The annual Teaching Excellence Awards from Central Ohio Technical College recognize one full-time and one part-time faculty member. This year's recipients represent the nursing program and the English and communication department.
A new articulation agreement between Belmont College and Wheeling University will create a simple transfer process for students in the Associate of Science Degree in Nursing and the Associate of Science Degree in Mental Health programs.
A recently established partnership will offer a five percent tuition discount in 60 degree programs through Western Governors University for Wayne County Community College District students.
Three long-term care facilities are collaborating with Washtenaw Community College and Michigan Works! Southeast to quickly train a cohort of students to fill entry-level jobs in patient care, promising a starting wage of $12/hour for those who complete the 40-hour course.
The NMU Board of Trustees recently voted to increase tuition for resident undergrads by 4.2 percent. It also made grant money available to help students offset the higher costs.
Best Value Schools selected the LPN Program at MCC for its small class sizes, flexibility, and the versatility of the program which allows LPN grads to return to get their associate's in nursing.
Three existing degree programs at North Central Michigan College will be available entirely online beginning this fall, a move the college says is to make degree completion more accessible to older students with families and full-time jobs.
The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity and the Michigan College Access Network awarded five "Sixty by 30" grants to grow the state's highly qualified workforce.
Former MCC President Robert C. Ferrentino, J.D. set up a new scholarship to help first-generation college students pursue higher education and seize opportunities.
After severe flooding in 2020, Phi Theta Kappa members from Mid Michigan College worked with GoEngineer on a project to create a model of the region, seeking to understand how the flooding of 2020 exposed flaws in the system and what can be done to mitigate future flooding.