AmeriCorps College Completion Coaches Gets Grant
Aug. 11, 2014
For Immediate Release
AmeriCorps College Completion Coaches Program Receives $353,575
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The AmeriCorps College Completion Coaches Initiative, which is placing 27 “Coaches” who help support first-time students at 12 community colleges throughout Ohio to earn a certificate or degree, has received $353,575 in grant funding.
The funding will… Read more
Exemplary Community College Officials Honored
June 2, 2014
For Immediate Release
Exemplary Community College Alumnus, Officials and Trustees Honored
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Several community college trustees and others connected with Ohio’s community colleges statewide were honored during the recent 21st Annual Ohio Association of Community College Excellence Awards.
“These trustees and distinguished award winners exemplify the best in… Read more
Hershey To Be Next OACC President
For Immediate Release
May 29, 2014
OACC NAMES VETERAN HIGHER EDUCATION AND FINANCE EXPERT AS NEXT PRESIDENT & CEO
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College Completion Coaches Program Recognized
May 6, 2014
For Immediate Release
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 2014 edition of “Transforming Communities Through Service” publicationhas listed the AmeriCorps College Completion Coaches Initiative, a strategic partnership between the Ohio Association of Community Colleges, AmeriCorps and ServeOhio, as an innovative program.
The AmeriCorps Completion Coaches Initiative, which in the 2013-2014… Read more
2014 All Ohio Academic Team Honorees Named
May 5, 2014
For Immediate Release
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sixty of the highest achieving community college students from around Ohio were honored Wednesday, April 30, as part of the All-Ohio Academic Team Awards.
“Congratulations to the fine scholars that make up the 2014 All-Ohio Academic Team,” said Karen Rafinski, interim president of… Read more
Apprenticeship Programs Can Lead To Credit
From The Plain Dealer:
By Karen Farkas, The Plain Dealer
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on April 10, 2014 at 2:43 PM, updated April 10, 2014 at 3:27 PM
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Marion Star: State Needs Opportunity Back in Grant
An editorial in the Marion Star on Dec. 21, 2013
Nearly two years ago, a cavalcade of hopeful state legislators paraded before voters and talked of ways to better provide access to high-quality college education throughout Ohio.
They touted it as a way to help businesses across the state get stronger… Read more
Vindicator: Restore College Financial Aid
An editorial in the Youngstown Vindicator on Dec. 22, 2014
There is no reason that students attending Ohio’s many community colleges should be discriminated against when it comes to receiving state financial assistance. But, that’s exactly the situation today because state government has not restored the Ohio College Opportunity… Read more
OACC on Farm Bureau’s “Town Hall Ohio”
The Ohio Association of Community Colleges is coming to a radio near you!
OACC Interim President Dr. Karen Rafinski and Director of Public Affairs Jeff Ortega recently taped a segment for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s “Town Hall Ohio” radio program, a public affairs program hosted by Joe Cornely, OFBF’s Sr…. Read more
OACC Wants State Needs Based Aid Restored
Published: Sun, December 8, 2013 @ 12:08 a.m. in the Youngstown Vindicator
By Denise Dick
YOUNGSTOWN
Since 2009, Ohio’s community-college students have been ineligible for need-based state aid, and they remain the only higher-education sector that’s still ineligible.
The Ohio Association of Community Colleges wants to change that.
The association recommends… Read more
Opportunity Grants Don’t Live Up To Name
An Editorial From The Canton Repository
The issue: State grant restrictions
For the past four years, community college students in Ohio have been denied access to the state’s financial aid program for low-income students. This is baffling at best, infuriating at worst.
The General Assembly should end this restriction… Read more
Aid Sought for Two Year Students
Aid sought for Ohio students seeking 2-year degrees
The Columbus Dispatch
Monday November 25, 2013 5:56 AM
The leaders of Ohio’s public community colleges say they’re tired of their students being treated like second-class citizens.
And they want lawmakers to set aside $20 million so their students can again draw… Read more
In Ohio, grant changes leave out many in need
From the Community College Times, Washington, DC.
In Ohio, grant changes leave out many students in need
By Tabitha Whissemore, Published November 21, 2013
Community college students in Ohio are paying the price for the decline in state need-based aid.
The Ohio College Opportunity Grant (OCOG) provides financial assistance to low-income students…Read more
Akron Beacon Journal – Disadvantage, Ohio
Nov. 4, 2013
From the Akron Beacon Journal — an editorial
Disadvantage, Ohio
Ohio doesn’t have enough college graduates, lagging behind the national average, ranking in the high 30s among the states. That shortfall helps to explain the trend of the past three decades, the state’s average income declining sharply relative to… Read more
Toledo Blade: Granting Opportunity
Nov. 4, 2013
FEATURED EDITORIAL
Granting opportunity
State lawmakers have wrapped up six public hearings on higher education reform around Ohio, including at Penta Career Center in Perrysburg Township. Topics of the hearings, attended by hundreds of people, included credit transfers, adult education, faculty workloads, dual-enrollment programs, state funding, financial aid… Read more
Left Out In Ohio
From Inside Higher Ed
October 25, 2013
By Paul Fain
In the recession’s wake, Ohio began earmarking money from… Read more
Letter to the Editor — The Blade – Stinziano
10/6/13
Letters to the Editor
2-year collegians need state help
I couldn’t agree more with The Blade that Ohio’s two-year students deserve access to state need-based aid (“Higher education” editorial, Sept. 21).
Community colleges continue to be a key driver of work-force development training and high-quality and affordable undergraduate education. That students at… Read more
Letter to the Editor — The Blade – McColley
Published 10/6/13
College grants to aid labor pool
As Henry County’s economic development director, I have seen firsthand the struggle local manufacturers go through to recruit and maintain skilled labor .
Our skilled-labor shortage is an alarming issue that must be dealt with proactively by supporting our community colleges, which are the main… Read more
Columbus State Celebrates 50 Years
The Columbus Dispatch Monday September 23, 2013 2:06 AM
Columbus State Community College will be one of 10 Ohio two-year schools to have coaches on hand…Read more
Completion Coaches To Help First Time CC Students
Aug. 21, 2012
For Immediate Release
AMERICORPS COMPLETION COACHES TO HELP FIRST TIME COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS SUCCEED
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Community college graduates will return to community colleges throughout the state this fall to serve as Completion Coaches dedicated to supporting first-time students who are enrolled in developmental education courses to… Read more
AmeriCorps project will help new CC students
From The Plain Dealer …
Published: Thursday, August 02, 2012, 10:00 PM Updated: Thursday, August 02, 2012, 10:34 PM
By Karen Farkas, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND… Read more
Cincy State on track for August opening
From The Middletown Journal on Monday July 30, 2012 …
Staff Writer
MIDDLETOWN —
When Cincinnati State Middletown opens next month, school officials are confident they’ll meet their 200-plus student enrollment goal.
As of Thursday, 101 students have been admitted (and 95 of those students… Read more
LCCC Professor Wins Award
From Lorain County Community College …
Students in Claudia Lubaski’s accounting courses at Lorain County Community College quickly find out that she is not a stereotypical number cruncher.
“I portray today’s accountant as a fun loving and dynamic individual instead of the person with the green visor… Read more
2012 Excellence Awards Winners Announced
Please click here for the news release announcing the 2012 Ohio Association of Community Colleges Excellence Awards winners.
To view pictures from the 2012 Excellence Awards, please click here.
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EGCC President: Downtown Gives Us Room To Grow
From the Youngstown Vindicator’s May 31 editions …
By Denise Dick
Youngstown
Even with a new, larger facility in the city’s downtown, Eastern Gateway Community College expects to outgrow it within five years.
That’s one of the advantages of being downtown, said Laura Meeks, the college’s president.
When EGCC’s Valley Center outgrows… Read more
Tri-C’s first President Charles Chapman impressed
From The Plain Dealer …
Published: Sunday, May 20, 2012, 3:00 PM
By Karen Farkas, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Charles Chapman arrived in Cleveland 50 years ago to create a college.
The first president of Cuyahoga Community College didn’t have a building, faculty or money. And most… Read more
Tuition Opportunity Announced At Eastern Gateway
From Eastern Gateway Community College …
Eastern Gateway Community College proudly announces the Gateway Grant, an economical opportunity to make higher education even more accessible for qualified high school graduates from Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull Counties.
The college’s Board of Trustees approved the Gateway Grant that will help more area residents reach…Read more
Community College, Warren Partner for Job Training
From WYTV (ABC), Youngstown
March 29, 2012
See the video here.
The lucrative shale boom is bringing business to the Valley and it’s also bringing with it huge job opportunities.
On Thursday, the city of Warren and Eastern Gateway Community… Read more
COTC Dedicates New Campus Facility
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… Read more
New spending bill to go for repair projects
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… Read more
Websites Aid Students In Comparing Colleges
From The Columbus Dispatch
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… Read more
College Opportunities Growing In Area High 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… Read more
Northwest State Receives $5 Million Federal Grant
From Northwest State Community College:
ARCHBOLD, OHIO –Northwest State Community College has received a $5 million grant from the United States Department of Labor to be used for workforce development training. The grant, awarded through the H-1B Technical Skills Training Grant Competition, will fund education, training and job placement assistance for… Read more
Ohio colleges agree on construction wish list
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… Read more
Owens Readies Campus Food Pantry
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… Read more
Shaping the future of higher education
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… Read more
EGCC Offers Info on Shale Training
From the Youngstown Business Journal:
EGCC Offers Info on Shale Training
Jan. 9, 2012 6:34 a.m.
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — Eastern Gateway Community College is hosting information sessions on shale gas training Jan. 17 at the Jefferson County Campus here. The session will provide information on entry-level jobs, the training program… Read more
Eastern Gateway To Offer Truck Driving Program
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… Read more
Dr. Para M. Jones named Stark State President
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…. Read more
High School Dropouts To Get New Chance
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… Read more
Colleges Asked For 1 Wishlist
The Columbus Dispatch Saturday December 17, 2011 5:25 AM