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Forsyth Technical Community College: Auto Correct, New Transportation Center
July 2012 Count all 1104
The state-of-the-art Transportation Technology Center at Forsyth Technical Community College (Forsyth Tech) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, hit the ground running not a minute too soon.
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Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College: Empowering Student Learning with Supplemental Instruction
Warren Yarbrough June 2012 Count all 717
As is the case at other community colleges around the United States, successful course completion, particularly in select gatekeeper courses and all developmental studies classes, has historically been an issue at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College (OCtech). However, over the course of the past three academic years, the college has had proven success with course completion in both developmental studies and credit-bearing gatekeeper courses through the use of supplemental instruction. 
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Portage College: Heavy Equipment Operator Simulator Trailer Is First of Its Kind in Western Canada
June 2012 Count all 812
Portage College (Portage) is a comprehensive community institution serving oil sands rich north eastern Alberta. Portage was gifted in 1968 when Cree and Métis peoples undertook a 28-day sit-in demanding learning opportunities. Today, Portage has grown to operate 10 campus locations serving seven First Nations (Indian) Reservations and four Métis Settlements. Portage's learning area includes some 45 distinct ethnic communities representing 85,000 people. Ethnic diversity is a wealth celebrated in the northern communities served by the college.
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Central Piedmont Community College: Health IT Grant
Jerry Landry May 2012 Count all 775
Since September 2010, Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC), located in Charlotte, North Carolina, has cross-trained people with a proven health care or information technology background to provide electronic health record solutions to health care providers through a workforce grant from the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology.
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Phoenix College: Innovative 90/30 Partnership Enhances Medical Laboratory Science Program
Julie Stiak and Jeff Wolz May 2012 Count all 792
While programs requiring costly, state-of-the-art science labs were being eliminated during budget cuts around the nation, Phoenix College developed a unique partnership with Arizona State University (ASU) that netted a $100,000 public grant upgrade to its laboratory facilities and increased its ability to encourage student success by offering the opportunity to earn an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) and a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Medical Laboratory Science (MLS).
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Ocean County College: OCC Initiates an E-Learning Partnership With China Open University in Tianjin, China
Janet Hubbs May 2012 Count all 779
Starting in September 2012, Ocean County College (OCC), located in Toms River, New Jersey, will begin extending its course offerings more than half way around the world to students at Tianjin Open University (TOU), in Tianjin Province, People's Republic of China, through a new E-Learning partnership facilitated by the Time Cruiser Computing Corporation.
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Lone Star College-Tomball Campus: Commitment to International Educational Initiatives
David E. Birch April 2012 Count all 705
Lone Star College-Tomball is one of six colleges within the Lone Star College System (LSCS) in the Houston, Texas, area. Our college and our system have recognized that an increased emphasis on international education provides many positive benefits for students, faculty, and communities. Lone Star College-Tomball sponsors a number of initiatives promoting international education, including a commitment to participating in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference held each spring at the United Nations in New York.
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Bermuda College: Faculty Focus on Active Learning and Student Success
March 2012 Count all 764
Web 2.0 Meets Constructivism: Innovative Teaching Strategies for BiologyWhat do Dewey, Vygotsky, Piaget, Bruner, and Gardner all have in common? If the neural capacity for how students learn has ever sparked your interest, you're probably already quite familiar with their theories of learning. Each of these individuals has made significant contributions to the Constructivist Learning Model. Through careful observation and research their findings have evolved and solidified from hypotheses to widely accepted theories that have become the bedrock for Inquiry-Based Learning.
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Georgian College: Leading the Way in Health Care Education With Sadlon Centre for Health and Wellness
February 2012 Count all 788
The Sadlon Centre for Health and Wellness at the Georgian College Barrie Campus is thriving. Now that the doors have opened to students and the public, state-of-the-art laboratories, study areas, and community health clinics are buzzing with activity as Georgian helps prepare Simcoe County's future health-care providers.
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J.F. Drake State Technical College: Drake State Gets Involved With Two New Initiatives
January 2012 Count all 659
J.F. Drake State Technical College in Huntsville, Alabama, is a member of the Alabama Community College System and is one of several higher education institutions serving the Madison County area. The enrollment is approximately 1,300 students of very diverse backgrounds. The college focuses on technical programs, offering associate degrees and certificates in the areas of Business, Engineering, Health Sciences, Manufacturing, Salon Management, and Culinary/Hospitality Services.
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Kirkwood Community College: What a Great Place to Land, The Hotel at Kirkwood Center
December 2011 Count all 692
What makes a great business travelers' destination? Location, atmosphere, service, perks? A great hotel needs them all.
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St. Louis Community College: SLCC Takes Inside Track to Leadership Development
Anisha Morrell-Charles November 2011 Count all 746
Last year, as a part of the American Graduation Initiative goal, President Barack Obama challenged the nation's 1,200 community colleges to produce an additional five million graduates by 2020.
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Centennial College: Supporting Academic Freedom Through Global Scholars at Risk Network
October 2011 Count all 714
It's a sad fact that regressive regimes often target scholars and restrict academic freedoms by inhibiting research, publication, teaching, and learning in an attempt to restrain access to information and new ideas.
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Cañada College: Focus on STEM Education
September 2011 Count all 819
Cañada College in Redwood City, California, is a member of the California Community College System and is one of three colleges in the San Mateo County Community College District. The student body is genuinely multicultural, with Hispanic students as the largest single group. During 2009-2010, the college enrolled 10,451 unique students and 4,982 full-time equivalent students.
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Georgian College: Centre for Health and Wellness to Provide State-of-the-Art Health Sciences and Clinical Facility
August 2011 Count all 742
Students, staff, and the entire Barrie community have a lot to look forward to this fall at Georgian College in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, as construction progresses on the Centre for Health and Wellness.
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