Community College Week articles from October 2011

Community College Week archives from October 2011

Private borrowing. (Figuring It Out: Statistics shaping the higher-ed landscape).
October 31, 2011... Private Borrowing The percentage of undergraduates obtaining loans from private lenders rose from 5 percent in 2003-04 to 14 percent in 2007-08. Here is a breakdown, by category, for 2007-08: CATEGORY % OF STUDENTS ...

Kan. college sued over cost of records.
October 31, 2011... OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) -- A student journalist is suing Johnson County Community College over the price it charged for public documents. Twenty-one-year-old Marcus Clem says in the lawsuit that the college was trying to stall release of...

Jury won't hear lawsuit against school.
October 31, 2011... JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A judge has ruled that 14 former nursing students at for-profit Virginia College in Jackson will not get their lawsuit against the school heard by a jury. Hinds County Circuit Judge Jeff Weill ruled that the grievance...

Best of times, worst of times: a tale of two colleges.(point of view)
October 31, 2011... To paraphrase Charles Dickens: It was the best of colleges, it was the worst of colleges. In "A Tale of Two Cities," Dickens pens a story with late 19th century London and Paris as the backdrop. As with most great fiction, the setting is a lens...

By the numbers: ATD colleges finding solutions to remedial math barrier.
October 31, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For community colleges and students alike, math courses--in particular developmental math I present a persistent and frustrating barrier. Across the county, developmental (or remedial) math has an unwanted distinction:...

S. Idaho College working to boost graduation rates.
October 31, 2011... TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) -- The College of Southern Idaho is working to boost graduation rates in the wake of a recent report that found less than 20 percent of first-time students who enroll at the Twin Falls school earn a degree within three...

N. Ky. manufacturers looking for more graduates.(dateline Washington)
October 31, 2011... FLORENCE, Ky. (AP) -- Manufacturing technology graduates are in high demand in northern Kentucky. Gateway Community & Technical College opened its Center for Advanced Manufacturing in Florence just over a year ago, but it is still not...

Miss. college launches new readiness program.
October 31, 2011... ELLISVILLE, Miss. (AP) -- Jones County Junior College officials have rolled the dice with a new college readiness program--the first in the state--banking that its long-term benefits will offset a big enrollment dip this year. "It's a...

Tenn. colleges looking at bonds for capital projects.
October 31, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Low interest rates have leaders of Tennessee's two higher education systems talking about a bond issue to pay for new campus construction that could total $1.5 billion. University of...

Conn.'s largest 2-year college expanding.
October 31, 2011... MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) -- The largest of Connecticut's 12 two-year community colleges is expanding with a satellite campus in downtown Manchester under an arrangement between the state, town and a regional bank. The plan involves transforming...

CCAC closing downtown Pittsburgh site.
October 31, 2011... PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Community College of Allegheny County will close its downtown Pittsburgh campus at the end of the year and combine those operations with another site on the city's North Side. The college's trustees say the move will...

Xavier University, Delgado CC agree on joint programs.
October 31, 2011... NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Xavier University has signed an agreement to develop programs with another New Orleans institution, Delgado Community College. The agreement calls for Xavier and Delgado to explore opportunities for collaborations,...

Enrollment up at Maine colleges for ninth straight year.
October 31, 2011... AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Enrollment at Maine's seven community colleges has hit a record high for the ninth straight year. Officials say 18,548 students are enrolled at the state's community colleges this fall. That's an increase of 4.3...

Agreement gives students clear path to transfer to UNH.
October 31, 2011... DURHAM, N.H. (AP) -- Students from Great Bay Community College will have a clearer path if they want to transfer to the University of New Hampshire thanks to a new agreement that outlines what they need to do to move into upper-level courses. ...

Younger people eyeing farming as career in Iowa.(tracking trends)
October 31, 2011... CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Ben Novak plans to return to his family's farm near Elberon in eastern Iowa to begin his career as a full-time farmer after he graduates from college next year. "That's always what I intended to be," Novak said. "I...

New recruiting rules irk some Miss. coaches.(sports)
October 31, 2011... JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Buddy Stephens says he hasn't been this sad since his mother died 16 years ago. Gene Murphy wonders if "community" college athletics in Mississippi have become extinct. And Steve Campbell is afraid that players like...

Kan. food science program boosted with $1.7m grant.
October 31, 2011... GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Garden City Community College will receive a $1.7 million federal grant Io help expand its food and animal science program. The Garden City Telegram reports that the grant from the U.S. Department of Labor will go...

Tallahassee lawyer to head Florida College System.
October 31, 2011... TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- A Tallahassee bond lawyer is the new chancellor of the Florida College System. Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson named Randy Hanna to the post. Hanna will succeed Will Holcombe, who is retiring, on Nov. 14....

Education agencies join forces on Ky. dual enrollment plan.
October 31, 2011... FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Three Kentucky education agencies are working together in a new project that lets high school students earn college credit. The Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet's Office of Career and Technical...

HS juniors in NC will take college entrance exam.
October 31, 2011... RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina's public schools chief says the state is ready to require a college entrance exam for high school juniors in March to determine whether students are learning curricula and are prepared for college. ...

Wi-Fi convenience comes with risks.(technology today)
October 31, 2011... One of the most successful digital technologies of the past decade has been Wi-Fi. From home networks and college campuses to coffee shops and airports, Wi-Fi is a convenient and inexpensive way to connect multiple PCs, smartphones, tablet...

The American Repertory Ballet opened its 2011-12 season at the The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College (N. J.).(around campus)
October 31, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The American Repertory Ballet opened its 2011-12 season at the The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College (N. J.). The program featured world premieres by ARB resident choreographers Mary Barton and Matthew Keefe...

There's more to pumpkins than jack-o-lanterns and pies.(around campus)
October 31, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There's more to pumpkins than jack-o-lanterns mad pies. There's also the Pumpkin Boot Camp, a hilarious workout with pumpkins at the Colorado's Arapahoe Community College Fitness Center. This year's event marked the 5th...

The Lone Star College System (Texas) has been awarded its largest-ever grant, a $4.3 million Hispanic-Serving Institutions-Science, Technology, Engineering and Math grant to be disbursed over five years.(grants & gifts)
October 31, 2011... The Lone Star College System (Texas) has been awarded its largest-ever grant, a $4.3 million Hispanic-Serving Institutions-Science, Technology, Engineering and Math grant to be disbursed over five years. The HSISTEM grant provides assistance to...

In September, California's Cabrillo College Music Department received a significant contribution of a Yamaha seven-foot, ebony C5 concert grand piano from Douglas Tozier.(grants & gifts)
October 31, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In September, California's Cabrillo College Music Department received a significant contribution of a Yamaha seven-foot, ebony C5 concert grand piano from Douglas Tozier. Tozier, who died unexpectedly after making the...

California Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott announced that the California Mental Health Services Authority has awarded a $6.9 million grant to the college system to be used over a three-year period for faculty and staff training on student mental health issues, suicide prevention and peer-to-peer services.(grants & gifts)
October 31, 2011... California Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott announced that the California Mental Health Services Authority has awarded a $6.9 million grant to the college system to be used over a three-year period for faculty and staff training on...

Montgomery County Community College (Pa.) adjunct music instructor Ben Britton has received a Latin Grammy nomination for his work on "Tito Puente Masterworks Live!!!" with Conductor Bobby Sanabria and the Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra.(faculty lounge)
October 31, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Montgomery County Community College (Pa.) adjunct music instructor Ben Britton has received a Latin Grammy nomination for his work on "Tito Puente Masterworks Live!!!" with Conductor Bobby Sanabria and the Manhattan...

Allen Molineux, adjunct music professor at Wallace Community College in Alabama and director of the WCC Instrumental Ensemble, had the premiere of his composition "Minute Dances for Brass Trio" at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.(faculty lounge)
October 31, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Allen Molineux, adjunct music professor at Wallace Community College in Alabama and director of the WCC Instrumental Ensemble, had the premiere of his composition "Minute Dances for Brass Trio" at the University of...

Few people were more excited about the First Friday Art Walk than Kat Allie because of the attention it brought to Missouri's Ozarks Technical Community College Fine Arts Department and gallery, housed on the third floor of the Gillioz Theater.(faculty lounge)
October 31, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Few people were more excited about the First Friday Art Walk than Kat Allie became of the attention it brought to Missouri's Ozarks Technical Community College Fine Arts Department and gallery, housed on the third floor...

Houston Community College TV's General Manager Debra McGaughey and HCC student and part-time HCCTV videotape editor Mohamad Al Obidey have been nominated for an Emmy Award for their video "I Am Julian Bond," which was shown at this year's HCC Black History Gala.(honors & awards)
October 31, 2011... Houston Community College TV's General Manager Debra MeGaughey and HCC student and part-time HCCTV videotape editor Mohamad Al Obidey have been nominated for an Emmy Award for their video "I Am Julian Bond," which was shown at this year's HCC...

Beverly Burdette has been selected as the recipient of the 2011 Jacqueline Elliott Award for teaching and service in higher education.(honors & awards)
October 31, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Beverly Burdette has been selected as the recipient of the 2011 Jacqueline Elliott Award for teaching and service in higher education. The Pellissippi State Community College Spanish professor, who recently retired,...

Andrew Lambert, marketing professor at Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington (Ind.), has been selected as a winner of the Impact Award for Outstanding Teaching by the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship.(honors & awards)
October 31, 2011... Andrew Lambert, marketing professor at Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington (Ind.), has been selected as a winner of the Impact Award for Outstanding Teaching by the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship. Lambert's award...

Walter Nolte, president of Casper College (Wyo.) has been awarded the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations District 4 Pacesetter of the Year award for 2011.(honors & awards)
October 31, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Walter Nolte, president of Casper College (Wyo.) has been awarded the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations District 4 Pacesetter of the Year award for 2011. The Pacesetter of the Year Award recognizes a...

Rancho Santiago Community College District.(APPOINTMENTS)
October 31, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Rancho Santiago Community College District (Calif.) announced the appointment of Elyse K. Chaplin as associate dean, overseeing psychological services, campus health services, the Veterans Resource Center, and...

Skagit Valley College.(APPOINTMENTS)
October 31, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thomas Keegan has been named the next president of Skagit Valley College (Wash.) Keegan has been president of Peninsula College for 10 years. Keegan earned a doctorate in educational leadership and policy studies from...

Owens Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
October 31, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Owens Community College has named Rudy Yovich its new athletics director. Prior to his new position at Owens, Yovich served as the assistant athletic director/media services for Indiana University-Purdue University Fort...

Athena International.(APPOINTMENTS)
October 31, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ATHENA International has appointed Janet Green, president of the Board of Trustees at California's Riverside Community College District, to a two-year term on the organization's Board of Directors. Green, who was...

Santa Ann College.(APPOINTMENTS)
October 31, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Marcia V. Gable has been named associate dean of Extended Opportunities Programs and Services at Santa Ann College (Calif.). In this role, Gable will be responsible for the supervision and administration of all programs...

Calendar.(Calendar)
October 31, 2011... NOVEMBER Nov. 3 WIDS INTERNATIONAL USER GROUP CONFERENCE Madison, Wisconsin www.wids.org Nov. 4-6 NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING 2011 Convention Chicago www.noadn.org/conventions Nov. 7-10 ...

At a distance.(Figuring It Out: Statistics shaping the higher-end landscape)
October 17, 2011... At a Distance Students attending 2-year public colleges enrolled in distance learning classes more often than those attending other types of institutions. spaceHere is a breakdown of distance education enrollment in 2007-08: ...

Ariz. colleges approve new harassment measures.
October 17, 2011... PHOENIX (AP) -- The Maricopa County Community College District's board has added transgendered men and women to the list of groups protected from harassment. The Arizona Republic reports the change adds "gender identity" to race, religion,...

Mo. students to help rebuild historic lodge in state park.
October 17, 2011... OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (AP) -- A historic dining lodge that burned down at Lake of the Ozarks State Park will be rebuilt with a bigger kitchen, a new outdoor patio and indoor seating for 135 people. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources says...

Budget cuts blamed for decline in enrollment.(around the nation)
October 17, 2011... BRIDGEPORT, Conn.(AP) -- Enrollment across the state's 12 community colleges has dropped for the first time in 13 years. Student head counts slipped 7.4 percent for full-time student enrollments and 1 percent overall this fall--to 57,674...

I am a community college student.(point of view)
October 17, 2011... Every day in every way we educators get better and better at what we do: improving and expanding the lives of our students. The reason we do this work is much more important to us than helping the U.S. remain globally competitive or replenishing...

Professor opens up about mental illness.
October 17, 2011... CLINTON, Miss. (AP) -- She is different. Elizabeth Clayton can admit that now after years of dreading the judgment that came with it. "I hear every drop of rain that falls. I see every subtle change in sunlight," she said. "I cannot lie to...

Data on demand: new technologies provide real-time labor market info to colleges.
October 17, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It is the question bedeviling community colleges, employers and workforce development programs around the country as it struggles to emerge from an historic and persistent economic downturn: Does the training that...

Military no longer a sure bet for Nev. job seekers.(tracking trends)
October 17, 2011... LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Brandon Smith wants to study finance at the University of Nevada, Reno and maybe become an accountant someday. But college is expensive, so one day last month, he and his mother, Carolyn Evans, dropped in on military recruiters...

Aerospace engineering class takes fright in Iowa.(tracking trends)
October 17, 2011... IIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- I West High seniors Sam Glenn .and James Kincade and junior Dalton Strauser recently stood at a workbench in a metal shop, each with a pair of scissors in one hand and a piece of aluminum in the other. Their goal: to...

BP donation aims to boost classroom experience.
October 17, 2011... FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) -- The newest transfer to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Community and Technical College is 13 feet tall, weighs 12,000 pounds and had its most recent address in Prudhoe Bay. A genuine oil-field wellhead is the...

Challenges are real at NC simulated hospital.
October 17, 2011... HICKORY, N.C. (AP) -- Catawba Valley Community College students were birthing babies, treating motorcycle wreck victims and responding to gunshot wounds as the largest simulated hospital east of the Mississippi was unveiled. "This is...

Soft skills: Minn. students helped in overcoming social awkwardness.
October 17, 2011... MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Help is on the way for socially awkward engineering students. The Gemini Project, a new program in the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering, is teaching social and professional networking skills to...

Blue Ridge CC tech center opens.
October 17, 2011... WEYERS CAVE, Va. (AP) -- Jim Russell knows how to make science interesting to elementary students: make it seem like magic. For college students the key is not much different, the Blue Ridge Community College professor said. Instead of...

There are office suites beyond Microsoft.(technology today)
October 17, 2011... If you buy a new PC, laptop, or netbook computer today, it probably comes preloaded with Microsoft Office 2010 Starter Edition. This is a significantly limited, advertising-laden version of Microsoft's suite of productivity programs, Microsoft...

Air Washington program gets $20m grant.
October 17, 2011... SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- The Air Washington Program is getting a $20 million federal grant to train workers for the aerospace industry. The program is a consortium of 14 colleges, two aerospace companies and an apprentice committee. Spokane...

Iowa western sees record 2011 enrollment.
October 17, 2011... COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) -- Enrollment at Iowa Western Community College has reached a new high. College officials told The Daily Nonpareil that 7,206 full-and part-time students are enrolled for 2011, a 6 percent increase over the previous...

Pima college institutes higher standards.
October 17, 2011... TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- A plan to revamp remedial education and raise the bar on admissions has been endorsed by the Pima Community College governing board. Beginning in March, students must show a high school transcript or official GED scores...

La. board endorses tech college upgrade.
October 17, 2011... ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) -- A state college governing board has endorsed the idea of Central Louisiana Technical College becoming a full-fledged community and technical college. Following the Board of Regents' action, the project must be approved...

Kansas ed board agrees to $32m budget proposal.
October 17, 2011... TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Kansas higher education officials will submit a slimmed down budget request to Gov. Sam Brownback and the Legislature, but some members of the Board of Regents said the $31.8 million proposal is too low. The budget...

The Daum Museum of Contemporary Art on the State Fair Community College (Mo.) campus is presenting the exhibition "Ah Leon: Memories of Elementary School".(around campus)
October 17, 2011... The Daum Museum of Contemporary Art on the State Fair Community College (Mo.) campus is presenting the exhibition "Ah Leon: Memories of Elementary School." Ah Leon is an international contemporary ceramist who lives and works in Taiwan. He is...

Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, Pa., is presenting a technological re-creation of Kolam alongside a documentation of traditional Kolam from South India.(around campus)
October 17, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, Pa., is presenting a technological re-creation of Kolam alongside a documentation of traditional Kolam from South India. Kolam is an ancient folk art form that is still...

Henry Ford Community College (Mich.) alumnus John Roe '03 isn't shy when describing HFCC's impact on his career success as a manufacturing engineer.(around campus)
October 17, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Henry Ford Community College (Mich.) alumnus John Roe '03 isn't shy when describing HFCC's impact on his career success as a manufacturing engineer. After earning his associate degree in manufacturing engineering...

The U.S. Department of Labor announced that Colorado's community colleges will receive a $17.3 million grant to enhance current energy-related programs with the goal of training highly qualified workers for the businesses that are seeking a skilled workforce.(grants & gifts)
October 17, 2011... The U.S. Department of Labor announced that Colorado's community colleges will receive a $17.3 million grant to enhance current energy-related programs with the goal of training highly qualified workers for the businesses that are seeking a...

The North American Wind Research and Training Center at Mesalands Community College (New Mexico) was awarded $523,751 in a Wind Center of Excellence Grant.(grants & gifts)
October 17, 2011... The North American Wind Research and Training Center at Mesalands Community College (New Mexico) was awarded $523,751 in a Wind Center of Excellence Grant. This grant recognizes the center as a statewide educational leader in the training of...

Berkshire Community College announced that the institution has been awarded $785,000 through the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant.(grants & gifts)
October 17, 2011... Berkshire Community College announced that the institution has been awarded $785,000 through the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant. BCC was one of the 15 Massachusetts community colleges included in a...

Susan Strickland's office is filled with toys and puzzles, including several Rubik's cubes, the kind of brain-teasing exercises that keep the mind limber.(faculty lounge)
October 17, 2011... Susan Strickland's office is filled with toys and puzzles, including several Rubik's cubes, the kind of brain-teasing exercises that keep the mind limber. It's a glimpse into the fun-loving side of Strickland, a math professor at the Leonardtown...

The large-scale graphite drawings mad ink-and-varnish paintings of Camden County College (New Jersey) Professor Gregory Brellochs are joining the drawings and paintings of Danielle Bursk and the photographs of Amie Potsic in "Lay of the Land," a featured Philadelphia Open Studio Tours exhibition at the Bluestone Fine Art Gallery.(faculty lounge)
October 17, 2011... The large-scale graphite drawings mad ink-and-varnish paintings of Camden County College (New Jersey)Professor Gregory Brellochs are joining the drawings and paintings of Danielle Bursk and the photographs of Amie Potsic in "Lay of the Land," a...

Johnston Community College and President David Johnson have been awarded the prestigious Patriot Award by the North Carolina National Guard and Reserve.(honors & awards)
October 17, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Johnston Community College and President David Johnson have been awarded the prestigious Patriot Award by the North Carolina National Guard and Reserve. The Patriot Award is awarded to employers who provide outstanding...

The newly-appointed acting president of DeKalb Technical College Larry Teems, won the Turknett Leadership Character Award in the education arena.(honors & awards)
October 17, 2011... The newly-appointed acting president of DeKalb Technical College Larry Teems, won the Turknett Leadership Character Award in the education arena. FHL Bank of Atlanta was the presenting sponsor for the awards this year, and GV Financial was the...

Paradise Valley Community College's Life Sciences Building was chosen from among more than 130 entries to receive Phoenix Valley Forward's 2011 first-place Crescordia Award for its environmentally conscious design and use of sustainable materials.(honors & awards)
October 17, 2011... Paradise Valley Community College's Life Sciences Building was chosen from among more than 130 entries to receive Phoenix Valley Forward's 2011 first-place Crescordia Award for its environmentally conscious design and use of sustainable...

Judson A. Samuels South Campus of Florida's Broward College.(APPOINTMENTS)
October 17, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] S. Sean Madison has been named campus president for Judson A. Samuels South Campus of Florida's Broward College. Madison comes to Broward from Miami Dade College, where he served 17 years in a variety of positions,...

Owens Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
October 17, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Owens Community College (Ohio) has named Vickie L. Adams as the new director of veterans services. Her responsibilities will include overseeing all administrative aspects related to the leadership and management of...

National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing.(APPOINTMENTS)
October 17, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Donna Meyer, dean of health sciences at Lewis and Clark Community College, has been elected president of the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing. The NOADN is the leading advocate for the approximately...

Veteran Oakland Community College.(APPOINTMENTS)
October 17, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Veteran Oakland Community College (Calif.) administrator Sharon Miller has been named to the newly-created position of vice chancellor of external affairs. In her new position Miller, will have responsibility for the...

Broward College in Florida.(APPOINTMENTS)
October 17, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Linda Howdyshell has been appointed provost and senior vice president for academics and student success at Broward College in Florida. Howdyshell came to Broward from Chaffey College in California, where she served as...

Calendar.(Calendar)
October 17, 2011... OCTOBER, 2011 Oct. 18-21 EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference Philadelphia www.educause.edu NOVEMBER Nov. 3 WIDS INTERNATIONAL USER GROUP CONFERENCE Madison, Wisconsin www.wids.org Nov, 4-6 NATIONAL ORGANIZATION...

The cost of retooling.(Figuring It Out: Statistics shaping the higher landscape)
October 3, 2011... The Cost of Retooling When asked whether additional funding is needed to expand high-cost programs in areas such as health sciences, engineering technology and information technology, here is how state directors of community colleges responded:...

Ex-president gives $487k to Ore. college.
October 3, 2011... SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- The former president of Chemeketa Community College has completed what the school says is the largest gift in its 41-year history, nearly half a million dollars. The Salem Statesman Journal said the $487,000 is in what's...

CC enrollment falling in Illinois.
October 3, 2011... ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) -- Fewer students are beaded to Illinois community colleges. The Dally Herald reports flint the latest statistics from the Illinois Community College Board show a 2 percent drop in the number of community college...

Ivy Tech corporate college designed to meet need for business training and education in global economy.(point of view)
October 3, 2011... Indiana is privileged to be home to a world-class continuum of higher education providers. This includes, of course, the institution I'm proud to lead I Ivy Tech Community College--as well as our other outstanding public and private colleges and...

Tiny particles and high hopes: Danville CC eyes nanotechnology to rebuild economy.(SPECIAL REPORT: SCIENCE IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES)
October 3, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In many ways, Elizabeth Wooding is precisely the kind of student that Danville Community College had ill mind when it launched its new nanotechnology technician associate degree program, which welcomed its first...

Retired NC prof pens book on college's famous women.
October 3, 2011... ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) -- There is pride in Bill Sterritt's voice. He's the proud father of a book. It's a book that has been a labor of love for the former College of the Albemarle professor and administrator. In fact, the book is a...

Judge blocks Mo. college's drug-testing requirement.(tracking trends)
October 3, 2011... ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A federal judge has blocked a mandatory drug testing program for students at a Missouri technical college after the American Civil Liberties Union went to court challenging the tests' constitutionality. The ACLU of Eastern...

Mentors aid students at Carroll CC.
October 3, 2011... WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) -- As a first-year full-time student at Carroll Community College, Josh Huffer isn't sure how he'll be able to manage his time, find his way around the campus and get involved with the college community. The 17-year-old...

W.Va. college president's dog big canine on campus.
October 3, 2011... FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) -- Doreen Larson, president of Pierpont Community & Technical College, always wanted a standard poodle. But after their shepherd mix passed away, Larson and her husband Len decided they would hold off on getting a new...