NFE/1.0 Michigan Community College Association http://www.mcca.org/ Michigan Community College Association en susan@mcca.org February Michigan Community College Association Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:19:22 CST Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:19:22 CST Michigan Community College Association http://www.mcca.org/images/hdr/hdr_lft2.jpg http://www.mcca.org/ <![CDATA[Glen Oaks Students to Attempt Meatball Record]]> http://www.mcca.org/news_details.cfm?rowID=3A0EA73D1B4671C284B6032C4C1F6E77 3A0EA73D1B4671C284B6032C4C1F6E77 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:19:22 CST FF43B155029DD6B4884D5F100EE9861E Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:25:54 CST The Detroit Free Press has published an editorial calling upon legislators to provide Michigan's community colleges with the support they need. Access the editorial here.

]]> <![CDATA[Fox News Highlights No Worker Left Behind]]> http://www.mcca.org/news_details.cfm?rowID=7078E4C4521896CBAD73E704D636A474 7078E4C4521896CBAD73E704D636A474 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:35:02 CST Fox News recently ran a piece on Michigan's No Worker Left Behind program. Fox was on Lake Michigan College's campus to film earlier this month. To access the link, click here.

]]> <![CDATA[Times Herald Publishes Editorial Supporting Community College Baccalaureate]]> http://www.mcca.org/news_details.cfm?rowID=3B2A1353CF10C8B4A71DC484C97910DC 3B2A1353CF10C8B4A71DC484C97910DC Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:07:02 CST The Times Herald of Port Huron recently published an editorial in support of legislation that would authorize Michigan community colleges to offer certain baccalaureate degrees. To access the editorial, click here.

]]> <![CDATA[WCCCD Provides Education Training Administration for Federally Funded Programs]]> http://www.mcca.org/news_details.cfm?rowID=ADC602DACF773156F5520BE32355AE43 ADC602DACF773156F5520BE32355AE43 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:50:28 CST Earlier this month the U.S. Department of Labor announced awards for two Southeast Michigan training programs. Wayne County Community College in Detroit is the education training administrator for the project. To access the full article, click here.

]]> <![CDATA[Michigan Community Colleges Awarded Federal Grants for Workforce Training]]> http://www.mcca.org/news_details.cfm?rowID=1BC50A93EED51CE8BBA4A881EEC2ABC6 1BC50A93EED51CE8BBA4A881EEC2ABC6 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:08:04 CST 388A30C975E0BA32626B3326114810A8 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:54:23 CST Mike Hansen was interviewed recently by Michigan Public Radio regarding the significant enrollment increases at the state's community colleges. Read about it here.

]]> <![CDATA[WCCCD Takes Measures to Deal with Booming Enrollments]]> http://www.mcca.org/news_details.cfm?rowID=157734F6C42BB91F01DF5BDB8B89E4C0 157734F6C42BB91F01DF5BDB8B89E4C0 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:27:08 CST Surging enrollment numbers have caused Wayne County Community College District to close registration early. To read the entire story, click here.

]]> <![CDATA[State Receives Federal Grants for Green Workforce Development]]> http://www.mcca.org/news_details.cfm?rowID=8081CE9EBCE3E74227D2CDF9319954CA 8081CE9EBCE3E74227D2CDF9319954CA Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:22:47 CST Michigan is poised to receive portions of about $100 million in federal grants aimed at training unemployed workers for jobs in the "green" jobs industry. To access the full article, click here.

]]> <![CDATA[Mott Community College Basketball Coach to be Inducted into NJCAA Hall of Fame]]> http://www.mcca.org/news_details.cfm?rowID=49AAC8CC3DD47A68D393852BBACD58C7 49AAC8CC3DD47A68D393852BBACD58C7 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:32:08 CST <![CDATA[Mid Michigan Community College Program Receives Accreditation]]> http://www.mcca.org/news_details.cfm?rowID=A6139D9EDA2F2E0C1FDD7227D665E7D7 A6139D9EDA2F2E0C1FDD7227D665E7D7 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:43:03 CST Mid Michigan Community College's Health Information Technology Program recently received its accreditation from the Council of Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Technology. To read the full article, click here.

]]> <![CDATA[No Worker Left Behind Success Stories at GRCC]]> http://www.mcca.org/news_details.cfm?rowID=C9BB56CF69C28C5CC5DA5209000684DA C9BB56CF69C28C5CC5DA5209000684DA Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:59:43 CST Governor Granholm was at Grand Rapids Community College last week touting success stories of the No Worker Left Behind program. To access the full story, click here.

]]> <![CDATA[Monroe County CC Wins Federal Grant for Welding Training]]> http://www.mcca.org/news_details.cfm?rowID=172C8DA2F586F5D03DF7A54ACC70864B 172C8DA2F586F5D03DF7A54ACC70864B Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:41:38 CST Monroe County Community College has won a $1.7 million Community Based Job Training Grant from the United States Department of Labor for advanced welding training. MCCC was one of 68 of 274 applying organizations to get the funding. It was the only community college in Michigan to win the award.

The grant has allowed the college to offer accredited, accelerated welding courses that model the American Welding Society SENSE (Schools Excelling through National Skills Education) program.]]> <![CDATA[Mott Community College Trustee Elected to National Association]]> http://www.mcca.org/news_details.cfm?rowID=3FE296E14E3213DEFE2DD7A364B65FDD 3FE296E14E3213DEFE2DD7A364B65FDD Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:48:06 CST Trustee Celia M Turner at Mott Community College has been elected the treasurer of the national Association of Community College Trustees. To access the full story, click here.

]]> <![CDATA[Governor Granholm Visits Delta College, Touts "Middle-Skill" Jobs]]> http://www.mcca.org/news_details.cfm?rowID=AE3710FC9967F82A34F37E41A9BD69AC AE3710FC9967F82A34F37E41A9BD69AC Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:09:42 CST The Governor was on campus at Delta College this week to announce study results and new efforts worker training efforts aimed at filling an expected growth in middle-skill jobs. To read the full article, click here.

]]> <![CDATA[Washtenaw CC Student Journalists Receive Award]]> http://www.mcca.org/news_details.cfm?rowID=D72C134FBC0DAF2A1A08074C7F85BF4B D72C134FBC0DAF2A1A08074C7F85BF4B Thu, 8 Oct 2009 12:06:01 CST 2DDCFFD448B10CF4670D42FBA8CBF115 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:49:59 CST On Monday, September 21st, President Obama was on the campus of Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York, to renew his call for action on his American Graduation Initiative and push for more learning innovations at colleges nationwide. To access the speech, click here.

]]> <![CDATA[Future Filmmakers Utilize Premier Facilities at WCC]]> http://www.mcca.org/news_details.cfm?rowID=F227082CE3CA4B72A427323435C64952 F227082CE3CA4B72A427323435C64952 Thu, 3 Sep 2009 11:33:27 CST Washtenaw Community College has opened the doors to its brand new, state of the art video production facilities this fall for future filmmakers. To read the story, click here.

]]> <![CDATA[St. Clair County Community College Sets Enrollment Record]]> http://www.mcca.org/news_details.cfm?rowID=0F13415B5B027502A78B556941C4E030 0F13415B5B027502A78B556941C4E030 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:22:30 CST 5364A3A2D412E242671A7BB17A9498FE Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:45:30 CST Grand Rapids Community College's smoking ban, approved last year, has taken effect. To read more about this story, click here.

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