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Spreading climate science across the curriculum
The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges received $1.5 million in state funding three years ago to create the Climate Solutions
Program and has gotten $475,000 to keep it going in 2025.
CC Journal, Aug./Sept. 2025
Funding roundup: Washington
The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges awarded nine programs a total of $1 million through the High Demand Enrollment Fund.
The awards focus on sustaining enrollments in training programs that lead to employment
in high-demand fields.
Community College Daily, Aug. 18, 2025
Big Bend Community College launches Agricultural Mechanics certificate program
Big Bend Community College (BBCC) is expanding its agriculture program this fall with the introduction of a new Agricultural
Mechanics training certificate. Agriculture program graduates remain in high demand,
with local and regional career opportunities in management, processing, crop production,
and agricultural sales and services.
Source One News, Aug. 15, 2025
State Board awards high-demand program funds
Nine Washington community and technical college programs that train students for high-demand
careers were recently awarded $1 million by the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. The High Demand Enrollment fund awards focus on sustaining enrollments in training
programs that lead to employment in high demand fields.
The Suburban Times, Aug. 15, 2025
Over $1.4 million in scholarships awarded to Bellingham Technical College students
The Bellingham Technical College Foundation announced on Thursday that it has awarded
a record-setting $1,422,000 in scholarships for the 2025-2026 school year. Nearly
600 students are set to receive an average of $2,400 each. That’s around 80% of all
students who applied. [Bellingham Technical College]
My Bellingham Now, Aug. 14, 2025
Collaborations aim to expand health care career pipelines
...[Columbia Basin College’s] community health program is only in its second year and so hasn’t yet run into a
problem with having the resources necessary to support students, Hughes said. The
college also has lined up clinical partners such as Tri-Cities Community Health and
Grace Clinic to provide hands-on experience in the future.
Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business, Aug. 14, 2025
Spokane Community College bracing for potential cuts amid federal funding freeze
Spokane Community College (SCC) is facing uncertainty as it waits for $1.3 million in federal Title II funding that
remains frozen by the Trump administration — money the school relies on to operate
its decades-old adult literacy programs.
KREM 2, Aug. 14, 2025
Higher Education and Politics
Federal district judge rules against Trump's anti-DEI orders
One of the Trump administration’s attempts to terminate diversity, equity and inclusion
initiatives on college campuses and in K–12 classrooms has been struck down by a federal
district court judge who previously put the guidance on hold.
Inside Higher Ed, Aug. 18, 2025
Washington Watch: A new process for awarding federal grants
The Trump administration this month published a far-reaching executive order outlining
new policies and procedures for awarding federal grants.
Community College Daily, Aug. 17, 2025
