Auburn Career Center has changed its enrollment selection process for full classes from a merit-based system to a random lottery. Only a few classes are routinely filled, and Superintendent Brian Bontempo says the system is more fair.

The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded $1.5 million to Buckeye Hills Career Center to fund both adult education and high school education programs such as CDL training, Broadband Telecommunications, Heavy Diesel Mechanics, and more.

The Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County and the Central Ohio Manufacturing Partnership have teamed up to create a new one-year-long course in robotics and automation as well as ten full ride scholarships for that course. C-TEC and COMP hope to use this course to help fill the need for manufacturing workers in Ohio.

Hondros College of Nursing used a simulation of a patient having a psychiatric episode over Zoom as a way of teaching students how to deal with patients or families of patients who need immediate mental health help during healthcare procedures or visits.

Lake Michigan College will hold information sessions for their allied health programs on Tuesday, April 12 and Wednesday, April 13 on Zoom. Interested students will have the chance to learn about the school's medical assisting, pharmacy, and phlebotomy technician programs.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College will hold a virtual panel, keynote, and speaking event on March 25 to highlight distinguished figures in non-traditional roles in the skilled trades and medical field such as women in construction and men in nursing. The event is free and will be on Zoom, moderated by renowned Michigan broadcaster Lori Moore with a keynote from Krystle Schnell.

Senators Peters and Stabenow helped secure $1.1 million in funding for Alpena Community College as part of the 2022 government funding bill. The money will be used to expand the school’s career and technical education programs and create additional programs.

To continue raising awareness about colon health, the 20-foot long inflatable “Incredible Colon” stopped at West Kentucky Community and Technical College after a stay at Baptist Health Paducah. The exhibit shows what a colon looks like from the inside at various stages of health.

The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education is giving 29 college programs $200,000 in grant money for bridge programs. The schools competed for the money based on criteria aimed at improving enrollment and graduation rates. Bridge programs help new college students adjust to college life.

Hazard Community and Technical College is offering a new nursing program initiative that could lead to free tuition in an attempt to combat Kentucky’s nursing shortage.