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Polk State College: Innovative Partnership Fills Local Need for Teachers
Angela Garcia Falconetti and Madison Fantozzi April 2019 Count all 16
The need for qualified educators continues to grow locally, statewide, and across the country. Nationally, nearly 100,000 teaching positions were filled by individuals not fully qualified to teach as school districts headed into the 2017-2018 academic year, according to the Learning Policy Institute (2017). Polk County Public Schools started classes in August 2018 with nearly 100 teacher vacancies.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Partnerships, Programs and Practices, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Aims Community College: Agricultural Program Recognized for Exemplary Faculty Dedication and Community Outreach
Aims Communications March 2019 Count all 61
The Aims Community College Agricultural Sciences and Technology program received the Outstanding Postsecondary Agriculture Program Award at the National Association of Agriculture Educators (NAAE) Convention in San Antonio, Texas. Aims was one of six programs nationwide to receive the award.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Programs and Practices, Student Success, Innovations
Midland College: College and Career Academies
Rebecca C. Bell February 2019 Count all 14
Last year, Midland College (MC) began a successful partnership with the Midland Independent School District (MISD) to prepare high school students for college and careers. As a result of this collaboration, three transformative academies—Petroleum Academy; Health Sciences Academy; and Business, Management, and Information Technology Academy—are now offered to high school students.
Tags: Economic Development, Teaching and Learning, Partnerships, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Laredo College: Cybersecurity Program Receives Prestigious National Recognition
Joana Santillana January 2019 Count all 6
Adding to the long list of accolades it has received in its over 70 years of service, Laredo College is honored to have been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 
Tags: Innovations
Jackson State Community College: Nursing Students Earn 100 Percent Pass Rate on Licensure Exam
John McCommon December 2018 Count all 19
Every student who graduated from Jackson State Community College’s nursing program in 2017 passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) on his or her first attempt, an achievement that earned praise from the Tennessee Board of Nursing. The NCLEX is a nationwide exam for nursing school graduates to obtain a license, which allows them to practice. It is administered by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Innovations
Arapahoe Community College: Collaborating to Establish Work-Based Learning Medical Assistant Apprenticeship
Jeff Duggan November 2018 Count all 233
Arapahoe Community College (ACC) and Centura Health, the region’s health care leader, launched Colorado’s first registered Medical Assistant Apprenticeship Program designed to meet local workforce needs in July 2018.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Learning Environments, Partnerships, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
San Diego Community College District: Innovating With Free Custom Online Course Materials
Ranessa Ashton October 2018 Count all 15
Recognized as a state model in noncredit instruction, San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE) continues its reputation of leadership and innovation by implementing open educational resources (OER) that increase accessibility and textbook affordability to adult students in San Diego. “It’s about access,” said Matthew Rivaldi, a member of SDCE’s business faculty. “The goal is to offer SDCE students free textbooks or high-quality educational materials using OER.”
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Access, Learning Resources, Student Success, Innovations
Aims Community College: College 101
Jody Margheim September 2018 Count all 396
Only 25.9 percent of individuals residing in Aims Community College’s taxing district in Northern Colorado have earned a college degree or credential. In order to assist parents, families, and prospective students who are interested in college, but have no experience with the application process, Aims Community College hosts College 101 for anyone who would like to learn more about going to college. The free one-hour session is held at various locations, including the college campuses, local libraries, and community outreach centers. Dinner is provided.
Tags: Student Services, Access, Community Relations, Innovations
San Diego Miramar College: Revamped Academic Success Center Leads the Way to Greater Student Success
Steve Quis August 2018 Count all 9
San Diego Miramar College is literally tearing down walls for student success. In October of 2017, a construction crew took a hammer to the plaster walls separating the college’s student computing lab—the Independent Learning Center (ILC)—from its tutoring center. The end result is a more encompassing Academic Success Center (ASC) dedicated to student success. “We knocked down the wall so that we could have a continuation of services,” said Donnie Tran, ASC faculty coordinator.
Tags: Student Services, Student Success, Innovations
Tallahassee Community College: Helping Nonprofits Innovate
Carmy Greenwood July 2018 Count all 13
Before Tallahassee Community College (TCC) founded the Institute for Nonprofit Innovation and Excellence, there was no safety net for nonprofits in Florida’s Big Bend region, limited access to specialized training and resources, and no way for nonprofits to speak with a unified voice to local decision makers.
Tags: Community Relations, Partnerships, Innovations
Aims Community College: Future Farmers Learn About Agriculture
Aims Communications June 2018 Count all 529
Students and community members were invited to the Aims Community College Fort Lupton campus to celebrate National Agriculture Day and participate in the Future Farmers of America (FFA) career development event in March 2018.
Tags: Learning and Organization, Community Relations, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Mesa Community College: Everyone Can Code Project
Linda D. Collins May 2018 Count all 951
Mesa Community College (MCC) was the first college, among six in the nation, selected by Apple to launch the iOS app development project and the first to offer associated courses for academic credit. The college views the Everyone Can Code project as more than a collection of courses. This is a foundation for a successful future for a diverse body of students.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Diversity, Inclusion, Teaching Strategies, Innovations
Portage College: 360 Virtual Recruitment Tool
Jaime Davies April 2018 Count all 10
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a virtual reality (VR) tour must be worth a million. Portage College has seven campus locations throughout northeastern Alberta, a vast rural region in which it is difficult to provide potential students an on-location experience. Since one of the primary ways an individual chooses a college is by visiting it, we decided if students can’t get to us due to distance and travel time, why not bring it to them?
Tags: Student Services, Community Relations, Technology Systems, Innovations
Gateway Community and Technical College: Innovation Spurs Positive Student Outcomes
Amber Decker March 2018 Count all 10
How can the Gateway Community and Technical College best support early childhood education (ECE) students who are balancing work, college, and parenthood? This was the question that the ECE program coordinator was attempting to answer when redesigning the program to boost enrollment, retention, and completion in fall 2015. Sarah Smith, ECE Program Coordinator and faculty member utilized the design thinking process that had been recently introduced to the college during its strategic planning development.
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Student Success, Innovations
South Louisiana Community College: First-of-Its-Kind Workforce Collaboration in Louisiana
Christine Payton February 2018 Count all 149
South Louisiana Community College (SLCC), the board of directors for Local Workforce Development Board #40, and area parish presidents are partnering to improve workforce development in the region. The collaboration—a first for a community college in Louisiana—falls under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) enacted in 2014.
Tags: Economic Development, Community Relations, Workforce Preparation, Innovations

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