https://youtu.be/UvTIv-iTVAE Access to funding in Continuing Ed is a challenge that institutions across the United States and the rest of the world face. Finding ways to overcome these challenges, while…
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Facing Fears: Supporting Adults Pursuing Career Changes
Kathleen Hyde | Online Professor and Cybersecurity Program Co-Chair, Champlain College Sérgio Tenreiro de MagalhãesCybersecurity could be the answer for many in the Great Resignation, but finding a way into the industry can prove challenging. The U.S. labor force is undergoing a drastic change.…
Boot camps disrupt an established industry and offer access to highly specific tech skills to learners who previously may have been left out. Boot camps are a fast and effective…
How Colleges Can Be a Stepping Stone to a Better Life
Paul Toupin | Director of Employment and Corporate Training, Collège La CitéColleges can adapt to a diversity of learners, build spaces for them and, in turn, help define the future of not only the institution but the community at large. Colleges…
Continuing Education lives in a space with more flexibility and looser state regulation, which can lead to it being thought of as separate, or different, from the rest of a…
Limitations, Visualization and What Employers Are Looking For: How the Job Market Is Fueling Decision-Making
Michael Bettersworth | Vice Chancellor and Chief Innovation Officer, Texas State Technical CollegeBy understanding what the job market is looking for, colleges and universities are better prepared when developing the programming that employers will find appealing down the line. College programs and…
Accessibility is key for growing awareness of and enrollment in skilled trades programs, as well as extended learning. Reaching out to students where they are, on their phones, could be…
Going Paperless: How to Effectively Manage Curriculum from Home with Changing Technology and a Changing World
Rob Spohr | Vice President for Academic Affairs, Montcalm Community CollegeFinding a way to streamline a convoluted and cumbersome curriculum refresh process from home is a monumental task. By simplifying the process thanks to easy-to-use systems, schools can find themselves…
America’s so called best kept secret is already known by nearly 12 million people across the country, providing them with more affordable access to a better future. On January 21,…
NCCET 2022 Conference Recap
Ed Harper | Executive Director, NCCET Howard DrakeThe 2022 NCCET conference in Austin, Texas, brought some of the best minds in higher ed together to share their thoughts on where the industry is headed. The 51st National…
Clear and consistent definitions for microcredentials are critical to our capacity to scale and leverage these new models to make learning more accessible, flexible and outcome-oriented. Background/Context As Alberta’s industry,…
A Culture of Leadership: The Role of the Modern Community College
Terry O'Banion | Senior Professor of Practice, Kansas State University & President Emeritus, League for Innovation in the Community CollegeIt’s essential to ensure aspiring community college leaders have access to programming that supports their skill development while maintaining focus on the unique mission of these critical institutions. For many…
Robust employer engagement, alongside a clear and intentional strategy designed to support learner success through both credit-bearing and non-credit channels, is critical for modern community colleges when it comes to…
The Culture of Lifelong Learning Needs To Start Now
Brent Stubbs | Vice President for Economic Development, Savannah Technical CollegeJust as the workforce evolved into a more automated process, the future of education is going to have to evolve alongside the learner to keep students ready for the careers…
Continuing Education is the key to serve lifelong learners. Institutions need to adopt a more collaborative approach for all departments to meet the needs of a lifelong learner. Continuing Education…
Break the Ivory Tower: Making the Modern College Accessible and Relatable
Anthony Cruz | President of Hialeah Campus, Miami Dade College Ed Up ExperienceThe modern college must be accessible to everyone in its community and responsive to their needs. This is how colleges can position themselves as engines of economic and social change.…
Putting the learner first is critical to ongoing engagement and success. Student Affairs prioritizes this culture over all else. Enrollment at Nicolet College has done something shocking since the start…
Your Invitation: NCCET 2022
Ed Harper | Executive Director, NCCETBe sure to register for NCCET 2022, Feb 2-4 in Austin, TX. We Invite You to Our Conference To our continuing education and workforce development communities, welcome to 2022 and…
Community colleges have long been the victims of classism in higher education, but they now have the opportunity to shine by providing continuing education that will, in turn, help develop…
Bringing Baccalaureate Degrees into the Community College
Angela Kersenbrock | President, Community College Baccalaureate AssociationModern learners want a baccalaureate degree, but achieving them isn't as easy for everyone. Community colleges have the opportunity to make this possible.
One size does not fit all when it comes to supporting learners in different regions. Programming needs to be designed to meet the specific needs of learners and employers in…
Building a Strategy to Sustain Growth in the Next Normal
Philip Regier | University Dean for Educational Initiatives & CEO of EdPlus, Arizona State University Sue Ellspermann, Thomas Stith, Frank Dooley, Madeline PumariegaA reimagination of higher education requires more than some tactical tweaks. Leaders need to come together with industry to align programming to meet learner and employer needs. On this week’s…
Modern learners need educational offerings that keep them relevant throughout their careers and institutions need to strategically launch and scale these non-degree offerings across the institution. The modern learner isn’t…
Defining the Modern Learner Lifecycle In This New Normal
Thomas Stith III | President, North Carolina Community College System Madeline Pumariega, Frank Dooley, Philip Regier, Sue EllspermannAs higher education looks to establish a new normal, it’s important for institutions to adapt to the lifelong learner cycle to provide programming and support that meets learners needs at…
As the need to close the skill gaps increases, institutions can look to deliver job-focused education to not only meet the needs of employers but also the modern learner. Students…
Changing Momentum Behind Workforce Development at Community Colleges
Michael Baston | President, Rockland Community CollegeAs the lifelong learner becomes the majority learner demographic, institutions need to look at developing short-term programming that can meet both learner and labor market demands. On this week’s episode…
The pandemic has highlighted how vital community colleges are in filling workforce skills gaps and giving the community opportunities to get back into the workforce. Community colleges often have their…
The Modern Community College: The Underused Asset in Socioeconomic Development
Chris Lorch | Provost, Ozarka CollegeThe pandemic highlighted and aggravated existing socioeconomic disparities within our communities, and community colleges are the key to tackling them. Providing affordable, flexible and community-based education, community colleges is an…
With the pandemic highlighting inequities among communities, higher ed has the opportunity to reshape its way of thinking and deliver on its mission to support the lifelong learner. Community colleges…
Competency-Based Education: A Blueprint for More Equitable Education-Employment Pathways
Aisha N. Lowe | Vice Chancellor of Educational Services and Support, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Christine CarpenterCompetency-based education is not only more flexible and affordable—it can improve equity on college and university campuses, levelling the playing field for historically marginalized students. Like most crises, the COVID-19…