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Kalamazoo Valley Community College is launching a new Mechatronics Academy.
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Grand Rapids Community College and Western Michigan University have announced a joint enrollment agreement for business students.
Posted: 6/8/2012 - 09:30 AM
The agreement will grant joint admission to both GRCC and WMU’s Haworth College of Business, allowing students to begin at GRCC and seamlessly transfer to Western to complete a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree.
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Alpena Community College, Kirtland Community College, North Central Michigan College, Ferris State University, and Lake Superior State University sign "reverse transfer" agreement.
Posted: 6/8/2012 - 09:28 AM
Alpena Community College, Kirtland Community College, North Central Michigan College, Ferris State University, and Lake Superior State University have entered into a regional partnership designed to increase the number of students who complete degrees at Michigan colleges and universities. The new “reverse transfer agreement” will create a process whereby students who transfer from the community colleges to either of the universities can be...
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New Report makes a strong case for the value of certificates, now the second most common award in American postsecondary education.
Posted: 6/8/2012 - 09:25 AM
Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce has just released an important study on the growing number of certificates awarded by postsecondary institutions. Titled, "Certificates: Gateway to Gainful Employment and College Degrees," it makes a strong case for the value of higher education certificates, while analyzing the very different labor market impact that these credentials can have. Key findings:
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The Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District in partnership with Northwestern Michigan College and Ferris State University, are launching the Traverse Bay Area Early College.
Posted: 6/5/2012 - 12:55 PM
High school students may simultaneously earn a high school diploma, college credits and an associate’s degree or certificate of completion in one of three concentrated areas of career focus: Allied Health, Business Careers, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) - Drafting & Design Manufacturing Technology Academy.
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Will new federal guidelines improve community college graduation rates?
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National Public Radio segment on the lack of qualified manufacturing workers, spotlighting Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s production technician academy.
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A new agreement between Michigan State University’s College of Nursing, Macomb Community College and Lansing Community College, make it easier for nursing students to take classes at MSU and graduate.
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Henry Ford Community College President Gail Mee announced that she will leave HFCC to pursue other opportunities.
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Kalamazoo Valley Community College offers free training to prepare for careers in advanced manufacturing.
Posted: 5/24/2012 - 09:19 AM
Kalamazoo Valley Community College's Production Technician Academy - a competency-based, fast-track program to prepare production workers for an advanced manufacturing environment - was designed by local employers who are looking for a way to meet the growing demand for qualified production workers and fill local manufacturing jobs.
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Lansing Community College’s Military Medic to Paramedic Program gives boost to veterans.
Posted: 5/18/2012 - 08:46 AM
LCC’s program is one of at least two in the U.S., and the grant-funded program allows students to apply their military experience toward their degrees. Retired Army General Eric Shinseki Ferrell, who now serves as head of the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, is speaking at LCC’s graduation.
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Grand Rapids Community College is teaming up with the State of Michigan’s Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to offer a Veterans Resources Fair.
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Detroit News article highlights Wayne County Community College District and Oakland Community College and their efforts in closing the skills gap.
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Grand Rapids Community College received a nearly $400,000 federal grant to continue the Upward Bound program.
Posted: 5/14/2012 - 11:17 AM
The program provides ACT and SAT preparation, talent assessments, college visits, tutoring and financial planning for high school students – mostly from low income households and whose parents have not attended college.
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Lake Michigan College and the Frederick S. Upton Foundation will host an Education Summit in Benton Harbor.
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