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August 06, 2024 by SBCTC Communications

System News | Opinion

‘Magic happens’: Paine Field aerospace center dedicates new hands-on lab

Edmonds College’s new training lab was once a high flying bird. Last month, college President Amit Singh cut the ribbon on the Advanced Manufacturing Skills Center’s new “Innovation Lab,” a 12-ton section of a Boeing 767 tanker. 
Everett Herald, Aug. 5, 2024

WA community, technical colleges work to meet rural career needs

Four-year universities aren't always able to serve every student, so Washington state has found a way to ensure students have other options through community and technical colleges. Unlike some other states, all 34 community and technical colleges in Washington are authorized to offer applied bachelor's degrees. [State Board for Community and Technical Colleges]
Public News Service, Aug. 5, 2024

Bellevue College adopts new 2024 climate action plan

Bellevue College has announced that it will begin using electric vehicles, installing a Solar Plus Storage system, and enhancing biodiversity as part of its ongoing efforts to decrease its carbon footprint and become carbon neutral by 2050. 
425 Business, Aug. 2, 2024

Boys & Girls Club members experience real-world STEM activities during Health Science event

During a two-day event at the Health and Science Center at Columbia Basin College, the Boys & Girls Club of Benton and Franklin Counties were able to get hands-on experiences.
Apple Valley News, Aug. 1, 2024

Edmonds College, WHCA partner to create new apprenticeship program for licensed practical nursing assistants

Edmonds College and the Washington Health Care Association (WHCA) are partnering to launch an apprenticeship program specifically designed for certified nursing assistants (NA-C) in long-term care facilities who want to become a licensed practical nurse (LPN). 
My Edmonds News, Aug. 1, 2024

Higher Education and Politics

Inspector General finds gaps in FAFSA planning, oversight

The Office of Federal Student Aid didn’t put the necessary checks in place to effectively carry out parts of its overhaul of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the Education Department’s inspector general found in a new report out Thursday.
Inside Higher Ed, Aug. 2, 2024

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