This year, 20 high school-age students in Harwood are taking advantage of the program, with 14 enrolled in Community College of Vermont, two each at Northern Vermont University and Vermont Technical College, and one at Norwich University. There is also one student at Clarkson University, with that tuition paid for by the parents.
Kurrle: Reinvigorating registered apprenticeships for the 21st century workforce
Vermont Business Magazine, November 15, 2018
The Department of Labor works with employers to create a structured on-the-job training program. The Department can facilitate partnerships with a related instruction provider like Vermont Technical College, Community College of Vermont, Vermont HITEC, or a local Career and Technical Education Center, and will help you establishes a reward system for participants skill gains.
Moulton: Earning and learning, apprenticeships and access
Vermont Business Magazine, November 14, 2018
In an ongoing effort to provide more educational choice to Vermont high school grads and Vermont employers, Vermont Technical College and the Community College of Vermont both have apprenticeships that align with growing careers in the state. They are also developing new industry sector partnerships with employers for even greater options. Working with Vermont’s Department […]
Vermont Edition: Cultivating Diversity on Vermont’s College Campuses
Vermont Public Radio, November 14, 2018
And we’ll check in with Dave Amsden, a coordinator for academic services at the Community College of Vermont’s Winooski campus, the hear how the Vermont State College System achieves diversity across four schools and a student body of roughly 13,000.
Jeb Spaulding: Critical advice: Education beyond high school matters
Brattleboro Reformer, November 11, 2018
It’s true: not everyone needs to go to college. But consider this: over 95 percent of the jobs created since the Great Recession ten years ago have gone to workers with at least some college education, according to Georgetown University, while those with a high school diploma were left behind. The recession decimated low-skill, blue-collar […]
A Veteran’s Struggle
Mountain Times, November 7, 2018
Aines, 34, now works as a benefit advisor for military veterans at the Community College of Vermont. He is getting his masters degree from Castleton University in education curriculum and instruction.
House races: Notte, Fagan win in city
Rutland Herald, November 6, 2018
Ottoboni has lived in Chittenden since 2010 and teaches at Community College of Vermont and Green Mountain College. She told the Herald in September that she ran to improve the state’s economy while preserving its environment and sense of community, and to make things smoother for small businesses. She favored a taxed, regulated marijuana market, […]
The Last Liberal Republicans Hang On
The Atlantic, November 3, 2018
That’s not to say that things don’t get heated in the state’s politics, but it isn’t personal, Smith says. Smith was labeled “Peter Preppy” during his first run for the House. An educator by trade, he founded the Community College of Vermont after earning his doctorate from Harvard and his undergraduate degree from Princeton.
Using his ‘superpower’ for good
Castleton Spartan, October 31, 2018
A motto at Castleton University is to make a difference at the university before you go out and make a difference in the world. Jared Goodrich, a non-traditional student at Castleton, embodies that.
Student resource website ranks top college programs for medical billing and coding
Becker's Hospital Review, November 1, 2018
Student resource website Medical Billing & Coding World has ranked U.S. school programs for medical billing and coding. To identify the top program in each state, researchers considered tuition costs, as well as whether the college was accredited by the American Health Information Management Association, the American Academy of Professional Coders and the Board of […]