System News | Opinion
Bellevue College to host annual Japan Week festival
Bellevue College is inviting the community to its eighth annual Japan Week festival, which is set for
Oct. 5. This year's events will celebrate the major anniversaries of Japanese media
icons Godzilla, Doraemon, Hello Kitty, and Gundam, with at least two of the icons
traversing the event, a release from the college said.
425 Magazine, Sept. 17, 2024
Wenatchee Valley College receives large grant for data center project
Wenatchee Valley College (WVC) has been awarded a $349,995 Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant from the
National Science Foundation (NSF) to support a groundbreaking project focused on data
center operations.
Source One, Sept. 16, 2024
Olympic College opens its new Shops Building
Shawn Ross, now a technical instructor at Blue Origin, learn to weld at Olympic College about 16 years ago. He earned an Associate Degree in technical arts at OC, was hired
by Lockheed Martin, and became one of its lead welders.
Kitsap Sun, Sept. 14, 2024
Peninsula College president honored
Congratulations to Peninsula College President Dr. Suzy Ames, who was honored Friday by Governor Jay Inslee as one of
the distinguished recipients of the Governor’s Outstanding Leadership Award.
My Clallam County, Sept. 13, 2024
Clark College, WSU Vancouver begin offering fentanyl test strip under state mandate
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KGW8, Sept. 13, 2024
Centralia College’s 2024 nursing program achieves 100 percent pass rate on national exam
Centralia College has confirmed that 100 percent of its 2024 nursing program graduates passed their
National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) on their first attempt.
Centralia Chronicle, Sept. 11, 2024
Higher Education and Politics
DataPoints: Are states meeting their Perkins V goals?
Congress made accountability for results a central focus of Perkins V (aka the Strengthening
Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act), setting out new performance
requirements for states and local programs.
Community College Daily, Sept. 17, 2024
Washington Watch: ED relents on financial value reporting deadline
The U.S. Education Department on late Friday announced that it will extend to January
15 the deadline for institutions to provide a battery of information on their Title
IV students under “financial value transparency” (FVT) and “gainful employment” (GE)
regulations.
Community College Daily, Sept. 14, 2024
Report shows small changes in post-high school college enrollment
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center has released the 2024 High School
Benchmarks report, which shows small improvements in college enrollment and persistence
in public high school graduates.
Diverse Education, Sept. 12, 2024
