OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Intel Bet on Community Colleges for AI Talent
Workforce Pell Success Might Depend on Career Coaching
The evidence shows that to help students succeed, Workforce Pell programs should incorporate career coaching.
Old Lessons for a New AI Moment in Community Colleges
With careful AI implementation, we can see a bright future where community colleges function better for students.
Why Workforce Pell Implementation Matters Beyond July 2026
If we treat Workforce Pell as a strategic lever, we can use it to align fragmented systems, strengthen quality, and bring learners in.
Marcella Bombardieri on the Cost of Underfunding Community Colleges
New America Fellow Marcella Bombardieri spoke about her forthcoming book, College Material.
Community Colleges Are Training the Next Generation of Manufacturing
Shalin Jyotishi was quoted in Manufacturing Dive on how community colleges serve as a pathway to manufacturing careers and workforce development.
“Small but Mighty” College Brings Apprenticeship to Rural West Virginia
A rural community college is creating new economic opportunities in its region by becoming a Registered Apprenticeship sponsor.
A Ready-Made Model for Workforce Pell: Inside Lorain’s Fast Track Programs
Lorain Community College’s Fast Track programs offer a model for Workforce Pell: short, affordable, career-aligned pathways.
NSF’s Impact on Community Colleges and the Skilled Technical Workforce: An interview with Dr. Celeste Carter
New America and the American Association of Community Colleges chronicle the legacy of the Dr. Celeste Carter.
What Bossier Parish Community College Can Teach Us About Data and Workforce Pell
Colleges have to implement Workforce Pell. Bossier Parish Community College has a data platform that could help.
How Community Colleges Can Realize the Promise of AI Action Plan
Shalin Jyotishi highlights how community colleges, often missing from policy conversations, are already central to scaling AI education.
What We’ve Heard About AI Education at Community Colleges
Amid federal funding cuts, New America revisits expert and student perspectives on AI education at community colleges.