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Aligning College Programs to Educate a Job-Ready Workforce

Last month, during his State of the State address, Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined his vision of linking community colleges with employers to identify the skills and knowledge required by the workforce of today and then to develop the academic programs that meet those needs.  At Cayuga Community College, that already … Continue reading

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New Year Resolution: College Renews Commitment to Our Community

In the Robert Frost poem Mending Wall, the narrator questions the value of rebuilding a stone wall with his neighbor every Spring and wonders what they are walling in or out of their property and their lives: Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, that wants it down.  Since … Continue reading

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Cayuga Community College: Workhorse for Workforce Development

As our country jumpstarts the economy and gets unemployed/under-employed Americans back to work, national attention is turning to community colleges and their workforce development programs. Besides the current unemployment numbers, we face challenges in maintaining a workforce with the skills to compete in the global economy. According to the National … Continue reading

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Cayuga Community College: A Resource Throughout Your Life

At Cayuga Community College, we are building and sustaining the educational pipeline that welcomes people at all stages in life, from cradle to career.  Our Community Education and Workforce Development division drives many of these initiatives and programs.  During the past three years, it has expanded community education offerings dramatically … Continue reading

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