The Center for Workforce and Economic Development, organized within the AACC Office of Economic Development, brings together community colleges, offices of economic development, workforce boards, labor market entities, and other community organizations to improve the economic prosperity of business, workers, and communities. The Center provides technical assistance on collaborative practices, labor market analysis, and performance analysis in order to promote more integrated and interactive practices.
Mission: Build community college capacity to better align priorities, strategies, and resources with those of workforce and economic development partners in response to regional labor market needs.
Goals: (1) Improved economic prosperity of workers, business, and communities; (2) Increased use of best practices as common practices; (3) Enhanced community college leadership role in building and sustaining high quality programs and services supportive of regional economic growth strategies.