Matthew Dembicki

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen visited Metropolitan Community College (MCC) last month to announce four programs the state has approved to participate in the Workforce Pell Grant program, a new federal initiative designed to help students pay for short-term career training in high-demand fields.

Iowa Central Community College's 14-week emergency medical technician program (EMT) is the first in the country to get federal approval for the new Workforce Pell program. The announcement was made Tuesday at a press event at the college's Fort Dodge campus that included Education Secretary Linda McMahon, Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling, Iowa Gov. Kim

Iowa Central Community College‘s 14-week emergency medical technician program (EMT) is the first in the country to get federal approval for the new Workfor

Robbin Hoopes will be the new president of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, effective September 1. He has served as Cincinnati State's provost and chief academic officer for the past 10 years.

A new playbook focused on community college baccalaureate (CCB) degrees aims to make the case to state leaders for creating and scaling these programs, which sometimes face barriers at the state level. The playbook is being released over the next few months in a series of briefs developed by researchers at the University of Washington

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opined that some National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM programs that consider race or gender in administering the programs are unconstitutional, including one that focuses on Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs). In a memorandum issued on August 12, the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel reviewed nine NSF education programs to determine

By Matthew Dembicki August 17, 2026 Florida aims to lead in the ‘flying cars' industry Ivy Tech, Roche Diagnostics work to grow medical laboratory workforce

Lisa Rhine has been named the 10th president of Central Arizona College . She most recently was president of Yavapai College (Arizona).

By Matthew Dembicki and Jim Hermes August 24, 2026 The Education Department (ED) is proposing a sweeping update to its grant administration

By Matthew Dembicki August 27, 2026 Interim president Amanda Morris Foreman has been named interim president of Coastal Pines