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Posted inIndianapolis
Sign up for Mirror Indy’s new text group, The Jobs Line
Anyone who’s ever looked for a job knows the process is difficult and frustrating. Over the last two years covering higher education and the workforce for Mirror Indy, I’ve heard this directly from Indianapolis residents. That’s why I’m starting a new text group for Mirror Indy called The Jobs Line. When you sign up, you’ll […]
Posted inFort Worth
TCC air traffic controller training program gets permission to take off
The program will prepare students for a high-wage, in-demand career that pays an average of $172,250 per year in DFW.
Posted inCalifornia
LA needs 100,000 construction workers. Community colleges are racing to train them
Los Angeles has an acute shortage of qualified construction workers as the region tries to rebuild from the Eaton and Palisades Fires. One community college is trying to help.
Posted inSan Antonio
St. Mary’s University answers a decades-long call for a law program in the Rio Grande Valley
A new partnership has secured a long-awaited Legal Education Hub in the Rio Grande Valley.
Posted inEl Paso
Accreditor explores 3-year bachelor’s degrees to speed workforce entry in high-demand fields
Accreditation agency proposal would allow 90-100 credit degrees while maintaining standards and expanding access to faster, lower-cost college pathways
Posted inSan Antonio
Workforce Pell expansion inches forward, but student access may not come until 2027
Pending a final decision on which trainings and programs are considered high-demand and high-wage, Alamo College has started to identify potential programs that could meet the Workforce Pell requirements.
Posted inWisconsin
Here’s what the data center boom means for Wisconsin’s workforce
Wisconsin Watch spoke to three professors to find out how many jobs and what types of work data centers bring to communities, what the economic trickle-down effects of data centers are and more.
Posted inNorth Carolina
Duke announces $200 million ‘economic opportunity’ initiative
It includes a combination of hiring, investing in affordable housing, and spending with local and regional businesses.
Posted inMississippi
Bill that would help cover costs for learning skilled trades lands bipartisan support
Senate Bill 2522 would create a program to help cover tuition and books for students seeking to earn an associate degree or credential that could lead to in-demand careers.