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Cayuga Community College: Reviving the Entrepreneurial Spark
May 2010 Count all 747
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Sinclair Community College: Workforce Development, Driving Success in the New Economy
April 2010 Count all 878
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Suffolk County Community College: College Success Program, Pathway for Underprepared Students
March 2010 Count all 717
Suffolk County Community College, the largest multicampus community college in the State University of New York system, serves over 24,000 students. Among the entering first-time, full-time students, 60 percent need developmental courses in at least one of the three areas—reading, writing, and mathematics—before they can pursue various degrees.
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Western Nebraska Community College: WNCC Serves Cabela's Across the Nation
February 2010 Count all 806
Cabela's Inc., with headquarters in Sidney, Nebraska, is known across the United States as "the world's foremost outfitter."  So in 2003, when corporate leaders and former Western Nebraska Community College President Dr. John Harms were looking at how WNCC could effectively provide quality training and advanced continuing education to Cabela's employees across the nation, the first Corporate Academy at WNCC was formed.
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Anoka Technical College: High School Students Take Big STEP Toward Readiness for Technical College Programs
January 2010 Count all 770
At the same time that Anoka Technical College in Anoka, Minnesota, celebrated its ten year partnership with the Secondary Technical Education Program (STEP), college leaders invested in a unique program that provides hope for people who are without a job and without the skills needed to get a job.
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Cambrian College: New Program Translates Into Practical Retention Strategy
December 2009 Count all 688
At the Cambrian College Quality Teaching Resource Centre (QTRC), the coordinator is always looking for new and innovative ways to bring faculty together within and across programs, with the ultimate goal of enhancing student success. So when one of her colleagues mentioned professional learning communities (PLC), she had to know more.
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South Seattle Community College: Five-Star Hospitality Careers Begin at South Seattle
November 2009 Count all 717
The inaugural graduates of South Seattle Community College's Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Hospitality Management program who were awarded their degrees in June 2009 are future hospitality industry leaders.
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Holyoke Community College: A Leader in Learning Communities
October 2009 Count all 681
Embedded within the mission of community colleges is the commitment to quality teaching in support of true access, equity, and excellence in learning. At Holyoke Community College, learning communities have played a critical role in supporting the college mission along with leading the campus in innovation, collaboration, and inclusion.
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Leech Lake Tribal College: Reaching Out to Native Youth
September 2009 Count all 861
As part of an ongoing effort to interest American Indian youth in a variety of careers and in pursuing higher education, Leech Lake Tribal College recently collaborated with local schools on the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe reservation to host two exciting summer programs.
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Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College: New Projects at SCTC
Betty Redleaf-Collett August 2009 Count all 745
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College is a two-year public college founded in 1998. The Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Council adopted a resolution that year establishing a tribally-controlled college and the formation of a governing Board of Regents. The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan constitutes a sovereign nation within the United States. The sovereignty of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe forms the legal basis to charter Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College.
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2008-2009 Year in Review
July 2009 Count all 705
Member Spotlight offers member colleges the opportunity to spotlight a program, an award, or a successful innovation to share with other community colleges. These spotlights are featured in the League's monthly League Connections electronic newsletter.We send our thanks and recognition to the colleges featured in the 2008-2009 Member Spotlight. Each institution is listed below with a link to the college's Member Spotlight selection.Seattle Community CollegeBig Sandy Community and Technical CollegeIvy Tech Community College
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Independence Community College: Innovation at ICC
June 2009 Count all 761
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Institute of Technical Education: Asia Pacific Public-Private Partnership Deal of the Year
May 2009 Count all 1265
Every year, Project Finance International (PFI), along with other renowned financial publications, surveys ssuccessfully closed deals globally across various sectors. Amongst the closed deals, they select the best transactions that demonstrate attributes like the use of innovative financing techniques and ground-breaking and pathfinding transactions. Project Finance International is a leading source of global project financial intelligence, which reports on the entire life cycles of deals, from initial hearsay to analysis after completion.
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Treasure Valley Community College: Virtual Math Lab Supports Student Success
April 2009 Count all 832
When Treasure Valley Community College was awarded the competitive Title III Strengthening Institutions Grant from the Department of Education in 2005, the college knew this funding would be the catalyst for change at TVCC. One of the priority areas in the grant was creating a way to identify at-risk students and then provide services to help them be more successful at college. Early on, the Title III team developed and piloted an Early Alert/ Intervention program.
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Kaua'i Community College: Leveraging Partnerships to Accelerate Progress Toward Sustainability
March 2009 Count all 787
When Chancellor Helen Cox first arrived on the Kaua'i Community College (KCC) campus in August 2008, she had already made it clear that she believed that KCC had an important role to play in moving the island of Kaua'i toward sustainability. In the public forum that was part of her interview, she was told that while much of the country was slowly sliding into the abyss when it came to economics and sustainability, Kaua'i was going over a cliff. She was then asked what she would do to help.
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