The Welding Technology Program is one of the fastest-growing at PAC. The program doubled in size over the summer with word of mouth filling all available seats.
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Posted inWisconsin
Nuclear power could return to Kewaunee County. Some locals have reservations.
A decade after the Kewaunee Power Station closed, its owner wants to build a new nuclear plant on the site. Residents hope a new plant could bring economic growth, but some are concerned by the company’s lack of transparency.
Posted inWisconsin
Here’s what the return of nuclear power to Kewaunee County means for Wisconsin’s workforce
Thousands of workers will be needed to construct a new nuclear plant at the Kewaunee Power Station, as well as nuclear, electrical, civil, chemical and mechanical engineers to design and operate the new reactor.
Posted inSan Antonio
San Antonio College combines 2- and 4-year nursing degrees to help meet demand
This story has been updated. On her first day of nursing clinicals, Valerie Nevaeh Gale put some of her newly-learned skills to practice at Methodist Metropolitan Hospital: inserting intravenous catheters and preparing patients going in and out of cardiovascular surgeries. “I even went into the operating room,” Gale said as her day was coming to […]
Posted inThe Dispatch
Higher ed’s ‘hunker-down mindset’
A tight housing market and a fragile job market mean those working in higher ed have fewer options than ever.
Posted inSan Antonio
San Antonio’s college presidents say they’re collaborating, not competing: ‘We all stand for more access’
The presidents said they’re preparing for a future where the city continues to grow — and they’re training the workforce needed to support it.
Posted inOhio
Tri-C to cut 30 programs to comply with Senate Bill 1
The new law requires Ohio’s public colleges and universities to kill academic programs that graduate five or fewer students annually over any three-year span.
Posted inWisconsin
Job hunting in northeast Wisconsin? Check out these charts
Learn which jobs are growing the fastest, find out which ones are shrinking, and search for data on specific jobs.
Posted inCalifornia
California invested millions pushing these careers for women. The results are disappointing
Women continue to lag behind men in certain science, technology, engineering and math programs.
Posted inSan Antonio
Texas A&M University-San Antonio to start first doctoral program, rooted in South Side’s needs
The doctoral students will be expected to develop research that can be implemented in the districts they currently work at.