Partnering with America’s Community Colleges
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership organization representing nearly 1,000 two-year, associate degree-granting institutions that serve more than 10.5 million students nationwide.
Community colleges are central to preparing the nation’s workforce, expanding economic opportunity, strengthening communities, and advancing innovation. With strong connections to students, employers, and the regions they serve, community colleges are essential partners in shaping solutions to some of the nation’s most pressing challenges.
AACC’s partnerships are guided by its Strategic Compass 2035, which establishes the association’s priorities and guides opportunities for collaboration and impact.
Explore AACC’s Strategic Compass 2035
The Catalyst Network
Through the AACC Catalyst Network, AACC invites corporations, foundations, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other stakeholders to work with AACC and community colleges around shared priorities and opportunities for impact.
Partners can advance ideas, strengthen institutional capacity, foster innovation, or scale up pilots—in collaboration with our network of colleges across the country. The Catalyst Network creates flexible pathways for engagement from focused projects to longer-term strategic initiatives.
Building a more resilient future requires partners across sectors to work together. AACC is uniquely positioned to connect those partners, align interests, and advance collaborative initiatives with community colleges, not for them.