September 23, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
A three-year pause on student loan repayments is set to come to an end Oct. 1, impacting millions of borrowers nationwide and thousands here in Clark County. Read story
August 26, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News
Clark College announced Friday it has been awarded a $222,998 job skills grant to train employees of nLIGHT — a local tech manufacturer — in leadership training and team development. Read story
August 1, 2023, 5:34pm Business
Clark College announced Monday it has received $1 million in federal funding to develop a Center for Clean Energy. Read story
July 15, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News
Clark College announced Thursday it received a $141,260 grant to develop a surgical technician program — the first of its kind at Clark and believed to be the first in all of Southwest Washington. Read story
July 1, 2023, 6:07am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
Months ago, higher education leaders in Southwest Washington beamed at the possibility of seeing student loan debt forgiven. With President Joe Biden’s move blocked, thousands of local students are back in the same spot of financial vulnerability. Read story
June 30, 2023, 6:08am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
Gov. Jay Inslee, Sen. Patty Murray and other Washington lawmakers said Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action ignores decades of precedent and slows steps toward racial equality. Read story
June 24, 2023, 5:59am Clark County News Free
The Clark College Board of Trustees added Marilee Scarbrough to its governing board to replace Rekah Strong, who stepped down June 7. Strong serves as the executive director of Educational Opportunities for Children and Families, a Southwest Washington-based provider of Head Start and early learning programs. Read story
June 16, 2023, 9:55am Clark County News
Clark College held its 87th annual commencement ceremony Thursday evening at the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater, celebrating 1,601 graduates receiving bachelor’s or associate degrees, program certificates and high school diplomas. More than 500 students took place in the in-person ceremony. Read story
May 28, 2023, 6:05am Business
A light blue glow flickered across DJ Johnson’s face, contrasting with his reddish-brown goatee as he examined what was shaping up as an aluminum dinghy. Read story
May 25, 2023, 6:10pm Clark County News
Clark College is poised to make $3.08 million in budget reductions for the 2023-2024 school year, with a vast majority of cuts coming from vacant positions in various departments. The need for reductions comes as the school grapples with ongoing enrollment decreases: a trend seen among community and technical colleges… Read story