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Stop Bad Higher Education Policy

Department of Education proposal will harm, not protect, students and schools
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Harris Miller Responds to Short Seller Allegations (06/23/10)

Gambling on the Future of Higher Education -- Why Students Could Lose (06/22/10)

CCA Announces Name Change (06/09/10)

Gainful Employment Webinar (05/07/10)

Harris Miller Gives Speech at Launch of Skills for America - NOW! Coalition (04/29/10)



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CCA Pledges to Work with Department of Education
(08/13/10)

GAO Report Termed Deeply Troubling
(08/03/10)

CCA on Department of Education Proposed Regs
(08/03/10)

Career College Association Rejects Metrics-Based Approach to Gainful Employment
(07/22/10)




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The Bigger Picture

Solutions for Building the Health IT Workforce
By Harris N. Miller,
CCA President

The topic of healthcare reform has saturated the news for much of 2009 as President Obama and the Congress grapple with changing the current system. Solutions for lowering costs and improving efficiency are hotly debated. Yet one solution that has received bipartisan support and is gaining traction is adopting health information technology (HIT).




Just Posted

Selected from the many items recently posted to the CCA website.

How to File Comments on the Gainful Employment NPRM (08/30/10)
The process for submitting comments can seem overwhelming and confusing. We will break it down for you into simple, concise steps. This webinar will discuss:
• Navigating the regulations.gov website to submit your comments on the record;
• How to submit comments via mail; and
• Encouraging your students, alumni, employees, and the employers who hire your graduates to submit comments, and how they can do so quickly and easily.

Alumni Associations: How to Establish and Enhance Your Alumni Network to Increase Job Placement and Student Success (08/18/10)
Alumni Associations uniquely impact all areas of an institution, especially in a tight job market, and are relatively easy to start up using many existing school resources. Established and maintained successfully, Alumni Associations have many benefits. They are able to increase student retention, job openings, quality inquiries, and public relations opportunities. Additionally, Alumni Associations enhance employer and community relations and community-wide awareness of your school. An active Alumni Association will also provide your institution with new resources to assess your programs and workplace training needs.



Student Lending

Loans dry up at career colleges

Harris Miller's editorial on student loan crisis

Government extends its power in student lending

New efforts to shore up student loans

Preferred Lender List Guidance

Department of Education offers guidance to institutions having difficulty establishing the requisite three providers on a preferred lender list.




Competitive Workforce

Green Jobs: Help Wanted…in Asia

Japan, Korea and China are poised to grow more green jobs than the United States in the coming years thanks to more public investment in green technologies. (12/01/09)

A College Education in “High-Return Fields” is the Tide that Lifts all Boats to Higher Earnings

A report from the Economic Mobility Project confirms that students with lower high school academic performance can achieve success by focusing on career-oriented courses in community colleges. (12/01/09)

Hot Jobs in the City: Push for Urban Renewal May Create Jobs

The Obama Administration is beginning a renewed, cross-agency effort to invest in America's cities and metropolitan areas. (10/08/09)





Multimedia

Career.org Workforce Report Podcast - Prof. Frank Donoghue and ‘The Last Professors’

2009 GREAT Award Winner Video Now on CCA’s YouTube Channel





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News

REMINDER: Register NOW for Hill Day and Policy Forum to Receive Hotel Group Rate (02/02/10)

Want to Keep Your Job? Get More Education (Psychology Today) (11/10/09)

College Accountability, From the Left (Inside Higher Ed) (11/03/09)

For-profit Higher Ed Booming in New Jersey (Star-Ledger) (10/15/09)

Online Education Expanding, Awaits Innovation (Reuters) (10/01/09)

Americans Optimistic on Healthcare IT's Potential (Information Week) (09/30/09)




Calendar

CCA Board Meeting 2010

September 20, 2010
Chicago, IL

The Future of the Health IT Workforce

September 23, 2010
Partnership II Building
Orlando, FL

Default Prevention Seminar

November 10-11, 2010
Four Points Sheraton
Washington, DC

CPA Seminar 2010

November 18-19, 2010
Four Points Sheraton
Washington, DC

CCA Symposium 2010: Higher Education Today and Tomorrow

Dec. 8-10, 2010
The Fairmont
Washington, DC

2011 Winter Senior Executive Management Seminar

January 30 – February 2, 2011
The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch
Beaver Creek, CO




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