Events

• Big Turnout for CCCIE/WES Credentialing Seminar at WCC
  Over 200 attendees—including both Westchester Community College immigrant students and immigrant community members—participated in a recent Credentialing Evaluation Seminar, organized by World Evaluation Services, CCCIE, and WCC. The event, “Making Your Foreign Education Count in the U.S.”, held April 29^th at the WCC campus, helped immigrants learn about how they can get their foreign-earned credentials recognized by U.S. colleges, universities, and employers. Read More.

  This is the second seminar offered by WES and CCCIE, based on the success of their first joint credentialing evaluation seminar offered at Northern Virginia Community College.
   

• Highline Community College
  Forum for Skilled Immigrants’ Career Re-entry
  CCCIE and World Education Services representatives met with representatives from Washington State community and technical colleges from Highline Community College on April 16th to explore ideas, best practices, and collaborations for assisting skilled immigrant and refugee professionals to re-enter their careers in Washington state. Read more.

CCCIE in the News

• "Community Colleges Build Programs That Fit Immigrants’ Needs"
  It’s like holding a class “at the corner of Times Square,” says David C. Bernstein, dean of the English Language Institute at Westchester Community College. Yet, WCC’s daily makeshift “Job English” class for day laborers, held at the job and social services center run by Neighbors Link, a local nonprofit group in Mt. Kisco, NY, is a resounding success, notes a Chronicle of Higher Education article. Read more about this innovative collaboration and how other CCCIE community colleges are transforming immigrant education and making it a national priority.
   

• “Community Colleges as Critical Gateways for Immigrant Education”
  Community colleges serve as “gateways” to higher education for many immigrants and their children, providing access to the education, skills training, and English language proficiency that is crucial for immigrants to successfully integrate into and contribute to their communities and the country. Read about the critical role of CCCIE and community colleges in immigrant education in the current issue of Diversity & Democracy: Civic Learning for Shared Futures. CCCIE will be housed in Westchester Community College’s Gateway Center, scheduled to open in Summer 2010.
   
• Miami Dade College Students Walk to Washington for Immigration Reform
  Four immigrant students from CCCIE member Miami Dade College have embarked on a four-month, 1,500 mile walk from Miami to Washington, D.C. to advocate for immigration reform. Read more about their campaign. (Use existing link to NYT Times Miami Dade pdf article)
   
• LaGuardia Community College Enhances Health Career Opportunities for Immigrants
  
  The NYC Workforce1 Healthcare Career Center—supported by CCCIE member LaGuardia Community College, NYC’s Department of Small Business Services and the Center for Economic Opportunity, is connecting New Yorkers to advanced training and employment in the growing healthcare sector. A unique feature of Workforce1 is LaGuardia’s “Welcome Back Center,” which will officially open this fall and offer services to assist internationally trained healthcare workers re-enter health careers in New York City. Read more.
  
  Program for International Nurses—The Workforce1 Center, located on the LCC campus, also benefits from its partnership with the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, a local non-profit organization that provides training, placement, and support services for foreign-trained nurses.  Read more.
   
• CCCIE is Developing a New Promising Practices Compendium
  Find out more about innovative community college programs that serve immigrant students and how you can submit your college’s best practices. Click here.