Health care fields hot, report says
St. Louis Community College’s heavy focus on health-care training seems to fall right in line with its 10th annual St. Louis Workforce Report, which was released in August. […]
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Campus exhibit honors labor leaders
Many people take workers’ rights for granted, not realizing that activists in the 19th and 20th centuries risked their lives to make things better for future generations. […]
DACA student fights for her rights
Protesting against injustice is a rite of passage for many college students, but Areli Munoz-Reyes is protesting to keep from being deported. The Forest Park student is a Mexican immigrant who was brought to the United States as a child […]
College reverses tuition hike
Forest Park students will find a bit more cash in their pockets this fall, thanks to St. Louis Community College’s decision to reverse a 5 percent tuition increase. The action followed news in late June that the college would be getting more funding than expected from the state of Missouri. “This is all about the students,” said STLCC Chancellor Jeff Pittman. “This plays right into our mission about being accessible, keeping costs down and keeping tuition low.” […]
District workers transitioning to Forest Park
St. Louis Community College has sold and vacated its headquarters in downtown St. Louis, and some district employees have found new homes on the Forest Park campus. […]
Former study hall goes green in C Tower
Many people have no idea that Forest Park has a greenhouse. It’s in Room 410 on the fourth floor of C Tower, between the biology department office and prep room. “The name is just ‘The Greenhouse,’” said Angela NewMyer, associate biology professor, who runs the facility. […]
Plans to demolish A and B towers stir controversy
Kevin Harrington was shocked when he learned that St. Louis Community College was planning to demolish a large section of a Forest Park classroom building. […]
New Gov. Parson makes appearance on campus
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson had been on the job less than two weeks when he stopped by Forest Park. He was wrapping up a listening tour across the state at a meeting of the Hispanic Leaders Group of Greater St. Louis. […]
How safe is Forest Park?
Crime at Forest Park was trending downward — until last year. The number of campus police reports went from 59 in 2016 to 84 in 2017, an increase of 42 percent. That was despite enrollment holding steady at about 5,400 students. “It’d be hard for me to speculate on why that happened,” said Capt. […]
40 adults complete unfinished business
Marilyn Minor was a successful beauty salon owner in St. Louis for more than 25 years before she finished high school. The 58-year-old had dropped out her senior year. “Back then, I got a real job making good money,” she said. […]