Yesterday, I wrote about the wealth gap as a function of educational attainment. Those households headed by a person with a bachelor’s degree enjoy an…
Posts tagged as “occupational education”
A new Bankrate survey provides more insight into why community colleges should strive to eliminate academic programs that lead to low-wage occupations. According to the…
The Michigan section of the American Society of Civil Engineers provides an annual report on the state of Michigan’s infrastructure. Michigan’s 2023 grade is a…
Earlier today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and US Commerce Department Secretary Gina Raimondo announced that Michigan has landed a new hydrogen plant. Norway’s Nel Hydrogen will…
Yesterday, the Hechinger Report published a story about the plight of students who transfer from a community college to a university. The widely syndicated story…
Last week, DTE cut the figurative Grand Opening ribbon on a 77-turbine wind park that spans Saginaw and Midland Counties. The park will generate 225…
In case you missed it, USA Today ran a story over the weekend about the desperate need for green energy technicians. The story focuses on…
The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) has released its Spring 2023 enrollment figures. Among the state’s 48 community college campuses, 39 of them saw year-over-year…
Although the Biden Administration has long made free community college a talking point, there’s another (related) point that’s starting to get some attention. “Free degree”…
Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, IA saw its current semester enrollment decline by 3.8% compared to the same semester last year. HCC’s story is very…