Archive for May, 2009

College for the Unemployed May 12, 2009 No Comments

Obama is my favorite person right now. This from Inside Higher Ed, College for the Unemployed: “‘The president also said that he would soon ‘lay out a fundamental rethinking of our job training, vocational education, and community college programs,’ designed ‘to move beyond the idea that we need several different programs to address several different [...]

Community Colleges Step Up May 10, 2009 No Comments

Some community colleges moved quickly and started offering programs and discounts for people effected by the economic downturn. Warren Community College is offering free job training in retail sales and customer service: http://www.nj.com/warrenreporter/index.ssf/2009/05/warren_county_community_colleg_27.html Northampton CC in New Jersey is offering free tuition to the unemployed: http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2008/12/ncc_to_aid_the_unemployed.html So is Normandale CC in Minnesota, Mott CC in [...]