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Education

Looking toward the future

LANSING – Michigan schools are working to expand their computer science programs to meet job market needs and a new state law. Michigan Department of Education (MDE) officials at last month's State Board of Education meeting shared the growing importance of computer science courses in the ...

GCC eligible for national award

Ironwood – The Aspen Institute recently named Gogebic Community College as one of the 200 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s premier recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges. The 200 ...

Getting out

LANSING – Last month, the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) wrapped up the department’s 2025 fall college tour. The Secretary of State Mobile Office and its nonpartisan poll worker recruitment program, Democracy MVP, visited 24 Michigan colleges and universities in September and October, ...

Class of ’25 hits high FAFSA completion mark

LANSING – The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) and the Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) announced that 67,365 students from Michigan’s Class of 2025, representing 56.9% of graduates, completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid ...

Bay College Water Program Honored

ESCANABA/IRON MOUNTAIN – Bay College, in partnership with Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC), and the City of Grand Rapids announced that its collaborative Water to Work Internship program has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 National Council for Workforce Education Exemplary ...

Leadership program seeks applicants

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University is seeking student applications and community project proposals for the third cohort of its Rural Leadership Fellowship Program, which offers immersive project-based learning for students while also supporting Upper Peninsula economic and community ...