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August signifies the return of school for children and young adults across the country. What should be a time of excitement for parents and returning students may actually be a stressful time for those with modest incomes adjusting to the increasing cost of quality education.
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MEDIA ADVISORY – On Friday, July 20, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) approved six Associate of Arts degrees to be completed online through College of Western Idaho (CWI). Starting this fall, CWI students will be able to earn Associate of Arts degrees in...
MEDIA ADVISORY – Six College of Western Idaho (CWI) students traveled to Kansas City, Mo., June 23-27, to compete in the 48th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. The event brought together the nation’s best in Professional Technical Education to test their...
Both the Art Club and Speech & Debate Team hit the ground running last Saturday promoting CWI at the Boise Music Festival. Despite the intense heat, the teams were popular amongst concert attendees for their sunglass handouts, temporary tattoos and fun QR code-branded T-shirts. The teams had...
There are many benefits associated with a globally robust business. Studies have long shown that diversity leads to increased creativity, productivity, agility, innovation, global understanding, market insight, and stronger customer and community loyalty.
Organizations throughout the...
With the College of Western Idaho’s enrollment expected to reach about 9,000 this fall, the Nampa-based community college continues to expand to meet student growth.
Construction began last week on a new 20,000 square foot building to house the college’s library, while a...
Tight job markets are often prime markets for sparking entrepreneurial spirits. Historically, small businesses jump start the recovery from economic recession and begin hiring before larger corporations. The reason is that a recession doesn’t only affect entry-level workers who may have...
On Thursday, May 31, members of the local media got a sneak peek at the new College of Western Idaho Micron Center for Professional Technical Education. See what they had to say about the building.
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MEDIA ADVISORY –College of Western Idaho (CWI) received notification from the U.S. Department of Education on May 14th that its application to participate in Federal Student Aid Programs independently has been approved. CWI, which was established in 2007 and began offering classes...
With half of recent college grads jobless or under-employed, it’s time to re-evaluate the two traditional post-high school career paths.
As you can tell by looking at the front pages this week, it’s graduation season. Excited, eager young graduates decked out in caps and...
In a testimonial to the College of Western Idaho’s rapidly expanding programs, about 450 students walked in the community college’s commencement ceremony Saturday at Taco Bell Arena in Boise.
The ceremony featured student speaker Sephora Law, a Treasure Valley native...
When Kayla Grim walked across the stage to accept her diploma from the College of Western Idaho Saturday, it was the first time she has participated in a graduation ceremony.
Grim was five months pregnant when she graduated from Nampa Christian High School in the spring of 2009 and wasn...
MEDIA ADVISORY – On May 12, the College of Western Idaho will honor the 2012 graduating class in a comprehensive commencement ceremony. CWI’s commencement honors the success of those students who have achieved an Associate of Art or Science degree, obtained a Professional Technical...
MEDIA ADVISORY - Wednesday (May 9), College of Western Idaho (CWI) is proud to unveil a redesigned website of its main site at cwi.edu. The new site provides a more dynamic platform for showcasing all the College has to offer and an improved, user-friendly navigation to help make...
MEDIA ADVISORY – Nine College of Western Idaho (CWI) students traveled to Chicago, Ill. April 25-29 to take part in the 2012 Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference. CWI saw several students excel in their respective individual competitions; taking home three...
A Geographic Information System is an application of computer hardware and software that allows users to capture, analyze and display geospatial data.
If you have used MapQuest or Google Earth on the Internet, you have used a basic form of GIS. In more elaborate systems, GIS technologies...
Local chefs and College of Western Idaho culinary students team up for a lunchtime cook-off
MEDIA ADVISORY - In celebration of its commitment to education and great-tasting, humanely raised meats, Niman Ranch is challenging teams of local chefs and College of Western Idaho (CWI) culinary...
MEDIA ADVISORY – The College of Western Idaho (CWI) Sociology Club is hoping to put a spotlight on suicide awareness and prevention this month with a pair of events aimed at suicide awareness and prevention.
April 21 (Saturday) 5:00-7:00 p.m. The...