News Links | May 28, 2024
System News | Opinion
WA college students build campus harm-reduction support networks
At Skagit Valley College, peers lead support services for those dealing with substance-use disorders, becoming
an example to schools statewide.
Crosscut, May 28, 2024
Seattle Culinary Academy chef supports students’ mental health through traditional dishes
A Seattle chef instructor at Seattle Culinary Academy is creating a lot of buzz with
a new item on her menu, and it’s not for customers, but rather to support her students’
mental health. [Seattle Central College]
KIRO 7, May 24, 2024
SCC graduate sought hard-hit respiratory therapy career during COVID pandemic: ‘This is where I need to be’
... She chose to enter Spokane Community College’s four-year bachelor of applied science in respiratory care in fall 2021. “I knew it
was a respiratory pandemic, and I thought, that’s the job that I need to go into,”
said Murphy, who completed that SCC program in December.
The Spokesman-Review, May 24, 2024
EvCC students honored by board of trustees for statewide awards
The Everett Community College (EvCC) board of trustees honored students who recently received statewide honors at their
regular meeting on Tuesday, May 21. Students Narjis Alshatee and Austin Au were named
President’s Student Civic Leadership Award winners ...
Lynnwood Times, May 24, 2024
Opinion: Amazon partnership banks on future of space-based economy
… Lake Washington Institute of Technology has played a critical role in preparing students for careers in the most innovative
technologies and is excited to cross into the next educational frontier with Project
Kuiper — space.
Puget Sound Business Journal, May 23, 2024
Higher Education and Politics
DataPoints: Voters value higher ed (with an asterisk)
A spring survey of 1,500 registered voters nationwide found that Americans have an
overwhelmingly favorable view of trade schools (77%), public community colleges (75%)
and, to a lesser extent, four-year colleges and universities (65%). Only 37% view
for-profit institutions favorably.
Community College Daily, May 23, 2024
Is college worth It? Depends on the student debt.
... According to the [Pew Research Center’s] research, just 22 percent of respondents
said the cost of a four-year degree was worth it if a student had to take out loans
to pay for it.
Chronicle of Higher Education, May 23, 2024
Wanted: More skilled trades workers
... A survey by Angi this spring of 1,200 trades professionals — from single owners,
to employees at large corporations — shows that there’s a continued shortage of skilled
workers in construction, plumbing, electrical, HVAC and other areas.
Community College Daily, May 22, 2024
