Community College Week articles from June 2009

Community College Week archives from June 2009

The first five.(Figuring it Out: A look at statistics shaping the higher education landscape)
June 15, 2009... The top associate degree producers in 2007-08 were: College Number 1. University of Phoenix Online 12,119 2. Miami Dade College 7,047 3. Broward College ...

Wis. legislative panel approves tuition break for immigrants.
June 15, 2009... MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Some illegal immigrants would qualify for in-state tuition at Wisconsin universities and technical colleges under a plan adopted by the Legislature's budget committee. The Democratic-controlled committee voted 12-4...

Third college in West Virginia adopts new name.
June 15, 2009... MONTGOMERY, W.Va. (AP) -- Another West Virginia community college has renamed itself ahead of a July deadline for schools that were once linked to four-year institutions. The Community and Technical College at WVU Tech in Montgomery is...

Audit says Iowa college program spent millions on failed job projects.(around the nation)
June 15, 2009... DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- State auditors say a taxpayer-funded program that pays job training costs for new companies has put millions of dollars into projects that failed. State auditors released a report on the Iowa Industrial New Jobs...

Mo. Gov. presses colleges to spend more on health education.(money tree)
June 15, 2009... JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The money legally is theirs to spend as they choose. But Gov. Jay Nixon is delivering a message to Missouri's colleges and universities that he expects them to use $40 million in next year's budget to expand the...

Squeezed in the sunshine state: top degree producers in Florida struggle with reduced funding, spiraling enrollments.
June 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Miami Dade College rests uneasily atop several of the categories covered by Community College Week's annual Top 100 Associate Degree Producers rankings and analysis. In 2007-08, the college of 170,000 students,...

Associate degrees: all disciplines.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... ASSOCIATE DEGREES: ALL DISCIPLINES 2008 RANK INSTITUTION STATE TOTAL Two-Year Institutions 3 Broward College Fla. 4715 5 Valencia Community...

Two-year certificates: all disciplines.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TWO-YEAR CERTIFICATES: ALL DISCIPLINES 2008 RANK INSTITUTION STATE TOTAL Two-Year Institutions 1 Universal Technical Institute- Automotive Motorcycle & Marine ...

One-year certificates: all disciples.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... ONE-YEAR CERTIFICATES: ALL DISCIPLINES 2008 RANK INSTITUTION STATE TOTAL Two-Year Institutions 2 Charles A Jones Skills and Business Education Center ...

New mix of numbers: like students they serve, top degree producers are growing in diversity.(ANALYSIS)
June 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Like the students attending them, postsecondary institutions conferring associate degrees and one- and two-year certificates are growing in diversity. We noted in past years' analyses that many community colleges...

Associate degrees: all disciplines--non minority.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREES PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... ASSOCIATE DEGREES: All Disciplines--Non Minority 2006- 2008 2007 RANK INSTITUTION STATE TOTAL ...

The 'voice' of Michigan's Delta College retires.
June 15, 2009... UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. (AP) -- He's no Ernie Harwell, the Hall of Fame Detroit Tigers play-byplay broadcaster, but the instant Terry Rock opens his mouth, a familiar sound comes out. Anyone who's lived in the Saginaw, Mich., in the last...

Associate degrees: all disciplines--African American.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREES PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... ASSOCIATE DEGREES: All Disciplines--African American 2006- 2008 2007 RANK INSTITUTION STATE TOTAL ...

Associate degrees: all disciplines--American Indian.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREES PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... ASSOCIATE DEGREES: All Disciplines--Non Minority 2006- 2008 2007 RANK INSTITUTION STATE TOTAL ...

Associate degrees: all disciplines--Asian American.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREES PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... ASSOCIATE DEGREES: All Disciplines--Asian American 2006- 2008 2007 RANK INSTITUTION STATE TOTAL ...

Associate degrees: all disciplines--Hispanic.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... ASSOCIATE DEGREES: All Disciplines--Hispanic 2006- 2008 2007 RANK INSTITUTION STATE TOTAL 2...

Top 50 associate degrees: agriculture, agricultural operations, and related sciences.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREES PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TOP 50 ASSOCIATE DEGREES: Agriculture, Agricultural Operations, and Related Sciences 2006- 2008 2007 RANK...

Top 50 associate degrees: business, management, marketing, and related support services.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREES PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TOP 50 ASSOCIATE DEGREES: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 2006- 2008 2007 RANK...

Top 50 associate degrees: liberal arts and sciences, general students, & humanities.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREES PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TOP 50 ASSOCIATE DEGREES: Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Students, & Humanities 2006- 2008 2007 RANK...

Top 50 associate degrees: communication, journalism & related programs.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREES PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TOP 50 ASSOCIATE DEGREES: Communication, Journalism & Related Programs 2006- 2008 2007 RANK INSTITUTION ...

Top 50 associate degrees: communication technologies/ technicians & support services.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREES PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TOP 50 ASSOCIATE DEGREES: Communication Technologies/ Technicians & Support Services 2006- 2008 2007 RANK...

Top 50 associate degrees: computer and information sciences & support services.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREES PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TOP 50 ASSOCIATE DEGREES: Computer and Information Sciences 2006- 2008 2007 RANK INSTITUTION ...

Top 50 associate degrees: criminal justice.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TOP 50 ASSOCIATE DEGREES: Criminal Justice 2006-2007 2008 RANK INSTITUTION STATE TOTAL Two-Year Institutions 7 Ohio...

Top 50 associate degrees: engineering-related technologies/technicians.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TOP 50 ASSOCIATE DEGREES: Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians 2006-2007 2008 STATE TOTAL RANK INSTITUTION...

Top 50 associate degrees: education.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TOP 50 ASSOCIATE DEGREES: Education 2006-2007 2008 Rank INSTITUTION STATE TOTAL Two-Year Institutions 1 Brookdale...

Top 50 associate degrees: family & consumer sciences/human sciences.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TOP 50 ASSOCIATE DEGREES: Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 2006-2007 2008 RANK INSTITUTION STATE TOTAL Two-Year...

Top 50 associate degrees: health professions & related clinical sciences.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TOP 50 ASSOCIATE DEGREES: Health Professions & Related Clinical Sciences 2006-2007 2008 RANK INSTITUTION STATE TOTAL Two-Year...

Top 50 associate degrees: natural resources & conservation.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TOP 50 ASSOCIATE DEGREES: Natural Resources & Conservation 2006-2007 2008 RANK INSTITUTION STATE TOTAL Two-Year Institutions ...

Top 50 associate degrees: multi/interdisciplinary studies.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TOP 50 ASSOCIATE DEGREES: Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2008 RANK INSTITUTION 2006-2007 Two-Year Institutions STATE TOTAL 1 Pasadena City...

Top 50 associate degrees: nursing.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TOP 50 ASSOCIATE DEGREES: Nursing 2006- 2007 2008 INSTITUTION STATE TOTAL 3 ...

Top 50 associate degrees: parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TOP 50 ASSOCIATE DEGREES: Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 2006- 2008 2007 RANK INSTITUTION...

Top 50 associate degrees: precision production.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TOP 50 ASSOCIATE DEGREES: Precision Production 2006- 2008 2007 RANK INSTITUTION ...

Top 50 associate degrees: security & protective services.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TOP 50 ASSOCIATE DEGREES: Security & Protective Services 2006- 2007 2008 Rank INSTITUTION ...

Top 50 associate degrees: science technologies/technicians.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TOP 50 ASSOCIATE DEGREES: Science Technologies/Technicians 2006- 2008 2007 RANK INSTITUTION ...

Top 50 associate degrees: general sales, merchandising and related marketing operations.(TOP 100 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS: 2009 EDITION)
June 15, 2009... TOP 50 ASSOCIATE DEGREES: General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations 2006- 2008 2007 RANK INSTITUTION...

La. panel approves $200m construction plan for colleges.
June 15, 2009... BATON ROUGE, La. (AP)--A $200 million financing plan for construction projects at state community and technical college campuses has been approved by the State Bond Commission, despite concerns the borrowing will edge the state closer to its...

Arizona governor seeks to apply stimulus cash to education.(money tree)
June 15, 2009... PHOENIX (AP)--Gov. Jan Brewer said she has formally applied for more than $1 billion in federal stimulus money, most of which will prop up education spending in the face of the state's budget crisis. But Brewer is keeping lawmakers...

N.D. college forges partnership with high school to train welders.(tracking trends)
June 15, 2009... HALLIDAY, N.D. (AP) -- When Duane Hart came to Halliday in 1999 to teach high school welding classes, he never dreamed that the program in the town of just 230 residents would someday offer college degrees. But under a new partnership,...

Oregon unemployed turning to education, but jobs remain scarce.(tracking trends)
June 15, 2009... PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Out of work at age 51, Jim Thompson is counting on Portland Community College and the solar industry to pull him through the recession. At last count, he has applied for about 100 jobs with little response since he...

New Colorado law clears way for high school students to earn community college degrees.(tracking trends)
June 15, 2009... DENVER (AP) -- Colorado is making it easier for schools to offer teens a chance to earn an associate degree while still in high school, a move backers say could help lower the dropout rate and help the state win millions in extra federal...

Home-schooled siblings earn college degrees before turning 16.
June 15, 2009... HOBBS, N.M. (AP)--At an age when most students are just starting to think about going to college, John McGraw, 15, and his sister, Jessica, 14, graduated with associate degrees from New Mexico Junior College last month. The siblings, who...

Maryland college artist finds inspiration in pop culture figures.
June 15, 2009... FREDERICK, Md. (AP)--When asked how long she's been drawing, Keight Kramer laughed and said she began when she was "little-little." But she didn't get really serious until sixth or seventh grade. "I've been drawing since I was 3 or 4...

Ala. Chancellor Byrne resigns, Joan Davis named interim chancellor.
June 15, 2009... MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama two-year college Chancellor Bradley Byrne left the head post of the department the same way he had joined it two years earlier: abruptly. Byrne, who earlier announced that he was resigning effective Aug....

Colorado wants stimulus money for broadband.
June 15, 2009... DENVER (AP) -- Before Glenwood Springs installed its own fiber network for high-speed Internet access, some businesses got by with connections barely above dial-up speeds. "You used to have to set things up to send in the middle of the...

Ala. Supreme Court reverses ruling on double-dipping.
June 15, 2009... MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The Alabama Supreme Court issued a ruling that went in favor of the state school board's ban on legislators working in the two-year college system, a practice known as "double dipping." The justices' decision...

Board delays decision on tax credits for K.C. college.
June 15, 2009... JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A state finance board has delayed a decision on awarding tax credits to a Kansas City community college because of concerns that it might violate its policies. Metropolitan Community College is seeking $3...

Va. colleges approve increased tuition, fees.
June 15, 2009... RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Students at Virginia's community colleges will see tuition and fees increase by $6.55 per credit hour for the 2009-10 school year. In-state students at almost all state community colleges will pay $92.70 per credit...

Gates Foundation grants will boost colleges on both coasts.
June 15, 2009... SEATTLE (AP) -- The Gates Foundation is giving $350,000 to King County programs that help low-income adults with full-time jobs finish community and technical colleges. The money will fund six projects this fall run by the Seattle-King...

Neb. schools to train wind turbine mechanics.
June 15, 2009... LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Nebraska's community colleges are stepping up to train workers who can install and maintain wind turbines, which have boomed across the state in recent years. Northeast Community College in Norfolk is planning to...

Missouri foster children could get free tuition at state colleges.
June 15, 2009... ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Some Missouri foster children could receive free tuition to public colleges and universities. Legislation passed last week would provide up to four years of college tuition for foster children in "good academic...

Portland CC student makes bid to save on energy costs.
June 15, 2009... PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A Portland Community College student wants to stop the waste of electricity that powers idle school computers when students and staff aren't around. Jason A. Smith, who is studying to be an electrical engineer,...

Cerritos College newspaper struggling to stay in print.
June 15, 2009... NORWALK, Calif. (AP) -- Cerritos College newspaper editors are trying to find a way to keep their paper, Talon Marks, in print. Though the 4,000-circulation paper will continue to publish online, administrators say the paper will produce...

Internet information might be readily accessible, but it's not necessarily free.(technology today)
June 15, 2009... One of the catchphrases of the Internet is "information wants to be free." This creates the impression that anything you come across online is free for the using. Not quite. The same laws that protect intellectual property elsewhere can...

The Air Rescue Fire Fighter Program of Michigan's Kellogg Community College's recently trained more than 80 Space Gateway Support fire fighters employed by NASA at Kennedy Space Center.(around campus)
June 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Air Rescue Fire Fighter Program of Michigan's Kellogg Community College's recently trained more than 80 Space Gateway Support fire fighters employed by NASA at Kennedy Space Center. The Kennedy Space Center...

Students from three middle schools gathered at Valencia Community College in Florida for a ceremony celebrating their selection for the 2009-10 Take Stock in Children (TSIC) program in Orange County.(around campus)
June 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Students from three middle schools gathered at Valencia Community College in Florida for a ceremony celebrating their selection for the 2009-10 Take Stock in Children (TSIC) program in Orange County. The program is...

When Megan Matthews enrolled at Redlands Community College in Oklahoma a year ago, she was just like any other student.(around campus)
June 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Megan Matthews enrolled at Redlands Community College in Oklahoma a year ago, she was just like any other student. Megan never suspected that by the end of her freshman year, she would have a national...

Pensacola businesswoman Jan Miller is a longtime supporter of Pensacola (Fla.) Junior College, both with her time and monetary gifts, and the college has announced a new gift of $1 million.(grants & gifts)
June 15, 2009... Pensacola businesswoman Jan Miller is a longtime supporter of Pensacola (Fin.) Junior College, both with her time and monetary gifts, and the college has announced a new gift of $1 million. Future plans to recognize her include the proposed...

Polk State College in Florida has been awarded a $718000 grant through the federal Department of Education to establish degree and certification programs relating to the Corporate College's supply chain management, advanced manufacturing and green construction and retrofitting.(grants & gifts)
June 15, 2009... Polk State College in Florida has been awarded a $718000 grant through the federal Department of Education to establish degree and certification programs relating to the Corporate College's supply chain management, advanced manufacturing and...

Think all the American manufacturing jobs are headed overseas?(grants & gifts)
June 15, 2009... Think all the American manufacturing jobs are headed overseas? The national Manufacturing Institute, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Shoreline Community College in Washington state have a different perspective. With a $1.5 million...

Elaine S. Padilla, professor of social sciences at Rockland Community College, is the only community college professor in New York state to receive the Distinguished Service Professorship, one of the highest designations bestowed upon instructional faculty by the State University of New York.(faculty lounge)
June 15, 2009... Elaine S. Padilla, professor of social sciences at Rockland Community College, is the only community college professor in New York state to receive the Distinguished Service Professorship, one of the highest designations bestowed upon...

Major university presidents, business leaders, elected officials, non-profit heads and students gathered at Miami Dade College's Wolfson Campus to attend a forum entitled "Responsibility in a Time of Crisis," headlined by keynote speaker and top national thinker Thomas Ehrlich, senior scholar at The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and former president of Indiana University.(faculty lounge)
June 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Major university presidents, business leaders, elected officials, non-profit heads and students gathered at Miami Dade College's Wolfson Campus to attend a forum entitled "Responsibility in a Time of Crisis,"...

Jody Harman, program coordinator of the Adult Basic and Literacy Education-funded General Education Diploma Program, has been named a 2008-09 Outstanding Service Award recipient by the Chester County Intermediate Unit.(honors & awards)
June 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jody Harman, program coordinator of the Adult Basic and Literacy Education-funded General Education Diploma Program, has been named a 2008-09 Outstanding Service Award recipient by the Chester County Intermediate...

Florida's Manatee Community College graduate Hilary English was recognized by the MCC District Board of Trustees for winning the Phi Theta Kappa Guistwhite Scholarship.(honors & awards)
June 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Florida's Manatee Community College graduate Hilary English was recognized by the MCC District Board of Trustees for winning the Phi Theta Kappa Guistwhite Scholarship. Designed to aid Phi Theta Kappa members in...

At the Victoria College associate degree nursing pinning ceremony, William Troyer was recognized as the highest honors graduate in the associate degree nursing program of study, and Esther Carrera was recognized as the second-highest honors graduate.(honors & awards)
June 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At the Victoria College associate degree nursing pinning ceremony, William Troyer was recognized as the highest honors graduate in the associate degree nursing program of study, and Esther Carrera was recognized as...

National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship Board of Directors.(APPOINTMENTS)
June 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Karen A. Stout, president of Montgomery County Community College in Pennsylvania, has been appointed to the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship Board of Directors. NACCE is the only...

Palm Beach Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
June 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Roger Ramsammy, associate dean of math, engineering and science at Palm Beach Community College in Florida, has been named the new dean of academic affairs. Ramsammy holds a bachelor's degree in pre-medicine from...

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.(APPOINTMENTS)
June 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Loretta Lamb has been appointed vice chancellor for human resources at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Lamb, has been chief human resources officer at Minnesota State University, Mankato since 2003....

California Community Colleges Board of Governors.(APPOINTMENTS)
June 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Manuel Baca, a member of California's Mount San Antonio College Board of Trustees since 1999, has been appointed by to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors for a three-year term. He will continue to...

Tarrant County College.(APPOINTMENTS)
June 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tarrant County College in Texas has named Louann Schulze, an administrator with more than 25 years' experience in higher education counseling and student services, as the first director of counseling for its new...

Calendar.(Conference news)(Calendar)
June 15, 2009... JUNE June 14-17, 2009 THE LEAGUE FOR INNOVATION IN THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2009 LEARNING COLLEGE SUMMIT Hosted by Maricopa CCD Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa; Phoenix, AZ www.league.org/Is2009 June 18-21, 2009 ENVIRONMENTAL...

Instructional staff.(Figuring it Out: A look at statistics shaping the higher education landscape)
June 1, 2009... Community colleges rely on non-tenured instructors more than any other sector of higher education. The following is breakdown of instructional staff at two-year colleges by category in 2007: Part-time faculty: 69% ...

Ivy Tech Mulls capping enrollment as state budget cuts loom.
June 1, 2009... BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Rapidly growing Ivy Tech Community College could consider capping enrollment statewide during the next school year because of budget worries. Ivy Tech-Bloomington Chancellor John Whikehart said the school must...

Recession, green jobs fuel enrollment increase at Salt Lake CC.
June 1, 2009... SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -Salt Lake Community College officials say summer enrollment is booming, up by 12 percent, or 1,200 students, over last year. College spokesman Joy Tlou said students are rushing to sign up for health science programs...

Index to news around the nation.(around the nation)
June 1, 2009... 1 PORTLAND, Ore. Portland Community College is leading the way in going green. Page 4 2 FREDERICK, Md. A college professor takes a holistic approach to studying the Civil War. Page 5 3 BATON ROUGE, La. The...

Drastic budget cuts feared after Calif. voters nix ballot measures.(around the nation)
June 1, 2009... LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The state's community colleges could be hit hard by funding cuts after voters overwhelmingly rejected ballot measures intended to close a $21.3 billion state budget gap. In the wake of the voting, community college...

At Portland Community College, the school color is green.(point of view)
June 1, 2009... How important are a school's colors? Very important, so long as the color is green. At least that's what we believe at Portland Community College. Like other community colleges across the country, PCC, together with the state of...

Md. College Studies Civil War Regionally, holistically.
June 1, 2009... FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -At Frederick Community College's Catoctin Center for Regional Studies, Dean Herrin and others began a research project on the Civil War era. Intended to mark its war's sesquicentennial in 2011, the project, which...

Boosting high school graduation rate is goal of La. Senate bill.
June 1, 2009... BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana could improve its high school graduation rate of 65 percent by allowing students who are not college-bound to focus more of their classroom time on technical skills, under a bill approved by a Senate...

Off the track: Kentucky campuses roiled by decision to end tenure for new hires.
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The tenured and tenure-track professor are gradually disappearing from the campuses of the nation's community colleges. A recent study by the American Federation of Teachers shows that even as the overall...

State pension fund to study Alabama's Prepaid' Tuition Plan.(money tree)
June 1, 2009... MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The state Legislature wrapped up its 2009 session without solving the financial problems in Alabama's prepaid college tuition plan, but it did agree to have the state pension fund conduct a detailed study of the...

Ariz. Board of Regents investigating lower-priced college education.(money tree)
June 1, 2009... PHOENIX (AP) -- Under pressure from the state and the governor, the Arizona Board of Regents is looking at creating a lower-priced college education. The plan could include starting a fourth state university or transforming an existing...

Colorado Gov. signs bill bolstering job training programs at colleges.(money tree)
June 1, 2009... DENVER (AP) -- Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter signed two of the top-priority bills for job creation and business development from this session of the state Legislature. The bills will strengthen job-training programs with industry and...

Ken. College brings mining training program behind bars.
June 1, 2009... HARLAN, Ky. (AP) -- Jerry Elliott hopes to trade his jail jumpsuit and slippers for a hardhat and work boots when he comes up for parole later this year. Mining is one of the few bright spots in Kentucky's otherwise dismal economy, and...

Miss. working on school stimulus dollars rules.
June 1, 2009... JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- The governor's office is working on guidelines on how to distribute the $321 million in federal stimulus money set aside for education. Mississippi received approval in April on its plans to spend the money on...