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Hewlett Foundation Awards $20M to Diversify Cybersecurity Field

Insight Into Diversity

Cybersecurity, like many STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, has been historically male-dominated and lacks diversity. FAMU will create a Cyber Policy Institute to integrate science-based and market-oriented domains of knowledge to help students develop expertise.

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Preparing the community for in-demand careers

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

For 60 years, Lorain County Community College has been the trusted place our community members and employers turn to as they prepare for the jobs of the future. Half of Lorain County families have someone who has taken classes at LCCC or the University Partnership. Community colleges were built for this moment.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

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INSIGHT Into Diversity 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners are recognized for their exemplary and innovative initiatives designed to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and math. MS in Business Analytics – STEM-designated Adelphi University Robert B.

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Pell Grant Expansion Extends Educational Opportunities to Thousands of Incarcerated Students

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This policy took effect in July 2023, but it is now beginning to bear fruit with the creation of dozens of new corrections education programs led by colleges and universities. Department of Education (ED), those enrolled in approved PEPs are eligible for Federal Pell Grants, significantly expanding access to the funding.

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Work Zones Ahead!

Inside Higher Ed

Similar to our roads and bridges, the pathways between our colleges and universities have often been marked with potholes, roadblocks and lane closures. Currently, all the state’s community colleges and public universities, as well as 18 independent colleges and universities, participate in one or more of the pathways.

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Creating career-ready graduates

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

April is Community College Month, a time to celebrate the broad impact of our nation’s community colleges. Lorain County Community College. It’s right there, our middle name: community. In 2018, LCCC made history again as the first community college to deliver an applied bachelor’s degree in MEMS.

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Our Community Turns to LCCC

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

In these times of monumental change, our community turns to Lorain County Community College to light a path to the future. For nearly 60 years, LCCC continues to be the trusted place our community members and employers turn to as they prepare for the future.

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