Byrd Bath hits key reconciliation provisions, including Workforce Pell House Committee advances new accreditation bills 2026-27 FAFSA to go live on October 1 Byrd Bath hits key reconciliation provisions, including Workforce Pell Late Wednesday night, Senate Democrats on the Budget Committee announced that the Senate parliamentarian had ruled that a series of higher education provisions […]
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AACC/ACCT joint letter regarding FY 2025 budget reconciliation legislation
AACC/ACCT joint letter regarding FY 2025 budget reconciliation legislation
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Hispanic-Serving Institutions program challenged in court AACC joins amicus brief supporting Harvard University’s suit against the Trump Administration ICYMI: Trump administration aims to transfer CTE programs to DOL Hispanic-Serving Institutions program challenged in court The state of Tennessee and Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) recently sued the U.S. Education Department (ED), arguing that the […]
DataPoints: Leaving money on the table
DataPoints: Leaving money on the table Nearly one in five (17%) students enrolled in public community colleges did not apply for any federal student aid and would likely have been eligible for a Pell Grant, according to an analysis of data from the 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. During the 2019-20 academic year, 61% of […]
Community College Minute, June 16, 2025
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Community college advocacy pays off in Senate reconciliation text Community college advocacy pays off in Senate reconciliation text On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions released its budget reconciliation proposal containing changes to higher education student aid and repayment policies. This text directly responds to and in some areas builds on […]
AACC, NSF Announce Winning Teams of 2025 Community College Innovation Challenge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2025 Contact: Martha M. Parham, Ed.D. Cell: 714-932-3694 mparham@aacc.nche.edu Bergen Community College; Perimeter College at Georgia State University; and Dallas College took home winning titles following presentations of their STEM innovations to address real-world challenges Washington, DC – Today, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), in partnership with the […]
Community College Minute, June 9, 2025
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Trump’s budget aims to reduce the maximum Pell Grant TRIO grants canceled at a pair of community colleges Trump’s budget aims to reduce the maximum Pell Grant The Trump administration last week released its full fiscal year 2026 (FY 26) budget request, with the funding amounts it seeks for all discretionary programs. As AACC’s Jim […]