It takes virtual heroes to defend the world from cybercriminals. And in the Inland Empire, students put their high-tech superpowers to work in the Fourth Annual California Mayor’s Cyber Cup.
Like so many small communities in California, Blythe’s economy was hard hit during the pandemic. But with a regional increase in the job market by more than two percent over the last year and future job growth over the next ten years predicted to climb by over 38 percent, it’s never been a better time to launch a workforce comeback… and to celebrate Palo Verde College’s first in-person job fair since the pandemic.
In just 10 months, the Riverside City College student went from commuting to class on public transit to cranking up a career in commercial A/C. And now that his income is flowing, Marin is entitled to blow off some steam.
The Trade Technician program is one of three non-credit career-training certificates BCC launched in Fall 2021, along with Customer Service and Cal OSHA Forklift Training programs.
Working behind the scenes in support of surgeons and doctors, Sterile Techs prepare equipment and supplies for hospitals and operating rooms. And though these health care professionals are life-and-death essential when it comes to keeping medical instruments and environments clean, they are becoming increasingly hard to come by.
In just 10 months, the Riverside City College student went from commuting to class on public transit to cranking up a career in commercial A/C. And now that his income is flowing, Marin is entitled to blow off some steam.
For the first time in history, all 12 of the region’s community college presidents signed the “Presidents for Entrepreneurship Pledge.” The kickoff event was hosted by the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) and highlighted the schools’ commitment to developing a new regional entrepreneurship curriculum.
Morongo Valley’s rugged, beautiful high desert is the gateway to Joshua Tree National Park, where nearly 3 million visitors flock every year. It’s a place where tourism, recreation and hospitality typically drive the economy. But when the pandemic shut down travel in the spring of 2020, it all came to a screeching halt.
In December 2021, the pandemic-tempered classes became the first Chaffey nursing grads to attend an in-person graduation ceremony in three years. The event was also the first-ever nursing graduation in 115 cohorts to be livestreamed, with family and friends in attendance virtually around the country.

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