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• Celebrate and promote Seattle Promise free tuition program  
  Editorial in The Seattle Times, December 13, 2023  
   
• Seattle promised free college. How’s it working out? | Ed Lab revisited   
  From The Seattle Times, December 10, 2023    
   
• Chancellor Rosie Rimando-Chareunsap Recognized as One of the Most Influential Filipina Women in the World    
  November 10, 2023    
   
• College educators inspire chemistry students with social justice and advocacy initiatives    
  Article includes information about and quotes from Heather Price, a chemistry professor at North Seattle College    
  From Chemical and Engineering News, October 9, 2023    
   
• Chancellor Rosie Rimando-Chareunsap’s new appointment will repair trust, bring stability    
  From The International Examiner, September 26, 2023    
   
• Lowe’s gifts $750,000 to Seattle Colleges’ Wood Technology Center        
  From The Seattle Times, September 18, 2023        
   
• North Seattle College Names Interim President: Dr. Rachel Solemsaas        
  September 15, 2023        
   
• Dr. Sayumi Irey Becomes Acting President of South Seattle College        
  September 13, 2023        
   
• Dr. Rosie Rimando-Chareunsap Named Chancellor        
  August 2, 2023        
   
• 2023 District Service Award Recipients      
  July 20, 2023      
   
• Latine Mural Unveiled on North Seattle College Campus        
  June 26, 2023 
   
• Seattle Colleges Commencement 2023 
  SCCtv, June 22, 2023 
   
• Justice Involved Solutions at South Seattle College Celebrates 25 Years of Service and Partnership        
  June 21, 2023        
   
• Seattle Culinary Academy at Seattle Central College Highlighted by KIRO 7 News       
  Segment features student Jenny Zhang, who left a career in medicine to become a chef        
  June 21, 2023        
   
• Education Secretary Cardona and Rep. Jayapal Visit Seattle Maritime Academy        
  June 9, 2023        
   
• Jill Lane Appointed Acting President for North Seattle College        
  June 2, 2023        
   
• Marination Donates Food Trucks to South Seattle College        
  June 1, 2023        
   
• Faculty Awarded Tenure in 2022-23        
  May 30, 2023        
   
• South Seattle College Celebrates New Steve and Sharon Huling Automotive Technology Center        
  May 25, 2023        
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  • Steve and Sharon Huling Automotive Technology Center celebrated at South Seattle College        
    From Westside Seattle, May 23, 2023
  • VIDEO: South Seattle College celebrates grand opening of Steve and Sharon Huling Automotive Technology Center        
    From West Seattle Blog, May 23, 2023        
     
• 2022-23 League for Innovation Student Art Competition and Student Literary Contest Awards        
  May 16, 2023        
   
• North Seattle College Students Take Top Honors over U.S. Universities in International Business Competition        
  April 27, 2023        
   
• North Seattle College Students, Watch Technology Institute Honored at New York Gala        
  April 27, 2023        
   
• League for Innovation Student Art Competition Open; Submissions Due April 7, 2023        
  February 15, 2023        
   
• League for Innovation Student Literary Contest Open; Submissions Due March 17, 2023        
  February 15, 2023        
   
• Discover Seattle Colleges Feb. 27-March 2 and March 6-9, 2023        
  February 8, 2023

• Hernandez Joins South Seattle College as Interim President
  December 9, 2022
   
• Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) features two case studies of students enrolled in South Seattle College's Multi-Occupation in Engineering and Technology (MOET) program where students gain academic credit for prior learning 
  November 14, 2022
   
• U.S. Department of Education Under Secretary James Kvaal Visits North Seattle College
  November 8, 2022
   
• Seattle Colleges Receives $1.5 Million Investment from Amazon to Broaden Access to Computer Science Degree Program
  October 12, 2022
   
• Echohawk appointed to Seattle Colleges Board of Trustees
  October 4, 2022
   
• Board of Trustees Appoints Rimando-Chareunsap Interim Chancellor
  October 4, 2022
   
• Four Seattle Colleges Employees Receive Lifelong Learning Award Presented at Convocation
  September 20, 2022
   
• Federal Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Plan
  August 26, 2022
   
• South Seattle College's Northwest Wine Academy Featured in King5 Segment about Washington State's Wine Education Programs
  August 24, 2022

• Lane Chosen as Interim President of Seattle Central College
  August 1, 2022
   
• North Seattle College Early Childhood Education BAS Program Nationally Recognized for "Promising Practice"
  July 25, 2022
   
• Seattle Colleges Partners with Follett to Operate Bookstores
  July 12, 2022
   
• Seattle Colleges Students Earn Awards at International Art and Literary Contests
  June 30, 2022
   
• Faculty Awarded Tenure in 2021-22
  June 15, 2022
   
• Board of Trustees Appoints Rimando-Chareunsap Acting Chancellor
  June 9, 2022
   
• North Seattle College Gets Final Approval to Offer Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science
  May 19, 2022
   
• 2021-22 League for Innovation Student Literary Contest and Student Art Competition District Awards
  May 19, 2022
   
• Councilmember Morales Announces $1 Million for Seattle Maritime Academy and Technical Maritime Education 
  (Video of press conference)
  May 13, 2022
   
• North Seattle College Receives $100,000 Grant from Johnson Controls to Train Next Generation of Trade Workforce
  May 5, 2022
   
• Discover Seattle Colleges April 18-28 and May 2-5, 2022
  April 11, 2022
   
• Discover Seattle Colleges February 7-17, 2022
  February 7, 2022
   
• Seattle Colleges and Amazon create new opportunity for computer science degrees
  Article on GeekWire, January 29, 2022
   
• Seattle Central's Dental Assisting program earns $111,000 grant
  January 25, 2022
   
• Country’s largest community colleges work to expand microcredentials
  Seattle Colleges listed among those working with Education Design Lab
  Article on WorkShift (by Open Campus) January 18, 2022

• Computer science bachelor programs get funding boost from Amazon
  Article in The Seattle Times, December 19, 2021
   
• How Seattle plans to scale up its free community college program and help more students
  Article in The Seattle Times, November 12, 2021
   
• North Seattle College named one of the top eight community colleges in LGBTQ+ inclusion by Campus Pride
  October 14, 2021
   
• Seattle Central's new Springboard8 mentorship program helps Black male students succeed
  News segment on KING5 TV, September 27, 2021
   
• Light rail ready to open at Northgate, transforming more than just commutes
  Article in The Seattle Times, September 26, 2021
   
• Harden chosen as acting president of Seattle Central College
  August 19, 2021
   
• ‘I have a future’: how Biden’s free community college plan could transform education
  Feature in The Guardian mentioning Seattle Colleges' Seattle Promise program, July 19, 2021
   
• Seattle Central College President Sheila Edwards Lange accepts position at UW Tacoma
  July 13, 2021
   
• Brian Surratt appointed to Seattle Colleges Board of Trustees 
  June 29, 2021
   
• Seattle Colleges among League for Innovation 2020-2021 Innovation of the Year Award Winners
  June 25, 2021
   
• Crawford appointed president of North Seattle College
  May 27, 2021
   
• Seattle Colleges and Arizona State University Partner to Offer Transfer Pathways
  May 20, 2021
   
• 2020-21 League for Innovation Student Literary Contest and Student Art Competition District Winners
  May 13, 2021
   
• Seattle's Free Community College Program Could Serve As A National Model
  Feature on NPR's Here & Now, May 4, 2021
   
• Chancellor Shouan Pan to receive Virgil S. Lagomarcino Laureate Award
  April 5, 2021
   
• Seattle’s tuition-free community college program sees record application numbers despite pandemic
  Article in The Seattle Times, April 2, 2021
   
• North Seattle College awarded $300,000 STEM grant
  March 30, 2021
   
• North Seattle College celebrates 50 years
  March 29, 2021
   
• Seattle Colleges Foundation launches $50 million campaign to increase access, support for students of color
  March 25, 2021
   
• Invest in Seattle Colleges for a path to higher education equity
  Editorial by Seattle Colleges Presidents Chemene Crawford (North), Sheila Edwards Lange (Central), and Rosie Rimando-Chareunsap (South) appearing in The Seattle Times, March 24, 2021
   
• North Seattle College among finalists for AACC’s 2021 Awards of Excellence
  Article in Community College Daily by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), March 15, 2021
   
• Veterans Resource Center at Seattle Central College receives $450,000 grant to expand services
  February 24, 2021
   
• Dr. Yilin Sun Receives U.S. Department of State Award for Decades of Contributions to English Language Specialist Program
  February 1, 2021 

• Seattle Promise Gains Ground in Higher Education
  Editorial in The Seattle Times December 16, 2020


• Health Services Executive Teresita Batayola Reappointed to Seattle Colleges Board of Trustees
  December 11, 2020


• Student Feature on Seattle Promise Scholar Abdi Yusuf
  December 1, 2020
   
• Seattle’s Tuition-Free Community College Program Comes to the Rescue During the Pandemic
  Article in The Seattle Times November 22, 2020
   
• The Unstoppable Spirit of 2020 Graduates
  Editorial by Chancellor Shouan Pan appearing in The Seattle Times June 22, 2020
   
• Seattle Central College President Sheila Edwards Lange Wins CEO of the Year Award
  May 13, 2020
   
• Free Community College, Anyone? Half of Seattle’s Public High School Seniors Apply.
  Article in The Seattle Times Febraury 26, 2020

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