Workforce Development
ACCT Launches First Cohort in its Scaling Apprenticeship atCommunity Colleges Project
The Scaling Apprenticeship at Community Colleges project, launched with support from Ascendium, and in partnership with New America and Job Forward.
Colleges Expand and Strengthen Student Success Strategies by Leveraging SNAP Employment and Training
ACCT welcomes Guam Community College and BridgeValley Community and Technical College as SNAP employment & Training third-party providers. SNAP E&T is a strategy to close opportunity gaps and create career pathways for students participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to ensure they have access to training leading to careers with economic mobility
On Capitol Hill, Concerns Grow Over NSF Cuts Threatening Community College STEM Job Training
Budget cuts, reductions in force, and funding freezes hamstring community college programs around emerging technologies, including AI, quantum, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing.
A New Network for Community College Partnerships in Economic Development and Industrial Policy Implementation
Announcing a new network to maximize community college partnerships in regional economic development, innovation ecosystems, and CHIPS and Science Act implementation.
NSF Awards Grants For CHIPS, Tech Workforce, And The Future Of Work
Discover how NSF grants are funding community and technical colleges to advance workforce training in emerging technologies under the CHIPS Act.
State efforts provide models for Workforce Pell
As the push to extend Pell Grant eligibility to include quality short-term education training programs continues, some community college leaders say Exhibit A for federal legislators considering Workforce Pell legislation should be how much state community college systems have already accomplished with existing but limited state-funded, short-term vocational programs and related scholarship programs.
