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New Welcome Center helps students get started at South Puget Sound Community College
Pursuing higher education can be a difficult process, but South Puget Sound Community College just opened a new Welcome Center to make getting started easier. Located in Building
22, Room 292, the Welcome Center is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Olympian, June 10, 2025
WVC announces groundbreaking for new Center for Technical Education and Innovation
..."As President of Wenatchee Valley College, I am excited to invite our community to join us for the groundbreaking of our new
Center for Technical Education and Innovation," Dr. Harrison said in a statement.
Leavenworth Echo, June 9, 2025
Highline nursing instructor and entrepreneur Jenessa Pettit named 2025 Distinguished Alumna
Jenessa Pettit has received Highline College’s 2025 “Distinguished Alumni” award and for good reason – she has accomplished a lot.
Pettit, a 40-year-old Auburn resident, is an adjunct instructor in Highline College’s
nursing program, a medical surgical float at Swedish Hospital ...
The Waterland Blog, June 9, 2025
Pierce College announces 2025 Distinguished Alumni
Pierce College is proud to announce the selection of four exceptional former students who were honored
during this year’s Distinguished Alumni celebration.
The Suburban Times, June 8, 2025
Cascadia College ecology students teach about the importance of wetlands
Knee-high boots sloshed through water and mud as a group of Cascadia College students led their families and friends through the North Creek wetlands.
Everett Herald, June 7, 2025
SPSCC Trustee Doug Mah earns Washington ACT award
South Puget Sound Community College Trustee Doug Mah was awarded the 2024-25 Trustee Leadership Award, given at the Washington
State Association of College Trustees Award ceremony on May 22.
JOLT News, June 6, 2025
GHC recognizes Missing Murdered Indigenous Persons
Throughout the month of May, Grays Harbor College hosted moving and meaningful events to recognize Missing and Murdered Indigenous
Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day that drew students, faculty, staff, tribal members, and
community advocates to campus.
MSN, June 5, 2025
South Seattle College launches nation’s first publicly offered Airport Ground Support Equipment Training Program in partnership with Port of Seattle
South Seattle College (SSC), in collaboration with the Port of Seattle, has launched a certificate program in
Airport Ground Support Equipment, the first publicly offered training program of its
kind in the United States.
Westside Seattle, June 3, 2025
Higher Education and Politics
Trump asks Supreme Court to weigh in on Education Dept. layoffs
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to move forward
with its plan to lay off nearly half of the Education Department’s employees and dismantle
the agency, USA Today reported.
Inside Higher Ed, June 9, 2025
Trump ends vital higher ed data system training
The Trump administration terminated a key contract to train college officials on how
to report data to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System [IPEDS], a move
that could further hamper the Education Department’s data infrastructure.
Inside Higher Ed, June 9, 2025
Washington Watch: ED’s new student aid verifications to fight fraud
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Friday announced a new effort to weed out fraudulent
student aid applications. This is an issue that primarily only affects community colleges
because of their low tuitions and open access policies.
Community College Daily, June 6, 2025
A steady stream of support for apprenticeships
The Trump administration’s push to reach 1 million new registered apprenticeships
annually will need more public-private partnerships, as well as help from training
providers such as community colleges, U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer told
a House committee on Thursday.
Community College Daily, June 5, 2025
