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OC Poulsbo celebrates remodel for healthcare education
...Olympic College leaders, project partners, elected officials, employees, community members and future
students celebrated the completion of the first phase with tours of the facilities,
live healthcare training demonstrations, family-friendly activities, and refreshments,
a news release says.
Kitsap Daily News, Oct. 20, 2025
Changing childcare offerings at community colleges
For parenting students, accessible childcare can be a lifeline and a necessity in
order to stay in college. While many community colleges provide childcare on campus,
some work with community partners to connect students to off-campus childcare. [Everett Community College]
Community College Daily, Oct. 19, 2025
Columbia Basin College hosts the Stem Like Me! Student Summit
..."We bring in STEM professionals. The students are broken up into small groups,
and they get to rotate through actual workshops led by [Columbia Basin College] instructors, and they get to hear from a CBC student panel."
KEPR, Oct. 17, 2025
Higher Education and Politics
DataPoints: An increase in short-term credentials
Public community colleges awarded more than 1.52 million credentials in the 2023-24
academic year, according to recently released data from the U.S. Education Department.
Community College Daily, Oct. 20, 2025
FAFSA applications lag in WA, and it worries the governor
Washington has one of the country’s most generous college financial aid programs,
yet lags behind almost every other state in getting students to apply for it. The
governor is determined to understand why.
The Seattle Times, Oct. 16, 2025
