GRCC’s economic impact tops $447M
Dec. 1, 2017; Grand Rapids Business Journal
A recent economic impact study found Grand Rapids Community College had a total impact of $447.7 million on Kent and Ottawa counties in the 2015-16 fiscal year.
Partnership helps refugees find construction jobs
Dec. 1, 2017; Grand Rapids Business Journal
The construction industry in West Michigan is experiencing a skilled worker shortage, leaving some companies unable to adequately staff projects.
… To join the program, refugees were required to have some basic conversational skills to understand the curriculum. The Literacy Center provided testing, and a group of 20 eligible refugees was identified. Students began classes in March, two days per week at the Grand Rapids Community College M-TEC building. An NCCER-certified instructor and a Literacy Center ESL teacher taught the classes. In addition to being taught NCCER Core Curriculum, students also received an OSHA-10 card.
New reporter starts at Sidney Herald
Dec. 2, 2017; Sidney Herald (Mont.)
My (Nicole Hoffman) interest in journalism started at a very young age. I was one of six students in my eighth grade class to volunteer for the after school newspaper, a term I would use loosely in that situation. It was a brochure style piece of paper that got passed out once a month that you’d normally find scattered on the floors, thrown into trash cans or used to make paper airplanes and spit wads.
… I went to Grand Rapids Community College from 2006 until 2009. I spent a year as a staff writer for The Collegiate, the newspaper at GRCC.
