System News | Opinion
State Board members slated to approve 2025-27 capital budget request
The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges during its regular board meeting Thursday, May 9 is expected to take action on the
college system’s 2025-2027 capital budget request to the Washington state Legislature.
Suburban Times, May 9, 2024
Edmonds College to host 11th annual Memorial Day ceremony May 23
... “Our 11th Memorial Day celebration allows us time to pay tribute to those brave
men and women who sacrificed their lives for our freedoms and take a moment to remember
our courageous staff, students, and faculty who have served in our armed forces,”
said Edmonds College Director of Veteran Resources Matthew Durkee.
My Edmonds News, May 9, 2024
The Aspen Institute names semifinalists for Aspen Prize
The global nonprofit Aspen Institute has named 20 semifinalists for the 2025 Aspen
Prize for Community College Excellence, a $1 million prize. [South Puget Sound Community College]
Diverse Education, May 8, 2024
Four Big Bend Community College students named to prestigious All-Washington Academic Team
Big Bend Community College celebrated the selection of four of its students to the prestigious All-Washington
Academic Team in a ceremony at South Puget Sound Community College last week.
Source One News, May 8, 2024
New cannabis course offered at Tacoma Community College as industry grows
... Officials at Tacoma Community College say they saw the growth and have begun offering cannabis programs for students looking
to dive into the industry. “This was another need that was coming forth as we were
hearing with the business,” said Olga Inglebritson, Continuing Education Program Dean
at TCC.
KIRO 7, May 8, 2024
Big Bend Community College inspires future healthcare professionals with Scrubs Camp
... This one-day workshop was specially designed for high school students interested
in pursuing careers in healthcare. Held on the Big Bend Community College campus in Moses Lake, the camp attracted 85 students from five different schools
across Grant County.
Source One, May 7, 2024
State board to consider request for new degree at CBC
[The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges] will consider a proposal for a new degree at Columbia Basin College in Pasco. ...
The college has submitted a statement of need for a Bachelor of Science in Computer
Science.
Tri-Cities Journal of Business, May 7, 2024
Higher Education and Politics
AACC’s look at the new Title IX regulations
In addition to dealing with the botched FAFSA rollout and preparing for other major
regulations, community colleges are scrambling to absorb the new requirements imposed
upon them by the final Title IX rules. And they only have until August 1 to do so.
Community College Daily, May 8, 2024
Adults strongly interested in short-term credentials
Adults without a college degree continue to express high interest in earning a postsecondary
credential, driven in part by a rising interest in industry certification programs,
according to an annual report by Lumina Foundation and Gallup.
Community College Daily, May 8, 2024
Report: Increasing numbers of community colleges are offering bachelor's degrees
More community colleges in the U.S. are beginning to offer bachelor's degrees in addition
to their usual offerings, and many of them serve minority populations, according to
a recent report from The Community College Baccalaureate Association (CCBA) and higher
ed consulting firm Bragg & Associates Inc.
Diverse Education, May 7, 2024
