Washington, DC, September 8, 2016 – Underscoring that Pell Grants “are the foundation of student aid for community college students,” Rebuilding America’s Middle Class (RAMC) has again called on Congress to restore the Summer Pell Grant program in the final fiscal year 2017 appropriations bill. The RAMC letter also calls for Summer Pell to be […]
HOUSTON (Sept. 7, 2016) — Lone Star College-University Park has a new, fast-track program in mechatronics that is specifically designed to meet Houston’s growing need for highly trained, technical workers in the manufacturing sector. The 12-week, pre-apprentice program begins Monday, Sept. 12, at the Energy & Manufacturing Institute at the College and funding is available […]
HOUSTON (Sept. 1, 2016) – Lone Star College and Prairie View A&M University are partnering to make it easier for students interested in transferring between the two institutions. “We want to increase the number of students who attend Lone Star College to transfer to Prairie View A&M University,” said Dr. Stephen C. Head, LSC chancellor. […]
HOUSTON (Aug. 31, 2016) – The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Lone Star College more than $4.6 million to help improve the academic attainment of Hispanic students. The grant money will be used to expand the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions initiative. “Lone Star College remains focused on student success for all students,” said Dr. Stephen […]
HOUSTON (Aug. 30, 2016) – Entergy, Texas, Inc. is supporting student success by donating $100,000 to the Lone Star College Foundation for student scholarships. “Part of our strategic plan is building strong partnerships to promote student and community success,” said Dr. Stephen C. Head, LSC chancellor. “This commitment by Entergy Texas, Inc. will go a […]
HOUSTON (Aug. 10, 2016) – ExxonMobil employees recently donated $45,100 to the Lone Star College Foundation to support the mission of providing student scholarships, funding college programs and building communities. The gift was part of the Education Match program an employee giving campaign in which ExxonMobil matched donations 3-to-1. “We are very grateful to the […]
In May, our colleagues at Madison College announced the Scholars of Promise program. This program will benefit low-income students who want to attend college, but lack financial resources. High school students who qualify will receive help paying for college. Eligible students must live in the 12-county MATC district, achieve a 2.23 grade point average and […]
The Virginia Community College System announced this week details for a new grant program focused on training for middle-skill jobs. The grants will support 124 training programs across all 23 colleges in the state in fields including healthcare, customer service, manufacturing, and transportation. Funding will be distributed under a “pay for performance” system that requires […]
Washington, DC, June 21, 2016 – Dr. Joe May, board president, Rebuilding America’s Middle Class (RAMC), and chancellor, Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD), issued the following statement in advance of the House Education & Workforce Committee’s mark-up of pending legislation, scheduled to take place tomorrow morning: “Rebuilding America’s Middle Class (RAMC), a coalition of […]
Washington, DC, June 2, 2016 – Declaring that “meeting the financial needs of community college students is critical to the economic competitiveness of our country,” Rebuilding America’s Middle Class (RAMC) has written a letter to Congress urging restoration of the Summer Pell Grant program as part of the 2017 appropriations process. The author of […]
