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Evergreen, SPSCC launch inter-college transfer program
The Evergreen State College and South Puget Sound Community College have teamed up to create a new transfer program. The program allows SPSCC students
earning an associate degree in science or business to smoothly continue their education
at Evergreen...
South Sound Magazine, Dec. 4, 2025
Regional nursing graduates anchor care in Spokane
...Cheri Osler, associate dean of nursing at Spokane Community College, says the community college’s nursing program placement rate with Spokane-area facilities
is particularly high. “Ninety-nine percent of our graduates stay in the Spokane area,”
Osler says. “So we have no problem as far as our nurses getting jobs.”
Spokane Journal of Business, Dec. 4, 2025
‘The Curse of the Scottish Play’ to open at Peninsula College
...Andersen, who co-teaches [Peninsula College’s] Drama 101 class with Lara Starcevich, will direct a cast that includes experienced
community actors, students from the drama class and some stars from a local troupe
of actors with developmental disabilities.
Peninsula Daily News, Dec. 4, 2025
Aviation Academy priming the pipeline for next generation of airline pilots
...The Aviation Academy doesn’t include a flight school, but completing the two-year
program as part of her high school graduation requirement will give Harruff a big
head start. And she’ll get dual credit for her work from Green River College. Students can earn up to 60 college credits during their two years in the program.
Gig Harbor Now, Dec. 4, 2025
Lead + Follow: Bellevue College's David May
This month’s edition of Lead + Follow — a Q&A section dedicated to further understanding
the personal and professional mindsets of area business leaders — features David May,
president of Bellevue College since 2023.
425 Business, Dec. 1, 2025
Higher Education and Politics
ED releases draft Workforce Pell regulations
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Thursday released materials for the upcoming
session of the Accountability in Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce
Pell (AHEAD) negotiated rulemaking committee, which begins its work on Monday.
Community College Daily, Dec. 4, 2025
Dual enrollment’s impact on completion
New data show the impact of dual enrollment on college completion rates, particularly
at community colleges. For public two-year colleges, students in the 2019 cohort who
had prior dual-enrollment experience had a six-year completion rate of 57%, compared
to 39.6% for students in the cohort who didn’t take any dual enrollment...
Community College Daily, Dec. 4, 2025
FAFSA completion is up
Free Application for Federal Student Aid completion is up this year, with 26 percent
of high school seniors having filled out the FAFSA by Nov. 21, according to the National
College Attainment Network’s annual FAFSA tracker.
Inside Higher Ed, Dec. 3, 2025
