System News | Opinion
Seattle students use free tuition to fuel their futures
Just after 6 p.m. on a brisk mid-October evening, the hum of conversation filled a
physics lab at South Seattle College. Mateo Moreno-McQuarrie leaned over a small whiteboard, debating how to draw an accelerating
car.
The Seattle Times, Oct. 27, 2025
New BBCC greenhouse expands Ag program for the Fall
The Big Bend Community College’s Greenhouse project finished construction mid-summer, and students in the Agricultural
program have been able to utilize the building to assist in their projects.
Columbia Basin Herald, Oct. 25, 2025
SPSCC Theatre Collective presents A Bright Room Called Day
... “In this play, Kushner encourages us to experience the layering of history over
key moments, including our own, and in so doing to reflect on how we are practicing
citizenship,” said Dr. Lauren Love, Drama Professor at [South Puget Sound Community College].
Thurston Talk, Oct. 24, 2026
Yakima Valley College offering financial aid workshops
... "We have our financial aid experts of the college.," said Yakima Valley College Community Relations Director, Dustin Wunderlich. ... Wunderlich says that a goal at
YVC is to make higher education more affordable, and that their workshops could help
guide students to a more affordable college experience.
KIMA, Oct. 23, 2025
Higher Education and Politics
A look at Latinos in CCB programs
The rate of Latino students enrolling in and graduating from community college baccalaureate
(CCB) programs is growing, which is also leading to positive post-graduate outcomes.
A new brief from the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI) looks at the
ups and downs of CCB programs in four states: California, Florida, Texas and Washington.
Community College Daily, Oct. 28, 2025
The little-known way that Trump is upending community college
... The Trump administration has proposed cutting funding for adult education, a suite
of programs that includes English-language learning and high-school equivalency training,
which can confer GEDs.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct. 27, 2025
