From The Mt. Vernon (Ohio) News … By Alan Reed, Mount Vernon News March 21, 2012 11:09 am EDT MOUNT VERNON — The culmination of many years of planning, hard work and anticipation officially came to fruition Tuesday morning in downtown Mount Vernon. Numerous area residents, business representatives, city officials and friends of education came [...]
From The Daily Record of Wooster: March 16, 2012 By MARC KOVAC Dix Capital Bureau COLUMBUS -- Gov. John Kasich has asked lawmakers to sign off on $1.74 billion in new construction and repair projects statewide. The two-year capital spending bill, the first considered by the legislature since 2009-10, includes funding for new or [...]
From The Columbus Dispatch By Encarnacion Pyle The Columbus Dispatch Monday March 5, 2012 4:39 AM If you’re a high-school senior or a parent of one, you know that sifting through all the information about college costs can be next to impossible. Ohio has “portraits” of its public universities that allow students to compare schools [...]
From The Columbus Dispatch By Charlie Boss The Columbus Dispatch Sunday March 4, 2012 9:25 AM More Columbus-area high schools are bringing Columbus State Community College to their students. Reynoldsburg school officials said last month that their high school will house a Columbus State regional campus for students and adults this fall. The Hilliard and [...]
From The Columbus Dispatch: By Encarnacion Pyle and Joe Vardon Thursday February 16, 2012 Gov. John Kasich challenged Ohio’s 37 public colleges and universities to work together instead of compete for limited state funding. They came through yesterday with a single, $350 million wish list of construction projects for consideration in the next two-year capital [...]
From Stark State College: The Stark State College Board of Trustees unanimously named Dr. Para M. Jones the fourth president in the College’s 51-year history at a special Board meeting Wednesday. Jones, president of Spartanburg Community College in Spartanburg, SC, will take the helm as Stark State president Feb. 6, 2012. She succeeds Dr. John [...]
From The Toledo Blade: Published: 1/30/2012 - Owens readies campus food pantry for students in need of assistance BY KATE GIAMMARISE BLADE STAFF WRITER Its shelves stocked with staples such as peanut butter, cereal, and pasta, what is believed to be the region’s first food pantry for college students is to open in mid-February. Owens [...]
From The Columbus Dispatch: By: Encarnacion Pyle The Columbus Dispatch - January 10, 2012 College costs are rising. Student debt is mounting. And most Americans say college fails to deliver good values. So what do you do? Call together the best minds in the college world together for a brainstorming session on shaping the future [...]
December 24, 2011 The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register Eastern Gateway Community College will bring a Commercial Drivers License program to Jefferson County in January. The Big Rig Truck Driving School Inc., an Ohio licensed CDL training provider, and Eastern Gateway have partnered to offer a class A, basic truck driver training program. Explosive industry growth [...]
By Encarnacion Pyle The Columbus Dispatch - December 19, 2011 11:12 AM Owens Community College has received a $325,000 grant to help high schooldrop outs in Toledo complete their high school diploma while simultaneously earning college credit toward an associate degree or certificate. The program will be geared to young adults ages 16 to 21, who have [...]