For many, fly fishing class just the first step | On-site COVID-19 testing available now at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom | At EvCC, ‘The Wall’ teaches students how to thwart cyber crime | Washington’s Opportunity Scholarship program celebrates 6,196 grads, and counting | Apply by Dec. 8 for Guided Pathways IDEAL Fellowship and opportunity to earn $1,000 >>
WWCC Nursing student nominated for statewide Transforming Lives Award | Editorial: Planning to go to CBC or another WA college? Might as well get your COVID shot now | South Puget Sound Community College offers first-of-its-kind craft brewing degree | Medical assisting program at Peninsula College earns accreditation | Partnership puts laptops in hands of PC students | New partnership makes college more attainable for graduates of Seattle Public Schools | Registration open for 12th Annual Black and Brown Male Summit | Mariachi program adds some culture to Skagit Valley College | Everett Community College pauses on changes to Early Learning Center after parents voice concern | From associate to B.A.: More people can finish a four-year degree at community colleges | WVC competing for $1 million in prize money | Skagit Valley College students continue tradition of preparing Thanksgiving meals | Volunteers prepare Thanksgiving meals for hospice families in Clark, Cowlitz counties >>
SCC aviation school trains new age of aircraft technicians | All Head Start modulars have arrived; construction completion date remains unknown | The Biden-Xi meeting left one big question unanswered, says analyst | CBC hosts clinics ahead of January vaccine requirement on campus | High winds, heavy rain damages waterfront along South Sound | Bellevue College launches new AI-focused bachelor's degree | College program serves those who've served >>
COVID-19 cases highest among 18- to 24-year-olds as students return to campuses | Why Biden's plan for free community college likely will be cut from budget package | LCC reports 90.9% vaccination rate, K-12 schools see lower percentages of staff choosing shots | Eleven full-time Wenatchee Valley College employees granted exemptions, six others gone | First community COVID-19 testing site opens at Spokane Falls Community College | Funding roundup | Construction projects to watch: October 2021 | Washington state workers largely comply with Monday’s vaccine deadline, data show | Skagit Valley College president announces retirement | Amazon expands collaboration with Bellevue College for job training, student assistance >>
GHC receives $1.1 million grant for Educational Opportunity Center; $250,000 for mental health services pilot | Giant erratic boulder near Lake Lawrence is an Ice Age remnant | STCU donation surprises 10 first-year CBC students | Film about disappearing island to be screened | 3/4 of new Head Start building in place at Friday Harbor Elementary School | Halloween-inspired continuing education at Shoreline Community College >>
Ceremony to name Mish ee twie building in honor of Gloria Atkins | CBC offering another vaccination clinic | South Puget Sound Community College Trustee Rozanne Garman reappointed to board | Rebecca Chan and Kim Wells appointed to Shoreline Community College Board of Trustees | Vaccinations required on campus at Centralia College; Early fall enrollment numbers low | 2021 Rising Stars: Spokane Community College’s Guillermo Espinosa | Dental Assisting graduates celebrate at August pinning ceremony | Federal unemployment benefits expire, strongly affecting filers with high school diploma or less | Centralia College to require COVID-19 vaccinations by Oct. 18 due to state requirement | Sen. Patty Murray has goal of making community college free >>
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