MEDC approves $50 million grant to Michigan community colleges
Feb. 25, 2015; mibiz.com
The state of Michigan recently approved a grant to aid community colleges in purchasing equipment and training for students studying skilled trades. Approximately $14.3 million of the states $50 million grant program, coined the Community College Skilled Trades Equipment Program (CCSTEP), was distributed to institutions in West Michigan.
Grand Rapids Community College, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kellogg Community College, Montcalm Community College, Muskegon Community College and West Shore Community College were among the recipients of the grant.
Senior Wellness: Lifelong Learning
Feb. 24, 2015; WZZM
(Mike Faber, of the Older Learner Center, was featured on this segment.)
Effort aims to boost number of college-bound GRPS grads
Feb. 25, 2015; WZZM
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) – A wide variety of educational and career groups have come together to help more GRPS students attend college.
… College students shared their experiences about the transition from high school. Isaiah Townsend, a 2014 Ottawa Hills High School grad now attending GRCC, described how he was scared of failing. He said he benefited from mentors who convinced him college was for him.
Meijer Scholar Athlete, Chase Huntey
Feb. 26, 2015; WZZM
This week’s Meijer Scholar Athlete is Chase Huntey, a senior from Morley Stanwood High School, with a 3.96 GPA. Huntey, has been named All-Conference twice, in football, baseball and basketball. His future is on the diamond, where he’ll play and go to Grand Rapids Community College.
Chipola baseball hosts five-game stand this weekend
Feb. 25, 2015; Jackson County Floridan
The Chipola baseball team kicks off a five-game homestand on Friday at 11 a.m. vs. Grand Rapids Community College.
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