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CCA President Appears on Fox News (11/17/09)

Investment2009 Rapidly Approaching (11/16/09)

CCA Launches New Graduate Spotlight Initiative, Requests Submissions (11/06/09)

CCA Hires Brian Moran as Executive VP of Government Relations (10/16/09)

CCA, TechAmerica Presidents Author Healthcare IT Op-Ed in Politico (10/05/09)

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CCA Appoints Brian Moran as Executive Vice President of Government Relations
(11/13/09)

Americans Link Higher Ed to Global Competitiveness; Strongly Support Career Education
(10/21/09)

CCA Airs Concerns on Oversight Amendment
(10/20/09)

Americans Agree on Healthcare IT
(09/29/09)

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2010 Winter Senior Exec Seminar

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Register for CCA's Winter Senior Executive Management Seminar in Telluride, CO, Jan. 31 - Feb. 3 2010.

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2010 Convention

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Encourage your students participate in CCA's annual convention logo contest! All submissions must be received by 5:00 pm EST, Friday, December 18, 2009.
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President Bill Clinton to Keynote General Session

President Bill Clinton President Clinton will provide the keynote address at the General Session and Awards Lunch, presented by Blackboard ProEd, on Friday, June 11, 2010, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. at The Palazzo Resort in Las Vegas. Visit www.ccaconvention.org.

Just Posted

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

CCA Appoints Brian Moran as Executive Vice President of Government Relations (11/13/09)
The Career College Association (CCA) today announced Brian Moran has joined the organization as the new Executive Vice President for Government Affairs.

Practical Retention Tools for Immediate Implementation (10/29/09)
On Thursday, October 29th Community Care College/Clary Sage College/Oklahoma Technical College, President, Dr. Kevin Kirk, and Director of Student Services, Jamie Kidder, presented It Takes a Community: Giving You Practical Retention Tools for Immediate Implementation.

Americans Link Higher Ed to Global Competitiveness; Strongly Support Career Education (10/21/09)
A survey released today, commissioned by the Career College Association and conducted by Harris Interactive®, finds the American public sees a clear link between higher education and global workforce competitiveness and strongly supports alternative approaches to postsecondary education. The survey also finds strong support for a decision to attend a career college.

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

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)

It Takes Cooperation and Coordination to Build a Healthcare IT Workforce

A Capitol Hill roundtable of educators, employers and policy leaders address the need to develop healthcare workers with IT knowledge and skills. (10/08/09)

Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits at Risk

Employers are planning to cut health benefits for employees next year, and proposed health care reform could offer an "out" for employer-sponsored health insurance. (09/21/09)

Multimedia

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

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

Student Spotlight
	Learn about real people using career education to achieve remarkable things. MORE

News

For-Profit College Enrollment Surging (Barrons) (08/05/09)

Obama's Community College Plan No Threat to For-Profits (Reuters) (07/20/09)

Aligning Jobs and Training (Inside Higher Ed) (07/14/09)

When Careers Need Reinvention (Christian Science Monitor) (07/08/09)

The Jack Welch MBA Coming to Web (Wall Street Journal) (06/22/09)

Who Graduates At Risk Students? (Inside Higher Ed) (06/18/09)

Calendar

CPA Seminar

December 9, 2009 8:00am – 5:00pm

CCA Investment2009 Conference

December 9-11, 2009
The Fairmont
Washington, DC

2010 Winter Senior Executive Management Seminar

January 31, 2010 - February 3, 2010
Capella Telluride
Telluride, Colorado

2010 Policy Forum & Hill Day

March 8-10, 2010
Washington, DC

2010 Annual Convention & Exposition

June 9-11, 2010
The Palazzo
Las Vegas, NV

Leadership Institute

July 15-20, 2010
The Bolger Center
Potomac, MD


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