System News | Opinion
Residential Construction Academy at SPSCC provides hands-on training and pathways into the construction workforce
South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC), in partnership with the Olympia Master Builders (OMB) Foundation and United Way
of Thurston County (UWTC), is launching a third cohort of its 10-week Residential
Construction Academy to train and certify the next generation of construction professionals...
Nisqually Valley News, Nov. 4, 2025
Local community college enrollment rising in recent years
...“We’ve seen increased numbers of international students and (dual enrollment) students,”
Dr. Cecilia Martin, Clark College’s Associate Vice President of Planning and Effectiveness, said.
KXL, Nov. 3, 2025
'Ghost students' are haunting WA community colleges — to steal financial aid
Last spring, the art instructors at Green River College in Auburn were excited. Their upcoming summer classes were far more popular than usual
— some were already at capacity. [State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Tacoma Community College, South Puget Sound Community College]
KUOW, Oct. 30, 2025
Tri-Cities colleges adapt nuclear programs for future reactor designs
As plans for a new nuclear power plant unfold in the Tri-Cities, local educational
institutions are ramping up their nuclear science programs to align with emerging
technologies. Columbia Basin College (CBC) is at the forefront, integrating new nuclear control systems into its curriculum to
prepare students for cutting-edge reactor designs.
KEPR, Oct. 30, 2025
Yakima Valley College hosts annual Halloween Fest
This morning the student life program at Yakima Valley College hosted their second annual Halloween fest. Halloween fest is an event designed to
give students at YVC a break from the daily stressors of being a college student.
KIMA, Oct. 30, 2025
Clark College hosts mechatronic open house
...High-tech manufacturing jobs such as mechatronics are on the rise in Southwest
Washington—manufacturing accounts for more than 11% of our state’s gross product and
employs nearly 300,000 people. [Clark College] and other community colleges play a key role in building the pipeline for a well-trained,
locally rooted workforce.
The Skanner, Oct. 30, 2025
Higher Education and Politics
WA sues Trump admin over student loan forgiveness program restrictions
Washington and 21 other states are suing the U.S. Department of Education over a rule
that would restrict eligibility for a student loan forgiveness program designed for
public service workers like teachers and librarians.
The Seattle Times, Nov. 3, 2025
21 states, D.C. ask court to reverse Ed Department’s TRIO grant rejections
Democratic attorneys general from 21 states and Washington, D.C., filed briefs this
week asking a court to reverse the Trump administration’s rejection of grants supporting
TRIO programs, which help disadvantaged students attend and graduate from colleges
and universities.
Inside Higher Ed, Oct. 31, 2025
