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Oakland Community College is training 190 new employees at two global firms, DENSO International and EMAG L.L.C.
Posted: 4/30/2012 - 08:35 PM
DENSO International and EMAG L.L.C. are expanding design, engineering and manufacturing operations in Oakland County. Oakland Community College obtained more than $3.1 million in training incentives for these two projects through the Michigan New Jobs Training program.
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National initiative, Right Skills Now, has selected Wayne County Community College District to bolster the region's manufacturing workforce.
Posted: 4/25/2012 - 09:49 AM
The program is an expedited manufacturing training program led by The Manufacturing Institute, The National Association of Manufacturers, The National Institute for Metalworking Skills, American College Testing and the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. WCCCD is the first state college to launch Right Skills Now.
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The American Association of Community Colleges issued a report intended to galvanize college leaders to transform their institutions for the 21st-century needs of students and the economy.
Posted: 4/25/2012 - 09:47 AM
Michigan had two representatives on the 21st Century Commission, Daniel Phelan (President of Jackson Community College) and Curtis Ivery (Chancellor of Wayne County Community College). Walter Bumphus, President/CEO of AACC, also announced at the AACC convention this week that in order to work on implementation of the recommendations from the 21st Century report, a taskforce is being ...
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Five Michigan community colleges are among 120 nationwide invited to compete for the 2013 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.
Posted: 4/25/2012 - 09:41 AM
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Kalamazoo Valley Community College sees $642,000 in energy savings over year.
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Delta College and Saginaw Valley State University watershed project cited as national model.
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MIRS Podcast features Mike Hansen, President of the MCCA, on key issues facing community colleges.
Posted: 4/2/2012 - 03:15 PM
If community colleges are allowed to offer the five baccalaureate degrees, what are the chances the colleges will ask for more down the road? How many of the state's 28 community colleges are looking at becoming universities? Mike Hansen of the Michigan Community College Association answers those and other questions. Also, the MIRS team d...
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Northwestern Michigan College has the nation’s only higher education institute devoted to freshwater studies.
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Article in The Community College Times highlights the Great Lakes Maritime Academy at Northwestern Michigan College and the growing needs of the maritime industry.
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Oakland Community College Chancellor Tim Meyer writes about the state’s strategy with Promise Zones (universal, place-based scholarships) for The Community College Times.
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Bay de Noc Community College and Northern Michigan University have signed a new three-year articulation agreement for network computing students.
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New report highlights Michigan as having the largest change in college participation rates for students from low-income families between 2000 and 2010.
Posted: 3/28/2012 - 08:07 AM
Postsecondary Education Opportunity published data on the college participation rates among students from low-income families by state from 1993-2010. Michigan ranks #1 in participation rates from low-income families between 2000 and 2010 - from 24.3% to 46.8%, and #6 overall. www.postsecondary.org/SpreadsheetsPW/LowI...
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A new Production Technician Academy is being planned by Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Glen Oaks Community College and workforce and economic development partners.
Posted: 3/28/2012 - 07:57 AM
The region’s leading manufacturers and stakeholders have collaborated through the Southwest Michigan Advanced Manufacturing Consortium to draw attention to the great manufacturing career opportunities that exist in the area.Read the full news item
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Delta College was named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for 2012.
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Jackson Community College Partners in an International Initiative to Broaden Technical Skills for Students in Brazil and the U.S.
Posted: 3/19/2012 - 01:33 PM
Jackson Community College is a partner in a new partnership between three U.S. community colleges and Brazilian organizations is designed to broaden technical skills and international experience for students from both countries. The US-Brazil Partnership for Skills partners with the National Industrial Apprenticeship Service of Brazil (SENAI) and the Social Service for Industry of Brazil (SESI).
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