VALE – Latino students in Malheur County are falling behind their white peers, according to the state’s test score data. The gap is more pronounced in some schools than in others. In Nyssa, only 20% of Latino test takers were considered proficient in math, according to data from the 2018-2019[Read More…]
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After shakeup, interim director of TVCC nursing program approved by state
Treasure Valley Community College. (The Enterprise/File) ONTARIO – The Oregon State Board of Nursing last week puts its muscle behind Treasure Valley Community College’s nursing program, approving an interim director and pledging to help the program strengthen. The board’s action quelled uncertainties about the teaching program’s fate after a departing[Read More…]
TVCC enrollment edges up
Treasure Valley Community College. (The Enterprise/File) ONTARIO – Treasure Valley Community College is reporting a boost in enrollment this year, reversing a downward trend that lasted several years. The college reported that its enrollment on a full-time equivalent basis hit 568 this fall, up about 2% and the first increase[Read More…]
State, college officials dispute claims nursing program at risk
Treasure Valley Community College (The Enterprise/File) ONTARIO – The head of Treasure Valley Community College’s nursing program resigned last week, claiming the program was going to be shut down in an assertion that both college and state officials say isn’t true. Paulla Mizer, hired last July to take over a[Read More…]
Volunteer needed to fill empty TVCC board seat – deadline looms
ONTARIO – Treasure Valley Community College is seeking someone to fill a vacancy following the resignation of a newly elected board member. Matt Sorensen, executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of Western Treasure Valley, was unopposed in his bid for a seat on the TVCC board in the[Read More…]
Treasure Valley Community College officials ready to tackle flaws outlined in accreditation audit
The county’s community college received a full renewal on its accreditation but some issues linger. The college will appoint a task force to address the problems and fix them. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARIO – The cheering is over at Treasure Valley Community College where executives now are tackling a formidable task[Read More…]