Michigan Expands College Credit for Skilled Trades Apprentices Across 29 Community Colleges
New agreement with Operating Engineers Local 324 expands pathways for apprentices to convert hands-on technical training into college credit and
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Career and Technical Education
Michigan Awards $44.7 Million to Expand Career and Technical Education Across 80 Districts
New state funding will help launch career and technical education programs in underserved communities, bringing Michigan’s 2026 CTE expansion investment
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99th National FFA Convention to Bring 70,000 Attendees to Indianapolis, Showcasing the Future of Agricultural Education
More than 70,000 students, educators, and agricultural industry supporters are expected to gather in Indianapolis October 21–24 for the 99th
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Colleges Face New Reporting Guidance for Gainful Employment and Financial Value Transparency
Colleges Face New Reporting Guidance for Gainful Employment and Financial Value Transparency The U.S. Department of Education has introduced new
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Michigan Manufacturing Day Connects High School Students With CNC, Robotics and Welding Careers
Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Michigan, scheduled approximately 180 high school students to participate in its October 2 Manufacturing
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GM, Microsoft, Siemens and Education Leaders Launch National Push to Connect Students Directly to Careers
For decades, the dominant American education pathway has been relatively easy to describe: finish high school, enroll in college, earn
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College of Southern Maryland Builds Manufacturing-to-Apprenticeship Workforce Pipeline
The College of Southern Maryland is building something more significant than a new set of manufacturing courses. It is developing
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Dayton STEM School Builds K–12 Advanced Manufacturing Center to Start the Workforce Pipeline Earlier
A new advanced manufacturing center in Ohio is testing an increasingly important idea for technical education: What if the manufacturing
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Illinois Invests $20 Million in Five Community College Manufacturing Academies
Illinois is making a significant investment in community colleges as infrastructure for the state’s advanced manufacturing economy. On September 14,
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Ohio Overhauls High-School Credentials to Focus on What Employers Actually Value
The state is replacing a sprawling credential system with 70 standalone credentials and 21 approved bundles—putting greater emphasis on whether
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