon…
Filling the Middle-Skill Jobs Gap: Career Education Starts and Ends with Local Employers
Sunita Cooke | Superintendent and President, MiraCosta Community College DistrictAs a California Community College educator and administrator for more than 25 years, I find that it is a very exciting time in our evolution, as community colleges are being…
Aligning College and Careers: Working With Industry to Shrink the Skills Gap
Jeff Lynn | Vice Chancellor of Workforce and Economic Development, Alabama Community College SystemConsisting of 25 community and technical colleges, the Alabama Community College System is responsible for adult education and workforce development across the state. In this interview, Jeff Lynn discusses the…
How eCommerce Best Practices Impact Student Expectations and Enrollment
Jeff Fanter | Vice President for Enrollment, Communications and Marketing Management, Ivy Tech Community CollegeOnline retailing is changing how we shop, work and interact as consumers—and higher education is not immune to its influence. In this interview, Jeff Fanter discusses how eCommerce is changing…
The Four Abilities: Characteristics Worth Attention in a Tightening Education Marketplace
Matthew Meyer | Associate Vice President for STEM Innovation and Strategic Planning, North Carolina Community College SystemScanning the higher education marketplace of today, one will notice a conglomeration of institutions vying for a decreasing number of potential college applicants. Community colleges in particular are feeling the…
The New Workforce Professionals Academy: Cultivating the Next Generation of Workforce Leaders
Darlene Miller | Executive Director, National Council for Workforce EducationThe Problem With all sectors of American business and industry struggling to find qualified employees, most rely on colleges and other training organizations to educate their workforce. Concomitantly, the process…