Community College Week articles from April 2012

Community College Week archives from April 2012

Faculty salaries.(Figuring It Out: Statistics shaping the higher-ed landscape)
April 30, 2012... Professors at community colleges who are members of unions earned more in 2011 than those who were not. Here is a glimpse: Unionized Non Unionized PROFESSOR $81,062 $68,696 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR...

Mass. CC student wins Goldwater Scholarship.
April 30, 2012... WELLESLEY, Mass. (AP) -- A decorated U.S. Marine Corps veteran has become the latest Massachusetts Bay Community College student to bag the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship award. Kenny Moreno of Boston's neighborhood of Hyde Park is among...

Wind turbine to help power Illinois college.
April 30, 2012... NORMAL, Ill. (AP) -- A community college in central Illinois says a new wind turbine on campus is expected to generate about half of the electricity used by the college. The (Bloomington) Paragraph reported that the turbine at Heartland...

Widow sues Neb. college over husband's death.
April 30, 2012... OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The widow of a Metropolitan Community College student who died after falling at a campus training course has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Omaha school. Regina Peters says in her lawsuit that the college...

Proposed Wyo. budget calls for more faculty.
April 30, 2012... CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- Laramie County Community College's proposed budget for the 2012-13 school year doesn't include any raises for employees, but it does include money for five new instructors. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports the budget...

Mass. Plan Seeks Changes for 2-Year Colleges
April 30, 2012... BOSTON (AP) -- A legislative committee is calling for changes in the way the 15 community colleges in Massachusetts are governed. The House Ways and Means Committee included the plan as part of its proposed $32.3 billion state budget for the...

Calif. sues county over school funding.
April 30, 2012... SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The state has filed a lawsuit against Orange County, accusing it of illegally diverting money from schools and community colleges to balance its budget. The lawsuit was filed in Orange County Superior Court and asks...

Chicago colleges train vets for utility work.
April 30, 2012... CHICAGO (AP) -- Returning Chicago veterans soon may have a chance for new careers as gas utility workers. State officials announced a new $3.5 million new collaboration between state agencies, community colleges and the gas utility sector. ...

Tenn. CC wins awards for marketing.
April 30, 2012... MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis has been honored for its marketing efforts. The school received five Service Industry Advertising Awards for creativity and communication. Groups eligible for the...

College student, 18, runs for Honolulu Council.
April 30, 2012... HONOLULU (AP) -- If elected, a Leeward Community College student would be the youngest to hold political office in Hawaii. Eighteen-year-old E.J. Delacruz is running for a West Oahu seat on the Honolulu City Council. He's running against...

Md. college gets approval to offer some degrees all online.(around the nation)
April 30, 2012... HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Blake Wolfe is entering the homestretch to receive an associate degree in business administration this spring, a degree from Hagerstown Community College that she has been working toward online. "I chose the online...

Even after retraining, older workers struggle to find jobs.
April 30, 2012... ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (AP) -- Kay Pagans has some advice for employers weighing the merits of hiring 58-year-old Wanda Perdue, who worked at Stanley Furniture for 37 years and rarely missed a day. "What I want them to know is, if you need a job...

Unemployment stays high for young in workforce.
April 30, 2012... BEND, Ore. (AP) -- Jesse Lederer couldn't find a job that paid for tuition and living expenses, so he quit college and moved in with his parents. "For a good portion of the jobs I applied to I didn't have experience in the field," he told The...

Rack and roll: college welding students dive into project for Sheriff.
April 30, 2012... ANN ARBOR, Mich -- A Washtenaw Community College fabrication class took a step into the real world when the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office dive team had a problem. The issue: new 350-foot braided umbilical lines divers use while working...

By the numbers: new metrics promise more accurate picture of community colleges.(COVER STORY)
April 30, 2012... The ascendency of community colleges to the forefront of the debate around America's ailing system of higher education has been a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the once-neglected sector is enjoying its time in the spotlight. After years...

Despite massive budget cuts, there's a building boom in U.S. higher education.
April 30, 2012... An unprecedented multibillion-dollar building boom is under way at U.S. colleges and universities--despite budget shortfalls, endowment declines and seemingly stretched resources. Some $11 billion in new facilities have sprung up on American...

Birds travel Colo. as educational ambassadors.
April 30, 2012... CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) -- Birds of a feather don't always flock together. But they can learn to live side-by-side while they travel the state serving as educational animal ambassadors with Nature's Educators. Students at the Senior Mini...

Stats show Ore. falling short of college goals.
April 30, 2012... PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- For the first time, Oregon education officials have hard data about how many high school seniors go on to higher education, and it shows the state is well below its goal of 80 percent. Statistics from the nonprofit...

Political, legal fights brewing over school vouchers.(tracking trends)
April 30, 2012... WASHINGTON (AP) -- Students like Delano Coffy are at the heart of brewing political fights and court battles over whether public dollars should go to school vouchers to help make private schools more affordable. He was failing in his...

Internet-connected glasses create a Google sensation.(technology today)
April 30, 2012... NEW YORK (AP) -- If you think texting while walking is dangerous, just wait until everyone starts wearing Google's futuristic, Internet-connected glasses. Directions to your destination appear literally before your eyes. You can talk to...

Alvin Community College (Texas) students, softball players, Child Lab students and others had several events on April 5 to celebrate the spring holiday.(around campus)
April 30, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alvin Community College (Texas) students, softball layers, Child Lab students and others had several events on April 5 to celebrate the spring holiday. The ACC Child Development Lab School had an Easter Egg hunt on the...

The Golden Dragon Acrobats performed at the Vada Sheid Community Development Center as the final show of the first season of the Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Performing Arts Series on the ASUMH campus.(around campus)
April 30, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Golden Dragon Acrobats performed at the Vada Sheid Community Development Center as the final show of the first season of the Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Performing Arts Series on the ASUMH campus. The...

The house that Guilford Technical Community College (N.C.) students built will be open to the public for tours.(around campus)
April 30, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The house that Guilford Technical Community College (N.C.) students built will be open to the public for tours. It also will be in the Greensboro Parade of Homes. The house, which has been under construction for two...

In an effort to increase student interest and participation in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) in Pinal County, Central Arizona College has secured the largest grant in the 42-year history of the institution.(grants & gifts)
April 30, 2012... In an effort to increase student interest and participation in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) in Pinal County, Central Arizona College has secured the largest grant in the 42-year history of the institution. The U.S....

Kennebec Valley Community College in Maine has won a $100,000 federal grant to help rural small businesses and agricultural producers reduce energy consumption and implement renewable energy technologies.(grants & gifts)
April 30, 2012... Kennebec Valley Community College in Maine has won a $100,000 federal grant to help rural small businesses and agricultural producers reduce energy consumption and implement renewable energy technologies. U. S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack...

Mesalands Community College.(grants & gifts)
April 30, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mesalands Community College (N. M.) announced that Citizens Bank of Tucumeari donated $5,000 to the Mesalands Rodeo Team. Jeff Nunn, president/CEO of Citizens Bank says he wants the to use the donation for recruitment,...

The Music Department at Alvin Community College (Texas) recently hosted singer/songwriter Bill Nash, who performed for students enrolled in James Harvey's Country Music class.(faculty lounge)
April 30, 2012... The Music Department at Alvin Community College (Texas) recently hosted singer/songwriter Bill Nash, who performed for students enrolled in James Harvey's Country Music class. Nash began his career in 1959 as part of the Nash Family Trio, who...

Bronx Community College (N. Y.) Professor Thomas Cipullo, of the Art and Music Department, has been awarded a 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship.(faculty lounge)
April 30, 2012... Bronx Community College (N. Y.) Professor Thomas Cipullo, of the Art and Music Department, has been awarded a 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship. Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon...

Lewis and Clark Community College (Ill.) and the Sierra Club's Piasa Palisades Group welcomed Robert Criss, a professor of earth and planetary sciences at Washington University, who spoke on "The Unintended Impacts of River Structures.".(faculty lounge)
April 30, 2012... Lewis and Clark Community College (Ill.) and the Sierra Club's Piasa Palisades Group welcomed Robert Criss, a professor of earth and planetary sciences at Washington University, who spoke on "The Unintended Impacts of River Structures." Almost...

Lewis and Clark Community College.(honors & awards)
April 30, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Video Services Department of Lewis and Clark Community College (Ill.) has received a bronze Telly Award for 2012. In its 33rd year, the prestigious Telly Awards is the premier award program honoring outstanding...

Mount Wachusett Community College.(honors & awards)
April 30, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Catch the Wind at MWCC," a multi-faceted communications project developed throughout the construction and activation of the college's wind turbines, has received a top award from the National Council for Marketing and...

Corning Community College (N.Y.).(APPOINTMENTS)
April 30, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Katherine P. Douglas has been installed as the sixth president of Coming Community College (N.Y.). Douglas is the first woman to hold the position. Douglas has three degrees from the University of Massachusetts Amherst:...

Anne Arundel Community College (Md.).(APPOINTMENTS)
April 30, 2012... Dawn Linsday has been named the sixth president of Anne Arundel Community College (Md.). She will assume her new role Aug. 1, 2012. A native of Maryland, Lindsay has served as president of Glendale Community College (Calif.) since 2009. She also...

Sowela Technical Community College (La.).(APPOINTMENTS)
April 30, 2012... Stacy Neff Aspinwall has been named chancellor of Sowela Technical Community College (La.) Aspinwall will assume his new duties in early May 2012. He currently serves as vice president of enrollment and student services at Waycross College....

Clark College.(APPOINTMENTS)
April 30, 2012... Tim Cook is the new vice president of instruction at Clark College in Washington. He joined Clark College in 1997 as a faculty counselor and had been serving as interim vice president since June 2011. Cook has worked in higher education for 20...

Peninsula College.(APPOINTMENTS)
April 30, 2012... Luke Robins has been named the new president of the Peninsula College (Wash.) effective July 1, 2012. Robins currently serves as the chancellor of Louisiana Delta Community College, a position he has held since 2006. Robins has also held...

Calendar.(Career Connections)(Conference news)(Calendar)
April 30, 2012... MAY May 27-30 THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STAFF & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT * NISOD International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence Austin, Texas www.nisod.org/conference May 29-June 2 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RACE &...

Retention rates.(Figuring It Out: Statistics shaping the higher-ed landscape)
April 16, 2012... One-year college retention rates vary according to institution type. Here's a breakdown by major category among full-time students. Enrollment Retention Fall Fall Rate 2009...

Perot gives $1 million to struggling college he attended.
April 16, 2012... TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) -- Dallas billionaire Ross Perot has visited his hometown to donate $1 million to a financially struggling Texas college he attended. Perot visited Texarkana College and attended a rally where he challenged the community...

Cooler heads prevail as ice-theft charges dropped for student.
April 16, 2012... MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) -- Cooler heads have prevailed in a dispute over a cup of ice taken from a New Jersey college cafeteria. The lawyer for Cedric Calero says authorities dropped a disorderly persons charge against the 18-year-old freshman at...

Audit report criticizes La. College for computer giveaway.
April 16, 2012... BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A report by the legislative auditor finds Baton Rouge Community College misappropriated computer equipment and firearms. In letters to Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera, former interim Chancellor Jim Horton wrote that...

A community-based approach to growing the middle-skill workforce.(WORKFORCE EDUCATION)
April 16, 2012... Even in the midst of high unemployment, employers are having difficulty filling middle-skill positions, those that require an associate degree, postsecondary certificate or vocational credential. And the high demand for middle-skill workers is...

In control: air traffic control programs flourishing at Community Colleges.(SPECIAL REPORT: WORKFORCE EDUCATION)(Cover story)
April 16, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It's due in part to President Ronald Reagan that aviation sciences programs are flying high at community colleges across the country. On August 5, 1981, the nation's 40th president fired 11,345 striking air traffic...

What air traffic controllers do.(WORKFORCE EDUCATION)
April 16, 2012... Air traffic controllers coordinate the movement of air traffic to ensure that planes stay safe distances apart. Controllers f oordinate the arrival and departure of airplanes; issue landing and takeoff instructions to pilots; monitor and direct...

Virginia steers students toward mechatronics careers.(WORKFORCE EDUCATION)
April 16, 2012... ROANOKE, Va. (AP) -- Video game designer. Rap star. Professional athlete. Those are some of the common career interests Dan Horine receives when he polls middle school students about their plans. Horine, head of the mechatronics department...

Recession delivers big bust for baby boomers.(WORKFORCE EDUCATION)
April 16, 2012... CINCINNATI (AP) -- In Cincinnati, 55-year-old David McCarty feels fortunate to be hauling hazardous chemicals cross-country in a big 18-wheeler. But the work and pay are far removed from the life he used to have as a well-paid telecom exec. ...

Returning veterans face new battle finding jobs.
April 16, 2012... WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) -- Cory Lange says he fits the profile of other veterans returning from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. Lange, 33, a specialist who served in Iraq in 2008-09 as a vehicle mechanic with Charlie Company of the...

College students help preserve San Antonio History.
April 16, 2012... SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- A group of college and university students took to San Antonio's streets with concrete, spackle, ladders and nail guns in hand. Their mission: to restore and preserve ramshackle homes in some of the city's most historic...

Crafters at Wis. College stuck on duct tape.
April 16, 2012... MILTON, Wis. (AP) -- Like many technical schools, Blackhawk Technical College offers arts and crafts classes on a variety of topics, including sessions on woodworking, upholstery and painting. Creating art from duct tape, though, is a first....

A new vision of community: Lone Star College system sees "community" globally.(Company overview)
April 16, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction The light is breaking through the windows of Lone Star Community College's Corporate College, headquartered at the Lone Star College System-University Park campus in northwest Houston. Shah Ardalan...

Miss. Couple shines in return to college.
April 16, 2012... RAYMOND, Miss. (AP) -- You're never too old to go back to school, the Williams family believes. "Getting our college degrees has been a dream come true for my husband and me," said Trina Williams, 46, who will graduate in May from Hinds...

Process technology program saves plant, creates jobs in La.
April 16, 2012... MONROE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana Delta Community College and ANGUS Chemical Co. started a "process technology" program at Delta five years ago to keep the plant in northwest Louisiana. Today, program Director Jackie Johnson says graduates of the...

Delta Board starts search for new chancellor.
April 16, 2012... MONROE, La. (AP) -- The Louisiana Community and Technical College System will soon begin looking for the next leader of Louisiana Delta Community College, LCTCS President Joe May tells The News-Star the Board of Supervisors is discussing...

Southern Nevada Colleges to gain under proposal.(politics & policy)
April 16, 2012... LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Southern Nevada colleges and universities would gain and northern Nevada institutions would lose under a new funding formula proposed by Chancellor Dan Klaich. The proposal calls for allocating $13 million more per year to...

Pulaski Tech president to retire.
April 16, 2012... LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The president of Pulaski Technical College says he'll retire from the central Arkansas school this summer. Dan F. Bakke has served as Pulaski Tech's president since 2000. Before that, he served as the school's vice...

Book help offered to Miss. students.
April 16, 2012... FULTON, Miss. (AP) -- The Lee County/Marchbanks Helping Hand Tuition Guarantee Program will provide a $400-per-semester book stipend to Itawamba Community College students who qualify for financial aid. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal...

S. D. College honored by service group.
April 16, 2012... WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) -- A Watertown technical school is being honored by a national organization for service to its community. The Corporation for National and Community Service has ranked Lake Area Technical Institute as one of the top...

Tenn. college campus set for fall opening.
April 16, 2012... CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Clarksville campus of Nashville State Community College is on schedule to open in the fall. Nashville State's Eileen Crane told The Leaf-Chronicle that renovations on the former Clarksville Saturn dealership began...

Cerritos College settles voter lawsuit for $55k.
April 16, 2012... NORWALK, Calif. (AP) -- Cerritos Community College has agreed to pay $55,000 to settle a lawsuit that charged its trustee electoral system discriminated against Latino voters. The college said the sum is a portion of the $140,000 sought by...

Ivy Tech moves to buy 21-acre trailer park.
April 16, 2012... LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Ivy Tech Community College plans to purchase a 21-acre mobile home park to accommodate expansion plans on its Lafayette campus. The Journal & Courier reports that the college's trustees will be asked later this...

Neb. college settles lawsuit over accident.
April 16, 2012... SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) -- A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit in an accident that injured a worker who fell 30 feet while removing an old scoreboard at Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff. KNEB radio says the school's...

Science building on Miss. campus on schedule.
April 16, 2012... TUPELO, Miss. (AP) -- There's a red metal skeleton where Itawamba Community College's new Health Science Education Center is expected to open for classes by August 2013. College President David Cole tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily...

Mo. senate plan spares colleges from cuts.
April 16, 2012... JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Education would be spared from cuts under a budget plan put forth by a Missouri Senate committee. The Senate Appropriations Committee agreed to follow the House's lead by holding funding flat for state...

PayPal's continued growth leads to controversy.(technology today)
April 16, 2012... From the dawn of civilization some 5,000 years ago, the way we exchange and store value has evolved, and in the digital age, continues to do so. Around 600 BC, as money, the Lydians and Greeks started using coins instead of bartering and...

A pilot program for recent Iraqi immigrants which teaches English in the context of office work is being offered at Cuyamaca College (Calif.) through a partnership between the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District and San Diego County.(around campus)
April 16, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A pilot program for recent Iraqi immigrants which teaches English in the context of office work is being offered at Cuyamaca College (Calif.) through a partnership between the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College...

With some healthy foods and a little help from Dr. Seuss, the Alvin Community College (Texas) Child Care Center taught young children the importance of green foods during its 3rd Annual Green Food Festival.(around campus)
April 16, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With some healthy foods and a little help from Dr. Seuss, the Alvin Community College (Texas) Child Care Center taught young children the importance of green foods during its 3rd Annual Green Food Festival. The children...

In the year since Mount Wachusett Community College (Mass.) added wind energy to its renewable energy portfolio, the two 1.65 megawatt turbines are producing 100 percent of the college's electricity while also returning energy back to the grid.(around campus)
April 16, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the year since Mount Wachusett Community College (Mass.) added wind energy to its renewable energy portfolio, the two 1.65 megawatt turbines are producing 100 percent of the college's electricity while also returning...

Central Arizona College.(grants & gifts)
April 16, 2012... Summer Bridge is a Central Arizona College program funded by a five-year, $2.7 million Title V Grant from the U.S Department of Education and designed to help students escape the islands of anxiety that come with starting college. Central...

Anne Arundel Community College.(grants & gifts)
April 16, 2012... Robert G. Graw Jr., CEO of Righttime Medical Care, has made a personal matching gift contribution of $50,000 to support and assist in the purchase of equipment and technology upgrades for Anne Arundel Community College's (Md.) Health Professions...

Bellingham Technical College.(grants & gifts)
April 16, 2012... Bellingham Technical College (Wash.) has been awarded $455,000 grant for state-of-the art engineering design software from Autodesk, Inc. The donation was for 35 seats of AutoCAD Plant Design Suite Ultimate software with a $13,000 per seat...

Jodie Stugard-Hogan, who teaches Spanish part-time at Maryland's Anne Arundel Community College, was named the Maryland Foreign Language Association Teacher of the Year and will compete in April for the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Language's regional honor.(faculty lounge)(Conference news)
April 16, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jodie Stugard-Hogan, who teaches Spanish part-time at Maryland's Anne Arundel Community College, was named the Maryland Foreign Language Association Teacher of the Year and will compete in April for the Northeast...

Instructors from area school districts visited with Alvin Community College (Texas) instructors to ensure their curriculum matched college standards.(faculty lounge)
April 16, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Instructors from area school districts visited with Alvin Community College (Texas) instructors to ensure their curriculum matched college standards. ACC instructors helped the high school teachers by highlighting...

Do you want to know the secret to a great life?(faculty lounge)
April 16, 2012... Do you want to know the secret to a great life? Jim Langlas, author and Edison State College (Fla.) professor, has seven secrets to share from his book. The book, entitled "Heart of a Warrior: 7 Ancient Secrets to a Great Life" is inspired by...

Arizona Western College.(honors & awards)
April 16, 2012... The 5 megawatt multi-technology solar installation at Arizona Western College in Yuma was recognized with a national award by the Solar Energy Industries Association and the Solar Electric Power Association as one of the three most distinctive...

Joanna Post, a student at New River Community and Technical College (W.V.), is one of 50 community college students from the United States, Canada and Guam named 2012 New Century Scholars for 2012.(honors & awards)
April 16, 2012... Joanna Post, a student at New River Community and Technical College (W.V.), is one of 50 community college students from the United States, Canada and Guam named 2012 New Century Scholars for 2012. Post earned the honor by being the...

Natalie Berg, a member of the Board of Trustees of City College of San Francisco and board president of Jewish Vocational Services of San Francisco, will receive the 2012 Distinguished Service Award from the International Association of Jewish Vocational Services.(honors & awards)
April 16, 2012... Natalie Berg, a member of the Board of Trustees of City College of San Francisco and board president of Jewish Vocational Services of San Francisco, will receive the 2012 Distinguished Service Award from the International Association of Jewish...

Pellissippi State Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
April 16, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pellissippi State Community College (Tenn.) celebrated the selection of President L. Anthony Wise Jr., with the presentation of the presidential regalia. Wise began his tenure as president of Pellissippi State on July...

East Central Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
April 16, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] An administrator from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College emerged from four finalists to become the next president of East Central Community College (Miss.). Billy W. Stewart, vice president for administration and...

Hinds Community College Board.(APPOINTMENTS)
April 16, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Elijah Brown became a member of Mississippi's Hinds Community College Board of Trustees with his election as superintendent of Claiborne County school district in January 2012. Brown previously was a behavioral...

Coastal Bend College.(APPOINTMENTS)
April 16, 2012... Beatriz Espinoza has been named president of Coastal Bend College in Texas. Espinoza comes to CBC from Yuba Community College District (Calif.) where she served as vice chancellor for educational planning and services. She holds a Ph.D. in...

New Jersey's Salem Community College Board of Trustees.(APPOINTMENTS)
April 16, 2012... New Jersey's Salem Community College Board of Trustees appointed Joan Baillie as permanent president. She has served in an interim role since January. Board Chair Dorothy Hall said the board's decision reflects its confidence in Baillie....

Calendar.(Conference news)(Calendar)
April 16, 2012... APRIL April 15-18 APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY FACILITATOR TRAINING Doha, Qatar 702-228-4699 http://companyofexperts.net April 21-24 AACC > 92nd AACC Annual Convention Orlando, Fla. www.aacc.nche.edu April 29-May 2 THE ASSOCIATION...

Price of attendance.(Figuring It Out: Statistics shaping the higher-ed landscape)
April 2, 2012... Price of attendance The cost of attending college depends largely on the type of school a student attends. Here is s breakdown of net annual price by institution type. PUBLIC 4-year $10,747 2-year $6,780 PRIVATE NON-PROFIT 4-year ...

Middle Tenn. inmates taking community college classes.(around the nation)
April 2, 2012... NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Inmates at a Middle Tennessee prison are being awarded college credits under a new program at Nashville State Community College. Instructor Julie Doochin started the nonprofit Tennessee Higher Education Initiative...