Tag: Metropolitan Community College

Community Colleges

Community College Leaders Strategize Solutions to Student Success Barriers

As the challenges—enrollment, limited technology access, food and housing insecurities—persist from the COVID-19 pandemic, community colleges are seeking solutions. The virtual Innovations Conference, hosted by the League for Innovation in the Community College this week, is providing a space for community college leaders to collaborate and problem solve strategies to promote student success.

March 2, 2021

Community Colleges

Report Reveals the Experiences of Working Community College Students

New research from the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) analyzed the experiences of working community college students.

October 28, 2020

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Gordon State’s New President Reflects on First 100 Days

Dr. Kirk Nooks, Gordon State College’s new president, spent his first 100 days in office not teaching, but learning as much as he can about the institution and the student body it serves. Nooks, who assumed his role on June 1, spent the first three weeks of classes living among students in a first-floor room […]

October 8, 2018

Students

Gene Haas Foundation Awards Metropolitan Community College $10,000 for Manufacturing Scholarships

The Gene Haas Foundation, a private nonprofit organization, has awarded the Metropolitan Community College (MCC) Foundation with a $10,000 donation to fund scholarships for the MCC Precision Machine Technology program. The MCC Precision Machine Technology program is an increasingly popular initiative among students at the South Omaha campus as a result of the new Center […]

September 27, 2018

Latest News

National Conference Puts Focus on Urban Cities

If the nation is looking for ways to address issues that impact urban areas, they might consider closely examining the city of Detroit, said Dr. Curtis L. Ivery, Chancellor of the Wayne County Community College District.

July 2, 2018

Community Colleges

Diversity Champ Nooks Tapped to Lead Georgia School

Dr. Kirk A. Nooks, president of Metropolitan Community College’s Longview campus in Lee’s Summit, Mo., has been tapped to lead Gordon State College in Barnesville, Ga.

February 18, 2018

Leadership & Policy

Board of Metropolitan Community College Asks Chairman to Quit

OMAHA, Neb. ― The board of a community college in Omaha has voted to ask its chairman to resign. The Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors voted 6-4 Tuesday night to ask Fred Conley to resign from his position as chairman of the board, the Omaha World-Herald reported. “His resignation is absolutely necessary to protect […]

July 27, 2016