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CYYAD’s mural apprenticeship artwork on exhibit at Shoreline Community College
... CECO is a partnership between DCHS and Shoreline Community College and provides 16 to 21-year-olds without a high school diploma the chance to return
to school ...
Shoreline Area News, Oct. 5, 2023
Washington’s Job Skills Program has trained employees for 40 years
... “The Job Skills Program has been Washington’s most consistent state investment
strategy in direct training for businesses,” said Paul Francis, executive director
of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, which oversees the program.
Everett Herald, Oct. 4, 2023
Community news briefs: Ellis selected as PC trustee
Gov. Jay Inslee recently selected Glenn Ellis, Jr., treasurer on the Makah Tribal
Council, as Peninsula College’s newest trustee. Ellis, who lives in Neah Bay with his wife and four children, takes
the place of Dwayne Johnson, who has served as a college trustee for 17 years.
Sequim Gazette, Oct. 4, 2023
Workforce Wednesday – Technical education: Future Sasquatch Day
... “This event is designed to introduce potential students to a variety of two-year
degree programs which align with the employer needs in the Spokane community.” [Spokane Community College]
FOX 28, Oct. 4, 2023
Skagit Valley College automotive department to host Under the Hood Expo
... The goal of the expo is to create more community engagement and awareness of the
automotive technology program [at Skagit Valley College], while also helping people fix their cars.
Skagit Valley Herald, Oct. 3, 2023
SPSCC designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in cyber defense
South Puget Sound Community College’s Cybersecurity and Network Administration Degree was designated as a National Center
of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) by the National Security Agency (NSA)
on Sept. 11.
Nisqually Valley News, Oct. 3, 2023
CBC nursing program receives state funding
Columbia Basin College is one of 11 colleges across Washington awarded funding to support programs that
train students for high-demand careers. CBC will receive $73,824 for the Licensed
Practical Nurse (LPN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program ... [State Board for Community and Technical Colleges]
NBC Right Now, Oct. 2, 2023
Higher Education and Politics
High school aerospace program produces Boeing-ready grads in two years
Next to an atrium filled with historic airplanes at the Museum of Flight, Boeing celebrated
hiring more than a thousand Washington high school graduates from the Core Plus Aerospace
program on Tuesday morning.
The Seattle Times, Oct. 4, 2023
Student debt relief scams on the rise. Here’s what borrowers need to know.
Complaints about student debt relief scams are increasing as borrowers must restart
payment on their student loans this month after more than a three-year pause.
KNKX, Oct. 2, 2023
Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses, an AP-NORC/UChicago poll shows
Americans view college campuses as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives
when it comes to free speech, with adults across the political spectrum seeing less
tolerance for those on the right, according to a new poll.
The Seattle Times, Oct. 1, 2023
