AI Data Centers Are Creating a New Advanced Manufacturing Workforce in Virginia
The artificial intelligence workforce is much larger than software engineers, data scientists and machine-learning specialists. Behind every AI model is
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Community Colleges
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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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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NSF Invests $290M in Quantum Research—and the Next STEM Workforce
The quantum workforce is beginning to move from a specialized research concern into a broader STEM education and workforce-development challenge.
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14-Year Community College Study Finds More Degrees—but No Clear Earnings Gain
A landmark community college program succeeded at something higher education has struggled to accomplish for decades: getting substantially more students
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Pennsylvania’s New Heavy-Highway CTE Grants Include a $3M Bet on Student Completion
Pennsylvania is making $12 million available to schools, career and technical centers, colleges and other educational institutions to build or
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$100 Million Critical Minerals Plan Pulls CTE Into the U.S. Supply Chain
A $100 million federal critical-minerals workforce announcement released Friday contains a much larger technical-education story than its headline suggests. The
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NSF Opens $100 Million AI Infrastructure Hub Competition — and Community Colleges Are Eligible
The National Science Foundation is moving artificial intelligence infrastructure beyond a handful of elite research institutions and toward a state-by-state
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Workforce Pell Becomes Real: What the First Approval Means for CTE
The U.S. Department of Education has approved the nation’s first Workforce Pell Grant program, moving one of the most consequential
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Federal STEM Grants: Fueling Innovation and Education
Federal STEM Grants: Fueling Innovation and Education Information and funding-status references checked August 2, 2026. Applicants should confirm every deadline,
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