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Mesa Community College: Campus Arboretum Earns Level II From Arbnet Accreditation Program
Dawn Zimmer July 2023 Count all 135
The 140-acre Mesa Community College (MCC) Arboretum has been upgraded to Level II Accreditation by the ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton Arboretum, for achieving standards of professional practices deemed important for arboreta and botanic gardens. “We’ve had a remarkable year of achievements,” said MCC Life Science faculty Sean Whitcomb. “The Level II Accreditation is a testament to the arboretum's dedication to maintaining a diverse and sustainable community of trees.”
Tags: Community Relations, Sustainability, Innovations
Dallas College: Minting High-Quality Early Educators Through a New Degree and Real-World Experience
Brad Williams June 2023 Count all 170
For the first time in its 57-year history, Dallas College is graduating a class of bachelor’s degree students this year. This occasion marks a pivotal moment for more than 100 students at one of Texas’s largest community college systems, which previously offered associate degrees as its highest degree credential. The program presents students with a life-changing opportunity via a full tuition scholarship and career pathway toward a $60k first-year job.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Access, Partnerships, Programs and Disciplines, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Moraine Valley Community College: Partnership With Nissan’s Technician Training Academy Provides Students Apprenticeships and Jobs Upon Graduation
Jessica Crotty May 2023 Count all 203
As apprenticeships gain momentum in higher education across the U.S., students are finding that these opportunities are the perfect springboard into a career they love while businesses are receiving qualified employees who can make a quick transition into their workforce after graduation. And community colleges are the vehicles that bring everyone together, making apprenticeships a win-win-win for everyone involved.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Learning Environments, Learning Resources, Partnerships, Programs and Disciplines, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Delta College: Advancing Student Success, Retention, and Completion Through Learning Support Services
Danielle Petersen April 2023 Count all 192
Postsecondary institutions have long recognized the importance of student success and retention, with many colleges and universities explicitly emphasizing these goals in their strategic plans (Darabi & Garland, 2018). Throughout the United States, campus learning centers, which the National College Learning Center Association defines as “interactive academic spaces which exist to reinforce and extend student learning in physical and/or virtual environments” (as cited in Darabi & Garland, 2018, p. 4), regularly contribute to success and retention efforts.
Tags: Student Services, Equity, Inclusion, Student Retention, Innovations
Austin Community College District: The Liberal Arts Gateway Program- Driving Student Success Through Faculty Empowerment
Arun John March 2023 Count all 325
To revitalize the teaching of liberal arts and humanities and improve outcomes in gateway courses, motivated faculty and the Liberal Arts and Humanities Division Dean at Austin Community College formed the Liberal Arts Gateway (LAG)—an incubator for curricular innovation that increased student engagement and retention. Starting with seven faculty in spring 2020, the program now includes almost 50 faculty and offers over 75 sections of redesigned gateway courses in four disciplines.
Tags: Innovations
Sinclair Community College: Partnering With Industry to Meet the Need
Elizabeth Generas February 2023 Count all 261
In December 2022, Harvard Business Review (HBR) published “The Partnership Imperative: Community Colleges, Employers, and America’s Chronic Skills Gap” (Fuller & Raman, 2022) based on surveys conducted from November 2020 to April 2021. Researchers from Harvard Business School’s Project on Managing the Future of Work gathered 347 responses from leaders in businesses and community colleges in the United States. The researchers identified three broad areas for partnership and stated, in summary:
Tags: Innovations
Santa Fe College: Cybersecurity Students Collaborate With IT Services to Conduct Ethical Phishing Campaign
James Nichols January 2023 Count all 307
We’ve all gotten emails that attempt to gain sensitive personal information or hack into our employer’s systems. The pervasiveness of malicious hacking, including phishing campaigns, has made the need to combat such efforts a top priority for businesses across the globe. Santa Fe College (SF) is revolutionizing its security curriculum by training students in the Information Technology Education (ITE) department’s ethical hacking class to conduct phishing campaigns in collaboration with Information Technology Services (ITS).
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Partnerships, Programs and Practices, Technology Services, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Paradise Valley Community College: Partnership With Jackson Hewitt and Fresh Start to Build the Accounting and Tax Preparation Workforce
Cecile Babich Morrow December 2022 Count all 272
In anticipation of the coming tax season, Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC) in Phoenix, Arizona, is partnering with Jackson Hewitt and Fresh Start Women’s Foundation to expand the pool of highly qualified tax preparers. This strategic alliance between education, business, and nonprofit partners gives students the opportunity to acquire in-demand job skills and offers guaranteed interviews at Jackson Hewitt for PVCC students and Fresh Start women who successfully complete the Enrolled Agent (EA) program. 
Tags: Economic Development, Partnerships, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Saskatchewan Polytechnic: Surge Micro-Credentials and Microsoft Fill Needs Gap for Working Professionals
Saskatchewan Polytechnic November 2022 Count all 331
Working professionals like Mohammed Alani are seeking out new ways to expand their skillsets and fit training into their busy schedules. As a professor of cybersecurity at Seneca College and research fellow at Toronto Metropolitan University, Alani doesn’t have the luxury of taking scheduled in-person courses.
Tags: Access, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Rio Salado College: Partnership With Guild Education to Upskill America’s Workforce
Michelle Reese October 2022 Count all 442
America's workforce now has greater access to Rio Salado College classes, micro-credentials, and degree programs through a new partnership with Guild (n.d.), “a Career Opportunity Platform that enables forward-thinking employers to invest in their employees, unlocking life-changing opportunities for personal and professional growth through learning programs, career development, and one-on-one coaching” (Who We Are page).
Tags: Economic Development, Teaching and Learning, Access, Corporate Training, Partnerships, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Calhoun Community College: Manufacturing Team Finishes Among Top Three at National Competition for Second Year in a Row
Sherika Attipoe September 2022 Count all 54
Competing with 32 teams across the U.S., Calhoun Community College’s student manufacturing team placed second at the 2022 Project MFG National Championship in Wichita, Kansas. Project MFG shines a light on the need and opportunities for skilled trades by focusing on the development of new talent to provide a path forward for individuals and our country. Project MFG competitions throughout the U.S. promote the trades across industries and help advance the next generation of highly skilled trade professionals.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Indian River State College: National Electric Vehicle Consortium Established With NSF Award
Robert Lane August 2022 Count all 102
Indian River State College (IRSC) has received a three-year, $2,735,771 award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a National Electric Vehicle Consortium (NEVC) to help alleviate an immediate shortage of skilled technical workers across almost every sector of the fast-growing electric vehicle (EV) industry. The consortium will focus on manufacturing, installation, operations, maintenance, repair, vehicle conversion, safety and standards, and emerging technological advances within the EV sector.
Tags: Partnerships, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Glendale Community College: Bee- and Pollinator-Friendly Campus Designation From Bee Campus USA
John Heckenlaible July 2022 Count all 144
Glendale Community College (GCC) has become an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, designed to marshal the strengths of educational campuses for the benefit of pollinators. According to the Bee City USA website (n.d.), “Bee Campus USA affiliates make commitments to conserve native pollinators. Students, faculty, administrators, and staff work together to carry out these commitments and make their campus a better place for pollinators” (“Bee Campus USA Commitments” section).
Tags: Policy and Practice, Sustainability, Innovations
Mesa Community College: From Crisis and Adversity to Hope, Healing, and Helping
Dawn Zimmer June 2022 Count all 278
Mesa Community College (MCC) and the Family Involvement Center (FIC) are collaborating to offer the Parent Peer Support Social Work Scholarship Stipend Program, an innovative program bolstering support for families overcoming past adversity and crisis while building careers in the profession of social
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Inclusion, Learning Environments, Partnerships, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Indian River State College: Tuition-Free Associate Degrees for Public and Public Charter High School Graduates in Service Area
Suzanne Seldes May 2022 Count all 277
In response to a pandemic that has disrupted lives and derailed plans for so many in its service district, Indian River State College (IRSC) has made its most significant investment ever in eliminating barriers to higher education. The college introduced the IRSC Promise in March at a special assembly for Fort Pierce Central High School seniors. Funded by the IRSC Foundation, the Promise is a tuition-paid program for qualifying 2022 high school graduates from public and public charter schools in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, and St.
Tags: Learning and Organization, Access, Community Relations, Innovations

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