Tens of thousands of high school students who complete job training programs and earn credentials will have fewer barriers to entering the workforce, thanks to two bills recently signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson.
High school students in Kennewick School District’s FFA programs have been growing and caring for a variety of plants – from flowers to vegetables – and now they are sharing them at upcoming plant sales.
Washington State University Tri-Cities honored eight individuals with this year’s Women of Distinction award for contributions to the campus and across the Tri-Cities community.
The “whistle-stop tour” is aimed at providing faculty, staff and students the opportunity to connect with the new president through welcome receptions, campus tours and meetings, according to a release.
Potential impacts to research funding at Washington State University from recent federal directives are being lessened, but university leaders say that projects and programs are still expected to lose millions of dollars.
Tri-City lawmakers have seen some of the bills they are sponsoring or co-sponsoring – concerning housing, career and higher education and even littering – survive the first cutoff for consideration during the 2025 legislative session.
Columbia Basin College’s intention to offer a new bachelor’s of applied science degree in respiratory therapy as early as fall 2025 is a breath of fresh air for Tri-City area hospitals.
A public university and private college in Eastern Washington state are among four higher education institutions in the state warned they could face repercussions if they fail “to protect Jewish students on campus.”
The Tri-City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s El Sueño Scholarship is open to any graduating high school senior in Benton and Franklin counties with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 who intends to major in accounting, administration, marketing, economics, tourism or similar business-related field.
