Work Colleges Consortium

Thank you Paul Quinn College and President Michael Sorrell for hosting the 2023 WCC Presidents Meeting.

Beautification Day Reflects Blackburn’s Commitment to Hands-on Learning, Community Engagement, and Sustainability | Work Colleges Being a Blackburn student has always meant more than just going to college. For more than a century, students attending Blackburn not only earn valuable four-year degrees but are also given responsibilities with on-campus jobs to build resumes with real-world work experience. The students help plan,...

Alice Lloyd College Ranked Among Top in the Nation by U.S. News and World Report | Work Colleges U.S. News and World Report’s 2022 Edition of Best Colleges ranked Alice Lloyd College among the top colleges in the nation! Nationally, among all colleges and universities, Alice Lloyd College was ranked: #1 among all college and universities for Selectivity with an acceptance rate of 7%, and #3 f...

Grand Rapids school becomes Michigan’s first work college, announces business partnerships | Work Colleges Kuyper College is partnering with area businesses to help students earn both a job and a college degree at the same time. The Grand Rapids college was recently recognized as Michigan’s first “work college,” an official designation by the U.S. Department of Education for four-year, degree grant...

Warren Wilson College receives nearly $1 million to expand craft programming | Work Colleges Warren Wilson College has received a grant of $948,750 from the Windgate Foundation to strengthen its craft programming. The grant will help position Warren Wilson College as a national leader in liberal arts craft education.

U.S. News Ranks Alice Lloyd College Among Top in the Nation | Work Colleges U.S. News and World Report’s 2020 Edition of Best Colleges ranked Alice Lloyd College among the top colleges in the nation! Nationally, among all colleges and universities, Alice Lloyd College was ranked: #9 among all college and universities for selectivity with an acceptance rate of 8 %, and #6 ...

Aubrey Cunningham | Work Colleges The Work Program was a huge help in not only securing a job, but being successful in my chosen career.

New President of Bethany Global University Selected: David M. Hasz | Work Colleges MINNEAPOLIS, October 5, 2020 – The Bethany Global University Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Mr. David Hasz has been selected as President of Bethany Global University. He assumes his responsibilities on October 5th, 2020. The President of Bethany Global University is responsible fo...

Berea College Listed as Top Kentucky College in The Wall Street Journal/THE 2022 Rankings | Work Colleges Berea College is ranked No. 148 – the highest-ranked Kentucky college – in The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (THE) 2022 College Rankings. Berea also ranked No. 3 on the publication’s list of “Best Value Colleges” in the nation.

Berea College First Higher Education Institution to Bring Hydroelectric Power to Region | Work Colleges RAVENNA, Ky. – Berea College is the first higher education institution in the nation to complete construction of a hydroelectric generating plant, located at Lock and Dam 12 on the Kentucky River near Ravenna, Ky. The small-scale demonstration project produces on average about half of the electric...

Kuyper College | Work Colleges The mission of Kuyper College is "to equip students with a biblical, Reformed worldview to serve effectively Christ's church and his world."

Blackburn officially welcomes 18th President to office | Work Colleges Blackburn College officially welcomed Dr. Mark Biermann as its newest president on Saturday October 16. Biermann has held the position of president for over a year now, but due to Covid restrictions hosting his inauguration was not possible until recently.

Sterling College’s Sustainability Achievements Rated GOLD | Work Colleges Sterling College has once again earned the STARS Gold rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS), measures and recognizes sustai...

Warren Wilson: Top 10 College for Service | Work Colleges Three different rankings have recently named Warren Wilson College as one of the nation’s top 10 colleges for service. Warren Wilson was ranked No. 9 for service learning by U.S. News & World Report, No. 7 for community service by Washington Monthly and No. 6 for most engaged in community service ...

Paul Quinn College announce partnership with Southwest Airlines.

This week, the Quinnite Nation announced its new partnership with Southwest Airlines. A partnership that makes Southwest Airlines the official airline of Paul Quinn College. The relationship, which includes internships, job opportunities, free tickets, and so much more, is unique because it is designed to continue building over time. What we announced Monday only represents stage one of the relationship.

I have had some people ask me “why is this such a big deal?” There are a number of reasons why this partnership is special, but please allow me for one moment to provide you with a window into how we think at Paul Quinn. We are in the process of creating an international system of urban work colleges. Everything that we do now is focused on bringing that plan to fruition. Southwest is one of the world’s great companies. A partnership with them does more than provide us tickets and jobs, it provides us access to their talent, processes, and operational expertise. Access that will serve to teach us how to best become a highly functioning global entity that consistently delivers extraordinary service.

In the Quinnite Nation, our successes have not made us arrogant or lazy. Rather, they have made us hungry and humble. All we care about is getting it right and lifting our people and their communities to new heights. We are grateful that Southwest Airlines believes in us and our potential. We intend to honor that faith each day by continuing to improve.

Thank you, Southwest Airlines for believing in the dream of a Quinnite Nation and for understanding that we are just warming up. on our way to a Quinnite World

Southwest Airlines Becomes Official Airline of Paul Quinn College Dallas-based HBCU Continues to Soar to Newer Heights with Partnership.

Paul Quinn College’s New Basketball Court Is Really Cool | Work Colleges Earlier this summer, Paul Quinn College debuted the first new buildings on its southern Dallas campus in more than four decades: a residence hall and a “wellness center” with athletics facilities.

Warren Wilson Named “Best Buy” School | Work Colleges Warren Wilson College is one of 10 private schools and 20 schools overall to make the list of "best buy" schools The Fiske Guide to Colleges has named Warren Wilson College one of the top 20 “Best Buy” colleges in the U.S. for 2020. Warren Wilson is one of only 10 private colleges to make the li...

Warren Wilson College Professor on Jeopardy | Work Colleges Alisa Hove, a professor of Botany at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC, is currently participating as a contestant in Jeopardy's 2021 Professors Tournament. On her relationship to Jeopardy, Hove said, “I started watching Jeopardy! when I was a kid in middle school with my mom. It became one o...

Warren Wilson alum awarded MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship | Work Colleges ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Reginald Dwayne Betts, a 2010 graduate of the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers, has been awarded a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship. The MacArthur Foundation awards unrestricted $625,000 fellowships annually “to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary or...

College of the Ozarks receives four No. 1 rankings in 2022 U.S. News & World Report | Work Colleges POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — College of the Ozarks is the No. 1 Most Innovative School in the Midwest and the No. 1 Best Value School in the Midwest, per U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2022. The College ranked No. 1 Best Regional College and No. 2 Best undergraduate Teaching in the Midwest. U.S. N...

College of the Ozarks students participate in annual CitizenTrip™ in Washington, D.C., New York City | Work Colleges POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — College of the Ozarks continued the groundbreaking CitizenTrip™ that began in 2019 as part of their Patriotic Education Program. Once again, College of the Ozarks sent 150 students on a three-day, two-night intensive trip to Washington, D.C., at no cost to the students, Oct....