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Amanda Morris Foreman has been named interim president of Coastal Pines Technical College. She has served as the Georgia college’s executive vice president since 2021 and vice president for academic affairs since 2016. “Amanda has dedicated her career to serving students and strengthening technical education in southeast Georgia, and she has been an integral part of Coastal Pines Technical College’s success,” Greg Dozier, commissioner of the Technical College System of Georgia, said in a release.

By Daily Staff August 27, 2026 Print Work Shift Marek Laco, acting assistant secretary of the Labor Department’s Employment and Training Administration, says DOL expects a combination of moves made in the last year to help the Trump administration reach its goal of one million registered apprenticeships.

Community colleges have built our identity around one word: access. It’s in our mission statements, our marketing, our grant applications. We talk about open doors, removing barriers, meeting students where they are. But look through our own websites, catalogs and enrollment forms, and you’ll find a different story — one written in a dialect that most first-generation students have never been taught to speak. Matriculation. Bursar. Census date. Prerequisite override. Articulation agreement. FERPA waiver.

iStock By Daily Staff August 26, 2026 Print McCook Gazette Fifty Nebraskans have enrolled in or completed a tuition-free manufacturing credential program offered through the state’s six community colleges. WANE The schools held tuition and mandatory fees flat for in-state undergraduate students for the 2025-26 school year, and they will continue for the 2026-27 school year.

“Without stable shelter, everything else falls apart,” Princeton University sociology professor Matthew Desmond wrote in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.” Campus leaders know this all too well. It’s why a growing number of community colleges are adding housing insecurity to the list of barriers they hope to eliminate by providing stable, safe and affordable housing options for students.

iStock By Daily Staff August 25, 2026 Print Labor Matters The college advantage is breaking down for young workers. Unemployment among 22–26-year-olds with a BA now exceeds that of their peers with associate degrees or some college, and sits at the 75th percentile of its history. What’s driving this? Credential Engine (blog) The transfer gap is a data issue. Hechinger Report The state has pioneered ways to help these students attend college and use their degrees after graduation.

Rising costs for food, housing, transportation and other necessities are making it harder for Latino students to stay enrolled and complete college, according to a new UnidosUS report. The organization says these challenges are particularly significant at community colleges, which serve large numbers of Latino, low-income and first-generation students. The report highlights a growing completion gap despite strong demand for higher education among Latino students.

Community colleges aim to connect the education they offer to work. Now the workplace itself is a major site of learning. That creates an opportunity and a challenge for community colleges. Artificial intelligence, workforce platforms, professional software and employer training systems increasingly help people acquire skills while performing real tasks. These tools teach workers to use new technologies, manage projects, solve problems and assume greater responsibility.

iStock By Daily Staff August 24, 2026 Print Wall Street Journal The British experience offers lessons for the U.S., where students and families have also come to question the value of a four-year college degree. The growth of AI is likely to boost demand in apprenticeships as young people lose confidence in their career prospects.

A $1 million grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation will expand access to construction education at Metropolitan Community College (MCC) in Nebraska. The grant includes $750,000 for improvements supporting construction education and $250,000 in scholarships for students pursuing these programs. In addition, a $250,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation to HomeWoven, a nonprofit focused on housing stability, will support the construction of affordable homes in South Omaha.