News 

07/27/2010 - AACC's position statement on the July 23, 2010 Department of Education proposed rule on gainful employment.

07/19/2010 - 2011 Outstanding Alumni Awards nomination is now open. The AACC Board of Directors invites member CEOs to nominate candidates for the 2011 AACC Outstanding Alumni Award.

07/09/2010 - AACC is pleased to announce the selection of eight new grantee colleges for its national initiative, Community Colleges Broadening Horizons through Service Learning.

06/28/2010 - This week, prior to the July 4 recess, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 supplemental appropriations legislation.

06/22/2010 - The June 2010 issue of the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics newsletter is now available.

06/21/2010 - Press Release - Following a six-month national search, the board of directors of the AACC has selected Dr. Walter G. Bumphus to serve as its next president/CEO.

06/18/2010 - To highlight the role that community colleges play in preparing adults for success in the workplace, the U.S. Dept of Ed is posting video profiles on its Web site of 3 non-traditional students.

06/16/2010 - The House will soon vote on supplemental appropriations legislation for FY 2010. AACC, along with the rest of the education community, is fighting to include funds for education jobs and the Pell Grant program in this legislation.

05/19/2010 - The College Board released a report entitled, "The Financial Aid Challenge: Successful Practices that Address the Underutilization of Financial Aid in Community Colleges."

05/17/2010 - Sponsored by World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) and led by Qatar Foundation, WISE awards focus on initiatives that relate to the theme "Transforming Education: Investment, Innovation and Inclusion."

05/13/2010 - AACC submitted a statement to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support addressing the critical need to better integrate education and training into the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

05/01/2010 - The Washington Post featured a story about community college students from Miami Dade College who walked to Washington, D.C. to raise awareness about the DREAM Act.

04/26/2010 - Mary Spilde, president of Lane Community College and AACC board chair, was interviewed on PBS NewsHour in a segment entitled, "New Community College Standards Could Hike Graduation Rates."

04/26/2010 - AACC calls upon Congress to pass the DREAM Act and to further fulfill its responsibility to enact a national immigration policy that is clear, fair, and that upholds our nation's founding principles as a land of sanctuary and opportunity.

04/20/2010 - National organizations have signed a statement of commitment to increase student completion rates by 50 percent over the next decade.

04/14/2010 - The April 2010 issue of the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics newsletter is now available.

04/14/2010 - Marc Herzog, chancellor of Connecticut Community Colleges, testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations on the need for an education jobs bill.

04/13/2010 - The World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics is pleased to announce its 2010 World Congress, hosted by Association of Colleges (AOC), in the United Kingdom.

04/05/2010 - An Associated Press article entitled, "Community Colleges Like Spotlight, Need Money," quotes AACC's President & CEO Dr. George Boggs.

04/01/2010 - AACC's David Baime was interviewed on the C-SPAN program, Washington Journal, about the impact of SAFRA on community colleges.

03/30/2010 - H.R. 4872 has now been signed into law by President Obama.

03/19/2010 - AACC and ACCT have written a joint letter supporting education provisions in H.R. 4872, the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010.

03/05/2010 - AACC is pleased to announce a national grant competition for its Community Colleges Broadening Horizons through Service Learning project.

02/26/2010 - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post entitled, "Direct student loans: A better way to invest in education."

02/25/2010 - AACC and CASE are co-sponsoring a webinar on April 22, 2010 entitled, "Getting Started On Your Community College Fundraising Campaign."

02/19/2010 - The U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), is seeking peer reviewers for the Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) grant competition.

02/15/2010 - The 2010 National Legislative Summit has been rescheduled for March 10-12 due to inclement weather.

The 2010 Community College Federal Legislative Priorities, also known as the “Green Sheet,” were prepared by AACC and ACCT for the National Legislative Summit that was postponed due to extreme weather in Washington, DC.

02/05/2010 - The College Board and the Congressional Tri-Caucus call on community college leaders to address the urgent need to raise achievement among young men of color.

02/04/2010 - AACC urges community college advocates to register to attend the webcast of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Initiative at the IOM forum on nursing education.

02/02/2010 - Achieving the Dream and Lumina Foundation for Education announced that Guilford Technical Community College has been honored with the 2nd annual Leah Meyer Austin Institutional Student Success Leadership Award.

02/01/2010 - The Obama administration's FY 2011 budget proposal freezes overall domestic discretionary spending, as previously announced.

01/27/2010 - Dr. Jill Biden was the keynote speaker at the "Community Colleges and Competitiveness" conference hosted by Center for American Progress.

01/26/2010 - Community college student Julia Frost—a former Marine bandsman trumpeter and wife of an active-duty Marine—will be the guest of Dr. Jill Biden for the State of the Union address on Jan. 27.

01/22/2010 - AACC is pleased to announce the new web-based Minority Male Student Success Database (MMSSD).

01/21/2010 - The Investing in Innovation Fund is a competitive grant that will provide funding to expand the implementation of, and investment in, innovative and evidence-based practices, programs, and strategies.

01/19/2010 - Melinda French Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will speak at the closing brunch of the American Association of Community Colleges convention April 17-20 in Seattle.

1/15/2010 - The Carnegie Foundation of the Advancement of Teaching plans a convening in 2010 to focus on the overall effectiveness of nursing education.

01/15/2010 - The National Telecommunications and Information Administration have announced the second grant competition for the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).

01/13/2010 - AACC urges community college presidents and nursing faculty to attend the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Initiative at the Institute of Medicine forum in Houston on Feb. 22.

1/8/2010 - A new report on nursing education released this week by the Carnegie Foundation examines well-known and persistent challenges in providing the quantity and quality of nursing professionals needed to safeguard the nation's health.

12/23/2009 - Community Action grants provide funds for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls.

12/22/2009 - The World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP) has launched a newsletter.

12/17/2009 - AACC has published a new report entitled, "Community College Enrollment Surge: An Analysis of Estimated Fall 2009 Headcount Enrollments at Community Colleges."

12/16/2009 - With Senate passage on December 13, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 omnibus spending bill is headed to the White House for signature.

12/16/2009 - The Democratic leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives have unveiled the "Jobs for Main Street Act, 2010."

12/15/2009 - U.S. Senators Michael B. Enzi and Lamar Alexander and Congressmen John Kline and Brett Guthrie have written an open letter to college and university leaders about the future of the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program.

12/14/2009 - Dr. Jill Biden was interviewed on CBS Sunday Morning in a segment entitled, "Jill Biden: Second Lady of the Land."

12/10/2009 - Appropriators from the U.S. House and Senate have crafted a compromise spending bill that would set the maximum Pell Grant at $5,550 and provide $1.4 billion for worker training.

12/08/2009 - U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA) seeks individuals to serve as reviewers of applications for Solicitations for Grant Applications (SGAs).

12/4/2009 - U.S. Congressman John B. Larson of Connecticut introduced the Community College Emergency Stabilization Act, legislation designed to provide financial support to community colleges.

12/3/2009 - AACC President George Boggs and NY Gov. David Paterson have exchanged letters regarding the proposed Deficit Reduction Program to NY's Executive Budget that includes a large cut to community college base funding.

11/30/2009 - The Washinton Post published an article by Daniel de Vise entitled, "The Best and Brightest Take a Detour: Recession-wary Honor Students Are Using Community College as Door to Elite Schools."

11/24/2009 - The Kaleidoscope Leadership Instiute, being held Dec. 2–6 in Costa Mesa, CA, is a unique national leadership development program designed primarily for women of color in higher education.

11/24/2009 - The resource guide, "Providing Effective Financial Aid Assistance to Students from Foster Care and Unaccompanied Homeless Youth: A Key to Higher Education Access and Success," was recently published.

11/20/2009 - AACC has released a request for proposal (RFP) seeking consultation to help develop a process to select candidates for the association presidency position.

11/19/2009 - AACC encourages college presidents & nursing faculty to register to attend the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Initiative at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) forum scheduled for Dec 3 at Community College of Philadelphia.

11/13/2009 - Community College International Partnerships is a summary of information provided by AACC Commission on Global Education member colleges over the last 2 years.

11/11/2009 - AACC has a new grant opportunity for member colleges interested in student retention and success.

11/09/2009 - In this AACC statement, common criticisms of community colleges are analyzed and addressed.

11/03/2009 - Press Release - George R. Boggs, president of AACC for a decade and an ardent advocate for community colleges for more than 40 years, has announced his retirement effective Dec. 31, 2010.

11/02/2009 - To advance green building on campus, Second Nature has launched the "Campus Green Builder” Web site as part of their Advancing Green Building in Higher Education Initiative.

10/30/2009 - AACC encourages members and nursing faculty to attend in person or by phone the Future of Nursing at the IOM meeting Nov. 2 in Washington, DC.

10/22/2009 - The U.S. Department of Education is accepting applications for grants through its Student Support Services (SSS) program.

10/20/2009 - Community colleges enroll nearly 50% of all undergraduates in the U.S. In stringent economic times, more students are turning to community colleges due to their low-cost, accessibility and quality.

10/19/2009 - Community colleges perform a wide variety of functions, including preparing students to transfer to four-year institutions.

10/09/2009 - The U.S. Department of Education is seeking proposals from higher ed institutions, including community colleges, for competitive grants to improve the quality of special education paraprofessional pre-service programs.

10/05/2009 - The ACE Fellows Program is a leadership development program in higher education open to leaders in 2- and 4-year colleges and universities.

9/28/2009 - "Moral of the Story, " a NY Times blog, published an entry by Randy Cohen that argues donors should consider giving to community colleges and other institutions that serve larger constituencies with greater need.

09/25/2009 - The U.S. Department of Education has launched the "I Am What I Learn" video contest challenging students to take responsibility for their education.

09/24/2009 - USA Today published an article by Mary Beth Marklein entitled, "U.S. College Recruiters Find Growing Market Overseas, in Vietnam," about a recruiting trip sponsored by AACC.

09/23/2009 - Dr. Jill Biden, a professor at Northern Virginia Community College and wife of Vice President Joe Biden, blogged about community colleges on the White House Blog and in The Washington Post's "The Answer Sheet."

09/19/2009 - On September 17, on a largely party line vote of 253 to 171, the House passed H.R. 3221, "The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009."

09/17/2009 - This afternoon, by a vote of 253 to 171, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act.

09/17/2009 - AACC encourages community colleges to reach out to hospital & health care provider partners to ask them to register immediately to attend and submit testimony/comment for the IOM Future of Nursing forum on October 19.

09/16/2009 - Many AACC member colleges and organizations have written resolutions supporting President Obama's American Graduation Initiative.

09/16/2009 - Bunker Hill Community College was featured in a Fox News segment by Molly Line entitled, "Graveyard Classes."

09/16/2009 - Miami Dade College was featured in an NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams segment by Michelle Kosinski entitled, "Standing Room Only."

09/04/2009 - AACC, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, METI, and L-3 Communications, Inc., have launched the Frank Lanza Memorial Scholarship to aid health professions students.

09/01/2009 - Nominations are being accepted online through October 2, 2009, for the 2010 MetLife Foundation Community College Excellence Awards.

08/31/2009 - AACC members are invited to participate in an online dialogue - called a "jam" - about President Obama's American Graduation Initiative on September 16, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (EST).

08/21/2009 - The Association of American Geographers (AAG) has announced a new national program to support community college students to attend AAG annual meetings.

08/20/2009 - NBC is showing the entire pilot episode of "Community"—a sit-com set at a fictitious community college—on Facebook before it airs on TV next month.

08/18/2009 - AACC will host a free webinar on the American Graduation Initiative on Tuesday, September 3, 2009, from 2-3 p.m. EDT.

08/18/2009 - AACC strongly supports H.R. 3221, but believes that the Senate HELP Committee can make critical improvements to that bill's community college provisions.

08/18/2009 - AACC strongly supports H.R. 3221, but believes that the Senate HELP Committee can make critical improvements to that bill's community college provisions.

08/04/2009 - AACC has received its sixth consecutive three-year grant from the Learn and Serve America program of the Corporation for National and Community Service.

07/30/2009 - The San Diego News Network published an article entitled, "Miramar College Tests $2.2 Million Geothermal Project."

07/29/2009 - Reuters published an article entitled, "Colleges Become Greener Thanks to Savvy Students."

7/23/2009 - The House Education and Labor Committee approves H.R. 3221, which includes President Obama’s community college initiative.

02/11/2009 - Joint AACC and ACCT statement on priorities for 2009 National Legislative Summit