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Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education institutions across the state of Texas saw a decrease in enrollment, including community colleges in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains. Because of the decrease, some colleges lost a significant amount of funding from the state. This comes as K-12 public schools were held harmless, giving districts the chance to maintain their funding in the midst of declines in enrollment and attendance for the next biennium. The Globe-News spoke with representatives from three regional community colleges about the potential impact their respective budgets will take in the upcoming fiscal year due to the pandemic and enrollment decreases. ....
Shamrock EDC and Clarendon College celebrate first graduates of CDL program First graduates of CDL program (Source: KFDA) By Freixys Casado | April 26, 2021 at 6:26 PM CDT - Updated April 26 at 8:01 PM AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - After postponing the programâs start day because the instructor got injured, Clarendon College and Shamrock EDC are excited to see the first four graduates of their commercial driving license (CDL) class. Matt Stephenson, was injured at the end of last year. âI blew out both of my knees,â said Stephenson. During recovery, he heard about the new CDL classes, something he had never seen in the area before. ....