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Press Releases
AACC press releases are displayed below chronologically from most recent to least. Please click on the links below to read the full text of the press release.
Press Releases
Community Colleges to Train Baby Boomers for Jobs That Make a Difference
1/18/2012 - AACC receives $3.2 million grant over three years from the Deerbrook Charitable Trust for the Plus 50 Initiative.
Department of ED Official Assumes New Role with Community Colleges
12/15/2011 - Dr. Gail Schwartz selected as senior vice president by AACC.
Community Colleges Take Major Step in Defining Role, Effectiveness
12/1/2011 - The Voluntary Framework of Accountability Launches the Metrics Manual.
Higher Ed Associations Launch First National Attainment Commission
10/18/2011 - The AACC joined five other presidentially-based higher education associations to announce the creation of a national Commission on Higher Education Attainment.
National Association Expands Effort to Help Colleges Facilitate Green Job Growth
9/22/2011 - New action plans aimed at positioning colleges as leaders in the future green economy.
New National Commission To Help Reshape the Future of Community Colleges
6/30/2011 - AACC names commissioners for the 21st-Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges.
National Association Expands Effort to Re-educate, Retrain Older Learners
05/16/2011 - Press Release - The Plus 50 Completion Strategy has selected 11 new colleges to participate in a four-year program to help plus 50 adults finish degrees or certificates.
Community Colleges Expand Commitment to Building a Green Workforce with Funding from the Kresge Foundation
3/16/2011 - A new $1.3 million dollar grant awarded to the SEED initiative at the AACC by The Kresge Foundation will expand green job training opportunities and innovations at community colleges.
Community Colleges To Fuel New Business Creation Via Virtual Incubator Network
2/1/2011 - The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) today announced the selection of colleges in 10 states to pilot a Virtual Incubation Network.
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