News Links | August 6, 2024
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