The Michigan Reconnect Program started in 2021 with the goal of increasing community college enrollment and graduation in Michigan. Now advocates want to lower the minimum age for application from 25 to 21.

With funding coming from many different places, Washtenaw Community College and Eastern Michigan University have teamed up to offer a fast and free way to become a childcare teacher to help alleviate the need for childcare professionals.

Amid increasing demand for psychology professionals, the University of Detroit Mercy has set up a scholarship for psychology students looking to get their master’s degrees.

Siena Heights University is launching online credential and certificate programs for healthcare industry-related subjects in an attempt to combat the healthcare worker shortage in Michigan and the midwest.

The Middle Michigan Development Corporation has launched the Regional Talent Innovation Program, which offers free training to workers in several counties in Michigan, and takes place at Mid Michigan College and Delta College.

As Technique, Inc. expands its operations in Jackson, it is offering training opportunities with Jackson College to better support growth in the area.

A new apprenticeship program has been added to Macomb Community College’s roster of over a dozen, thanks to a partnership with McCarver Mechanical Heating & Cooling.

Students who attend Henry Ford College now can seamlessly transfer to Wayne State University after completing their program, thanks to a new partnership between the two schools.

Grand Rapids, Michigan’s Davenport University has announced a fundraising campaign to improve its educational opportunities in a range of areas.

The United States Department of Agriculture is providing grants to 263 projects focused on infrastructure and economic opportunities in rural America. Among those recipients is Bay Mills Community College in Michigan.