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iStock By Daily Staff July 13, 2026 Print WRAL News The new state budget overhauls how North Carolina’s community colleges are funded, among other changes affecting higher education. The budget eliminates performance-based funding for several metrics and the per-student funding formula will shift to provide additional funding for students enrolled in coursework linked to workforce demand.

Jessie Schook remembers when communication gaps across the Kentucky Community & Technical College System’s (KCTCS) campuses made it hard to track local industry demands. Multiple siloed conversations meant, for example, a pitch for a customized training project occurring simultaneously with a funding request. “We had these relationships that weren’t deepening or being used to their full capacity,” said Schook, vice president of workforce and economic development at KCTCS.

House Republicans last week introduced 10 bills that would begin to codify the Trump administration’s efforts to phase out the Education Department and move many of its duties to other federal agencies.

Meghan Brown, vice president of advancement and operations at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC), was named to the Triangle Business Journal’s 2026 40 Under 40 list, recognizing emerging leaders shaping North Carolina’s Triangle area. Brown, who attended classes at CCCC as a dual enrollment student, said the recognition highlights the growing role CCCC plays in the Triangle’s workforce and North Carolina’s economy.

The U.S. Education Department’s (ED) new FAFSA identity verification screening system, first implemented in April, has so far rejected more than 53,000 fraudulent applications, preventing more than $212 million in financial aid from being disbursed to unscrupulous actors, according to the department’s top higher education official.

iStock By Daily Staff July 10, 2026 Print Inside Higher Ed DeRionne Pollard wants to see community colleges claim the spotlight as engines of innovation. She’s determined to elevate their work on the national stage. Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Community College System has outlined a new strategy to reshape adult education around workforce participation, employment outcomes and employer partnerships. RWC Pulse Gov.

In North Carolina, small business owners operating in the state’s eastern coastal region know it is likely only a matter of time before a hurricane disrupts their businesses and lives.

St. Petersburg College’s (SPC) Pathway to Better Centennial Campaign has risen above its $100 million fundraising goal, thanks to a $1 million commitment from Achieva Credit Union. The gift arrives as the Florida college prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2027, marking one of the most significant fundraising milestones in the institution’s history.

Tawny Dotson is now the eighth superintendent/president of California’s Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC). She previously was president of Yuba College (California) since 2020.

iStock By Daily Staff July 2, 2026 Print Dallas Morning News The project includes an all-new, consolidated downtown El Centro campus at its existing site, as well as technology, innovation and business training centers, which are spaces intended to cluster entrepreneurs, institutions, start-ups and academia to encourage collaboration. WyomingNews.com Transfer alone will not solve Wyoming’s bachelor’s degree attainment challenges.