News Links | March 16, 2021
System News | Opinion
Now is the right time for college
... [Shoreline Community College] student Sunshine Cheng says taking asynchronous classes (that do not meet at a particular
date or time) has allowed her to try out courses she would not have otherwise due
to her work schedule. She adds, “because everything has been remote, I have also been
able to take on new internships and jobs that I didn’t have time for before.”
Shoreline Area News, March 16, 2021
Edmonds art beat: A conversation with Ed Hartman, an award-winning, musical renaissance man
Hartman has been teaching music licensing through North Seattle College for the last decade. The classes are focused on getting original music into tv and
film while building an understanding of writing and publishing, how to create a business
around composing and learning about the gatekeepers of the industry. Through the years
he has created his own scores for features, documentaries and short films.
My Edmonds News, March 15, 2021
CBC, YVC, say students ‘learning English’ class enrollments plummet
According to officials at Columbia Basin College in Pasco and Yakima Valley College, students are not taking what are called English Language Acquisition courses.
Since last March, CBC has seen those numbers drop by at least 60%. The courses are
designed to help various ethnic groups learn or sharpen their English skills to help
them in school, jobs and society.
KFLD, March 14, 2021
Registration for Edmonds College Creative Retirement Institute spring term starts March 16
Days are getting longer, crocuses are appearing, the world is slowly opening after
a year of COVID-imposed isolation — and the Creative Retirement Institute at Edmonds College is offering an array of courses for the upcoming spring term. The mission of the
Creative Retirement Institute is to provide quality, lifelong learning opportunities
for adults in a supportive environment.
My Edmonds News, March 14, 2021
Community Voices: Lower Columbia College, your college
Last year was filled with unprecedented challenges for Lower Columbia College and our students. As the president of LCC, I often hear from our students how LCC
has changed their lives. Entire families are impacted by the power of education. Access
to an affordable and accessible education is at-risk due to the rising costs of education
and the impact the pandemic has had on students’ ability to pursue their educational
goals.
The Daily News, March 14, 2021
'There is always help': Adelina Machuca Santiago overcomes barriers to help others succeed
Adelina Machuca Santiago always worked hard for her education. In her childhood she
walked miles to get to school in Mexico, and at Lower Columbia College she persevered through domestic violence, language barriers and financial hardship
that at times made graduation seem like a distant dream.
The Daily News, March 14, 2021
TCC earns 2021 REACH Rewards
Tacoma Community College’s Chi Gamma Chapter was one of the 1,081 chapters selected for the 2021 REACH Rewards
Program due to outstanding growth. Each college’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) chapter chooses
its level of PTK involvement. TCC’s Chi Gamma Chapter has seen a dramatic rise to
prominence within the organization over the last decade, growing from a one-star chapter
to a five-star chapter ...
The Suburban Times, March 11, 2021
Trends | Horizons | Education
'Creating entrepreneurial community colleges'
... At its core, design thinking is a framework for innovation and a tool to help
organizations transform in ways that will position them for success in a future characterized
by rapid and constant change. Originally developed as a blueprint for designing new
products, design thinking has in recent years been extended to the development of
programs and services in industry, education and other public and social-sector organizations.
Inside Higher Ed, March 16, 2021
‘No quick turnaround in sight’
The dramatic enrollment declines that community colleges experienced in the fall will
likely continue this spring, especially among students of color and males, according
to preliminary data collected by the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research
Center. Six weeks into the spring semester, community colleges reported a -9.5% drop
in enrollments compared to pre-pandemic spring 2020, the center said Thursday in an
enrollment update.
Community College Daily, March 11, 2021
Commentary: Global connections: Why international students remain important for community colleges
... Over the past several years, the number of international students at community
colleges has steadily declined — decreasing -2% in 2017-2018, -8.3% in 2018-2019 and
another -8.3% in 2019-2020. Some attribute the decline — a sharp reversal in international
enrollment trends — to changes in U.S. immigration laws, reduced visa availability
in historically strong international student recruitment markets ...
Community College Daily, March 11, 2021
Politics | Local, State, National
States maintain higher ed funding
With the help of nearly $2 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funding, state funding
allocations for higher education during the 2021 fiscal year remained roughly the
same as last fiscal year, according to the latest Grapevine higher education funding
report. Total state support for higher education edged up by 0.3 percent to $96.7
billion in the 2021 fiscal year, which began July 1, 2020, and will end on June 30,
2021.
Inside Higher Ed, March 16, 2021
Washington watch: Biden signs $1.9T stimulus legislation
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP)
Act, which builds on both the CARES Act and CRRSAA and will provide even more financial
assistance to community colleges and their students. From the institutional perspective,
a primary benefit of ARP — which the House passed earlier this week — is that it closely
tracks CRRSAA (the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act).
Community College Daily, March 11, 2021
