Today’s sampling of the latest news about, and issues affecting, the colleges and career and technical education operations associated with the Colorado Community College System follows:
COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM NEWS
Colleges expect influx under free tuition plan
9NEWS.com (CCCS related)
Colorado officials react to President Obama’s community college plan
The Denver Post (CCCS related)
PCC president likes Obama’s idea
Pueblo Chieftain
Obama’s free college plan gets guarded reaction
The Coloradoan (FRCC related)
Obama’s Free Community College Plan Evokes Spirit of Historic Higher-Ed Acts
Chronicle of Higher Education
Success coach to talk at MLK event
Pueblo Chieftain (CCD related)
TV Clip: Communiuty College of Aurora’s Student Success Awards
Aurora News Weekly (piece appears between the 4:00 and 7:00 marks and includes a cavalcade of college stars)
Trinidad Middle Schoolers get cultured, scientifically, at TSJC
Trinidad Chronicle News
Northeastern Junior College nursing students have Lewis in their corner
Journal Advocate
204 listed on Northeastern Junior College’s honor rolls
Journal Advocate
Opportunities abound through renovation
Journal Advocate
Funds sought to furnish Pueblo Community College Fremont Campus’ new student commons
Canon City Daily Record
Manufacturing jobs in Pueblo building again
Pueblo Chieftain
TV Clips: Pueblo Community College holds job fair to help people get back to work
KRDO (ABC) – Colorado Springs, CO – Good Morning Colorado
PCC fitness event Thursday
Pueblo Chieftain
Obama: Cut cost of college
The Durango Herald (PCC-SCCC related)
Lodging class coming to PCC
Pueblo Chieftain
Yogurt giveaway
Pueblo Chieftain (PCC related)
PCC Foundation accepting applications for 2015-16 academic year scholarships
Pueblo Community College News Releases
PCC adds Saturday hours for enrollment
Pueblo Chieftain
Denver tribute concert supports scholarships
Valley Courier (TSJC related)
LCC honors outstanding employees
Lamar Ledger (also CCCS related)
LCC Honors Employees of the Year
The Prowers Journal
Partnership aims to reduce poverty among young adults in Pueblo
KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News (PCC related)
New program aims to help impoverished
Pueblo Chieftain (PCC related)
Engagement: Jamia Solano and Ryan Johnson
The Coloradoan (FRCC related)
Last days to register for spring semester at OJC
Bent County Democrat
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Local FFA chapters awarded thousands in grant dollars from Colorado Corn
High Plains Journal
SPORTS
LCC basketball teams return to action
Lamar Ledger
LCC Booster Club’s Free’s and Three’s shooting contest to start on Jan. 13
Lamar Ledger
TSJC Women’s Volleyball coach to move up to NCAA DII
Trinidad Chronicle News
HIGHER EDUCATION RELATED
Many of today’s higher education clips courtesy of CDHE’s Higher Ed Press Clips
Game Changer
Community College Week
The $140,000-a-Year Welding Job (search on Google to read complete article)
The Wall Street Journal
A ‘Sizable Decrease’ In Those Passing The GED
KUNC
BLOG: 8 Lessons We Learned About Student Debt From the Class of 2013
Huffington Post
Elusive Data on Education and Workforce
Inside Higher Ed
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