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LCC offers new transfer credit toward BAS-OLTM
Lower Columbia College has announced that Perry Technical Institute graduates can now transfer credit toward
earning a Bachelor of Applied Science in Organizational Leadership and Technical Management
(BAS-OLTM) at LCC.
Wahkiakum County Eagle, June 8, 2023
Lynden School Board to review district’s alternative learning experiences
... Through Bellingham Technical College, Impact! offers flexible school programming and pathways to academic and career success
for students who are likely to drop out or have already dropped out of high school.
Lynden Tribune, June 7, 2023
SFCC students get hands-on experience making prosthetics, orthotics
Students at Spokane Falls Community College are getting hands-on experience making prosthetics and orthotics in the only program
of its kind in the western United States! [Video]
KHQ, June 7, 2023
Wenatchee Valley College classes taught outdoors, blending disciplines
While in class, many college students see nothing more than a whiteboard and a lecturing
professor. Not so for Wenatchee Valley College students in northwest nature writing ...
Wenatchee World, June 7, 2023
Yakima Valley College honors students, faculty with annual awards
For students, teachers and staff, spring is often a time of celebration as graduation
nears and schools hand out awards. Yakima Valley College annually recognizes faculty, staff, alumni and community members ...
Yakima Herald-Republic, June 2, 2023
ESD 105 wins distinguished service award
Educational Service District 105 (ESD 105) has been awarded the 2023 Distinguished
Service Award presented by Yakima Valley College (YVC). The award recognizes a community member or organization that supports the mission
of YVC ...
NBC Right Now, June 1, 2023
Higher Education and Politics
Cultivating a welcoming culture
Feeling pride in your LGBTQ+ identity is much easier when the people around you and
the places you spend time every day are welcoming and affirming to you.
Community College Daily, June 8, 2023
Biden vetoes measure on student loans
President Biden on Wednesday vetoed a congressional resolution that would have struck
down his loan-forgiveness program. The veto was expected.
Inside Higher Ed, June 8, 2023
'Tough choices' ahead on federal budget
Lawmakers voted to not spend more money on domestic programs in order to avert default.
That doesn’t leave much wiggle room for appropriators to increase the Pell Grant or
give more money to Federal Student Aid.
Inside Higher Ed, June 8, 2023
Acting DOL chief focuses on apprenticeships, partnerships
Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su — and Democrats on the House Education and the Workforce
Committee — at a House hearing on Wednesday focused on highlighting registered apprenticeships
and the need to develop stronger partnerships ...
Community College Daily, June 7, 2023
New report a mixed bag on student engagement with online learning
... more than three years after higher ed was thrown into upheaval, results are beginning
to come in about the shift to online learning. And while student engagement was lower
by some measures, by others, it increased.
Diverse Education, June 6, 2023
