Despite the pandemic, a national initiative led by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) to increase the number of apprentices and services throughout the U.S. has made significant advances in its first year. Expanding Community College Apprenticeships (ECCA), which is funded by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), had aimed to train 16,000 apprenticeships over three years. Read More »
DataPoints: Inroads in apprenticeships, despite COVID
Spotlight: Montgomery County Community College
AACC and Horatio Alger Association Partner to Provide Scholarships for Workforce Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 11, 2020 AACC media contact: Dr. Martha Parham, 714-932-3694 or mparham@aacc.nche.educreate new email Horatio Alger Association media contact: Carly Buggy, 484-385-2934, cbuggy@briancom.comcreate new email AACC and Horatio Alger Association Partner to Provide Scholarships for Workforce Development Program awards scholarships valued up to $2,500 to students who are pursuing career or technical education at community colleges Read More »
Trends in Community College Enrollment and Completion Data, Issue 6
This is the sixth issue in a series of American Association of Community Colleges analyses of trends in community college enrollments and examination of completion rates. Two sources are used, enrollment, graduation rates, and outcomes measures information from the U.S. Department of Education and enrollment and completion rates published by the National Student Clearinghouse. Download Read More »
CEO to CEO Newsletter #168
July 31, 2020 | Issue # 168 A Washington Post headline declared this week the “U.S. economy contracted at fastest quarterly rate on record from April to June as coronavirus walloped workers, businesses.” We know that community colleges will be a big part of the recovery—just as we were during the Great Recession, when we Read More »
CEO to CEO Newsletter #167
July 17, 2020 | Issue # 167 We got a win this week. The Trump Administration rescinded the rules issued last week requiring that international students take in-person classes at the nation’s universities and community colleges. During this pandemic, it’s more important than ever that colleges and students be allowed flexibility. For colleges, that flexibility Read More »
20 states join network to identify and scale strategies to help workers succeed in a post-pandemic economy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2020 AACC media contact: Dr. Martha Parham, 714-932-3694 or mparham@aacc.nche.educreate new email NGA media contact: James Nash, 202-624-3658 or jnash@nga.orgcreate new email 20 States Join Network to Identify and Scale Strategies to Help Workers Succeed in a Post-Pandemic Economy National Governors Association, American Association of Community Colleges Launch Reskilling and Recovery Read More »
AACC honors this year’s select leaders
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) on Thursday honored the recipients of its 2020 Leadership Award and the Harry S. Truman Award, as well as an award for leadership in diversity presented by a trade publication. The annual awards ceremony is held during the AACC annual convention, which was canceled this year due to the pandemic. Read More »
Putting America Back to Work: The Role of Workforce Development and Small Business Rehiring
Read the full text (PDF) of Dr. Joe Schaffer’s testimony to the July 16 hearing of the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation and Workforce Development.