Tacoma Community College News
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- College to offer engineering degree in Everett (Everett Herald)
posted on March 15, 2010 at 04:49:23 pm
EVERETT — A private college from Thurston County will begin offering a mechanical engineering degree program in Everett this June. Saint Martin’s University will provide a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering through the University Center of North Puget Sound at Everett Community College. - Stimulus funds to spark new careers (Tacoma News Tribune)
posted on March 15, 2010 at 07:20:33 am
At a time when many South Sound residents are laid off and need training for new careers, local community colleges are facing the stiffest cuts in years. That’s why several hundreds of thousands of federal stimulus dollars are being spent to fund college classes for the unemployed – from truck driving courses to training to become a health care worker or a pastry artist. - Former gang member brought joy to TCC, Tacoma (Tacoma News Tribune)
posted on March 14, 2010 at 08:26:13 am
Everyone noticed at least three things about Tony McCane. His smile was so bright it could power a city. He was joyous of spirit and strong of faith. The one-time gang member and convicted felon, paralyzed by five gunshots in a 2002 drug incident, inspired and enlightened people from one end of Tacoma Community College to the other, English instructor Lynn Lewellen said. - Alert Pierce County deputy snags bank robbery suspect (Tacoma News Tribune)
posted on March 10, 2010 at 08:27:35 am
An observant Pierce County sheriff’s deputy appears to have halted a string of bank robberies in University Place and Lakewood. - Healthy Breakfast to showcase top WorkWell employers (South Sound Business Examiner)
posted on March 9, 2010 at 10:48:58 pm
Find out who is "walking the talk"and rising to the top by supporting employee health and wellness programs and doing their part in health care awareness. Eight WorkWell designation awards will be presented during the fourth annual Healthy Breakfast Showcase, scheduled for 7:30 to 10 a.m. March 23 at the Hotel Murano, 1320 Broadway, Tacoma. ... - No. 2 Tacoma CC controls Mount Hood guards, posts 64-44 win (Tacoma News Tribune)
posted on March 8, 2010 at 08:18:39 am
KENNEWICK – Carl Howell knew this day would be quickly approaching. - Tacoma CC rolls to victory in tournament opener (Tacoma News Tribune)
posted on March 7, 2010 at 08:29:11 am
Nothing like a snoozer to get your feet wet at the grueling Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges men’s basketball championships. - Transit funding headed toward dead end (Peninsula Gateway)
posted on March 4, 2010 at 10:04:40 pm
A Pierce Transit bus rolls down Harborview Drive on Tuesday on its way to Tacoma Community College. Pierce Transit is facing a system redesign and could potentially cut routes in coming years, if new funding is not secured. - Bennett lands on his feet (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
posted on March 3, 2010 at 12:12:50 pm
As Collin Bennett steps onto the field at Les Murakami Stadium, one look into the sky reminds him of what could have been. - At TCC, a master plan for higher education (Tacoma Daily Index)
posted on February 26, 2010 at 08:17:42 pm
In October 2009, Tacoma Community College (TCC) opened its new $6.6 million Early Learning Center. TCC officials hope these buildings are the first of many campus improvements to be funded as part of the college's master plan. - Clark College women fend off Tacoma; men fall (The Columbian)
posted on February 25, 2010 at 03:27:49 pm
Clark College fended off a series of Tacoma Community College runs in the second half for a 73-62 Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges women’s basketball road victory Wednesday. - How Washington can stimulate a quicker economic recovery (Seattle Times)
posted on February 20, 2010 at 01:21:10 am
Washington's community and technical colleges are the infrastructure that helps Washington citizens retrain and re-enter the work force, write these guest columnists. Even with high unemployment, projected jobs in certain fields will eclipse the state funded capacity for these institutions to train them. - High hopes for Rainbows (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
posted on February 18, 2010 at 11:47:29 am
When Kevin Macdonald signed on with the Hawaii baseball program, he was joining a playoff-tested team. But four years since Hawaii's last appearance in the NCAA regionals, Macdonald has yet to get a taste of what the NCAA tournament is like. - Choker women and men drop games to Tacoma (The Daily World)
posted on February 15, 2010 at 02:25:07 pm
TACOMA — A slow start proved fatal for the Grays Harbor College women in a 58-34 loss to Tacoma Community College in an NWAACC Western Division basketball game Saturday at Tacoma. - Fisk Jubilee Singers singing spirituals since 1871 (Tacoma News Tribune)
posted on February 12, 2010 at 08:27:26 am
When the Fisk Jubilee Singers first formed a group singing a cappella spirituals, they weren’t just introducing audiences to songs that had been heard before only by slaves. They were crossing boundaries: political, racial, social and spiritual. It had a huge effect. The group will perform in Tacoma this weekend. - Earthquakes Sign Midfielder Joey Gjertsen (OurSports Central)
posted on February 11, 2010 at 09:01:29 pm
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Earthquakes announced today that they have signed midfielder Joey Gjertsen. Per league and team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. - Toussaint Tyler's tattoos symbolic of his drive to success for Central Washington (The Daily Record)
posted on February 7, 2010 at 03:12:23 am
Words. Sometimes words drip with significance and reverence, truly meaningful in their implication. - TCC receives grant to train nurses (South Sound Business Examiner)
posted on February 3, 2010 at 09:29:31 pm
Four Washington nursing education programs, including Tacoma Community College, have received grants from Johnson & Johnson to increase their capacity to educate and graduate more nurses.TCC received $25,000 to develop a formal program to assist internationally educated registered nurses to prepare for the licensing exam and transition into the role of RNs in the United States. ... - PRIDE: They know what it means (Tacoma News Tribune)
posted on February 2, 2010 at 08:21:33 am
Pride is everywhere at Hudtloff Middle School. It’s stuck to the Lakewood school’s walls – both literally and figuratively. And it’s on the lips of Hudtloff students. Ask any of them what PRIDE stands for, and they’ll spout off: Personal Responsibility In Developing Excellence. - Former TCC star in soccer's big leagues with Earthquakes (Tacoma News Tribune)
posted on February 1, 2010 at 08:24:18 am
It’s been an extraordinary journey for Joey Gjertsen, the undersized soccer player from Tacoma’s Wilson High. - A Geoduck in the big time (The Olympian)
posted on February 1, 2010 at 07:46:25 am
It's been an extraordinary journey for Joey Gjertsen, the undersized soccer player from Tacoma. - Olympic College, WSU Agree to Partner on Engineering Degree (The Kitsap Sun)
posted on January 29, 2010 at 01:45:00 am
BREMERTON —Barring an unexpected rejection from state education officials, Washington State University will be offering bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering at Olympic College beginning with the fall semester.The university has formally agreed to offer the program, which will allow students to get a four-year degree from WSU without moving across the state. Classes would begin in August ... - Rasmussen, Tacoma CC post fifth win in row (Tacoma News Tribune)
posted on January 24, 2010 at 08:38:52 am
As if the Tacoma Community College Titans don’t have enough weapons, another one might be emerging from his slumbering start. - Stanford Business magazine (Stanford GSB)
posted on January 23, 2010 at 12:36:47 am
Isaac Fehrenbach , MBA '03, to associate partner, Greylock Management. Chris Sheffert , MBA '07, to partner, Manchester Companies. Manuel Medina-Mora , MBA '76, to CEO, Consumer Banking for the Americas, and chairman, Global Consumer Council, Citigroup. - New art exhibit will spotlight social injustice (Peninsula Gateway)
posted on January 19, 2010 at 11:19:40 pm
Alain Clerc is one of more than 20 artists who have their work on display at Tacoma Community College’s “Social Injustice” exhibit. The show will run through March 15. - Tacoma keeps Chokers winless (The Daily World)
posted on January 17, 2010 at 09:25:06 am
A prolonged drought again proved the Grays Harbor College women’s undoing. Outscoring the Chokers 20-2 during a 10-minute stretch in the first half, Tacoma Community College rolled to a 60-32 victory in NWAACC Western Division women’s basketball play Saturday at Sam Benn Gym. - Tough times? NWACC schools cut hoop schedules (Tacoma News Tribune)
posted on January 15, 2010 at 08:31:26 am
• NWAACC basketball capsules Amid these challenging economic times, nobody can say that the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges isn’t trying to be budget-conscious. - State legislators prepare to take on $2.6B deficit (Peninsula Gateway)
posted on January 13, 2010 at 10:49:40 pm
Local legislators met with the Gig Harbor community Friday night to address their plans for the 60-day session that began Monday in Olympia. They also took questions from an audience hungry for answers days before the pivotal and historic legislative session began. - Police: Woman Serial Robber Nabs Another Bank (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma)
posted on January 13, 2010 at 08:53:37 pm
Police in Tacoma are combing a large section of town near Tacoma Community College after a woman wanted in a series of armed robberies pulls off another bank hold up Wednesday. - Selah pastor's wife, businesswoman runs for Legislature (Yakima Herald-Republic)
posted on January 12, 2010 at 08:47:17 am
Michele Strobel announces her campaign against Norm Johnson for the 14th District state House seat at the Golden Bull restaurant in Selah on Monday, January 11, 2009.