Washtenaw County has always prided itself on its connections to higher education. At one time, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti hosted five institutions of higher learning,…
Posts published in “Technical education”
Last week, the Michigan Legislature approved a budget that includes a plan for free community college tuition for all high school graduates. The plan will…
Elgin Community College in Elgin, IL announced last week that it intends to build a new $80M manufacturing and technology center. The college will break…
Yesterday, I wrote about the median and mean incomes in Ypsilanti, and how those figures both exceed the average earning potential for a WCC graduate.…
Rite-Aid announced last week that it will close all of its Michigan stores beginning in July. CVS just closed the Carpenter Road store and promises…
Earlier this year, the Department of Justice published a final rule that revised Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The new rules…
I read an article yesterday about the investment that the National Science Foundation is making in technology training. To date, the NSF has provided about…
In case you didn’t see it, NBC News published a nationwide analysis of housing affordability. The map shows where you can live based on your…
After months of speculation and firm denials that the school may close, the Pittsburgh Technical College president announced that the school would close on August…
Yesterday, I wrote about the fact that community colleges are at a huge competitive disadvantage as they struggle to attract students. Bureau of Labor Statistics…