Student Success

News about how Clark supports our students–and how our student thrive with that support.

Would You, Could You Buy a Book?

Read Across America Day 2014

Clark College Bookstore helps promote child literacy      As Theodor Geisel (aka “Dr. Seuss”) once wrote, “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” Heeding those words, Clark College has chosen to make the beneficiary of its seventh annual book drive Vancouver’s King Elementary School.…

Penguins Enter Hall of Fame

Athletic logo

Clark College Athletics to honor Hall of Fame inductees on February 28       On Saturday, February 28, the Penguin Athletic Club, in conjunction with the Athletics Department at Clark College, will hold the annual Clark College Athletic Hall of Fame banquet and induction ceremony at 5 p.m. in the Penguin Union Building. The…

Free Financial Aid Advice

Butch and Oswald with students

Clark College hosts College Goal Washington on January 24      Clark College and Washington State University Vancouver will again team up to host College Goal Washington, a free annual event that helps students and families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the form required to apply for federal financial assistance for…

Help Clark students dress for success

Clothing Closet

The annual Career Clothing Closet is seeking donations       Clark College Career Services is seeking clothing and cash donations for its 11th Annual Career Clothing Closet, which provides professional and/or interview clothing to Clark College students at no cost. The Closet will be held April 23 and 24 in advance of Clark College…

Small World Could Bring Big Rewards

Small World Initiative classroom

Clark joins Yale University’s innovative new program to hunt for new antibiotics and ignite interest in STEM       When antibiotics were first introduced in the 1930s, they seemed almost magical in their ability to save people from previously fatal infections. But recently, the medical community has warned that bacteria are evolving to resist…

Clark College Goes Global

international students

College celebrates International Education Week with its largest number of international students yet      On November 17, Clark College hosts its seventh celebration of International Education Week. But in many ways, Clark’s celebration began months earlier, with the launching of its new Intensive English Language Program (IELP) at the beginning of this fall quarter.…

Student Club Prepares for Veterans Day

Steve Mitchell

Organizes Honor Tree and holiday cards to honor military service      Members of the Clark College Veterans Club and Associated Students are staffing a table outside of Gaiser Student Center from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. all week in advance of the college’s Veterans Day celebration on November 10. Members of the college community…

Clark to offer its first bachelor’s degree

Dental Hygiene student

The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) has approved Clark College’s proposal to add the college’s first baccalaureate degree. Starting in the fall of 2015 the college will offer a Bachelor of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene. The B.A.S. in Dental Hygiene will benefit both students and the community, according to Dr. Tim Cook,…

Training Tomorrow’s Workforce

This summer, Clark is taking the next step in boosting our region’s economy by introducing a new technical program and adjusting some existing programs to better meet the needs of today’s employers. Highlights of these changes include: A new Industrial Maintenance Technician (IMT) program that combines a selection of Clark’s existing Mechatronics, Machining, and Welding…

Clark College to expand in the Gorge

New aerospace grant will expand opportunities for Gorge residents      Less than a year after establishing a location in the Columbia River Gorge, Clark College is expanding its academic and technical offerings and moving into a new, larger facility. The new location in Bingen, Wash., which is still being negotiated, would house both new…

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