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Community College System Technical Programs on the Rise
MORGANTOWN — The downturn in the economy has left more than a few West Virginia workers who earn their paychecks at industrial...
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Kiran Bedi bats for community colleges
Lamenting the total disconnect between education and employment generation, former IPS officer Kiran Bedi today said in a country with a high...
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Groups of residents set sights on improvements
A niche, a theme, a style, a destination centerpiece. City residents putting their heads together say this is what Sunbury needs. To...
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Absent a champion, college plan needs another look
Advocates for a community college in Sunbury say they have ample evidence that there are people in the Central Susquehanna Valley who...
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College idea still in works
Building owners offer space in Sunbury Dimos Panagoulias, the out-of-towner who bought the former Northumberland County Human Services Building at 347 Market...
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Erie County can’t afford not to support a community college
Given the numerous benefits of a community college, with or without taxpayer financing, the question I ask is, can Erie County afford...
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Convenient, affordable (Letter to The Daily Item)
With so many companies moving away or closing their doors due to the economic crises in this country, I think that this...
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SVCEP in the News: Community college cost needs to be cleared up
Everyone agrees that the vision of establishing a community college sounds worthwhile. Yet, no county leader has demonstrated the level of political...
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Community Colleges Across the Nation at Breaking Points
The College had projected an enrollment increase of seven percent for fall. “Today enrollment is up by 23 percent over last year...
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Economy Sending More Students to Community College: Officials Cite Added Costs of 4-Year Schools, Focus on Job Skills for Enrollment Increase
“Typically when the economy dips, community college enrollment increases,” said Jim Skidmore, chancellor of the West Virginia Community and Technical College System....
Archive for October, 2009
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