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SFCC primes students for evolving workforce
As artificial intelligence quietly becomes an everyday tool across industries, Spokane Falls Community College is moving toward educating students on how to work alongside it in their future careers.
... Funding has been awarded to support an AI area of emphasis in SFCC’s Associate
of Applied Science degree in information technology and cybersecurity, as well as
a standalone AI certificate, through the High Demand Enrollment Fund by the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges.
Spokane Journal of Business, Feb. 12, 2026
Pasco school employee awarded MLK Jr. Spirit Award
...Nayeli Berenice Aranda Hernandez received the award Jan. 19 at the annual bell-ringing
ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue on Columbia Basin College’s Pasco campus. It’s the 37th year a committee of CBC staff as well as community members
and organizations have recognized a student, faculty or staff member, or community
member who strongly believes in equality and social justice and whose contributions
to society reflect the spirit, philosophy and teachings of the civil rights activist.
Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business, Feb. 12, 2026
Walla Walla Community College earns nationwide STEM innovation grant
...The award will expand [Walla Walla Community College's] popular Kids College program with new STEM-focused learning opportunities designed
to introduce youth ages 9-13 to early career exploration in science, technology, engineering
and math, said WWCC Director of Marketing and Communications Rebecca Thorpe in the
release.
Union-Bulletin, Feb. 11, 2026
Higher Education and Politics
ED readies for Workforce Pell rollout
The new Workforce Pell program is set to start in less than five months. But Nicholas
Kent, under secretary at the U.S. Education Department (ED), isn’t worried about it.
He’s confident the department will have the program ready to roll by then.
Community College Daily, Feb. 9, 2026
