House Committee approves budget reconciliation legislation, the “Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan” Department of Education kicks off 2025-26 Negotiated Rulemaking Office of Federal Student Aid issues new Dear Colleague Letter on changing accreditors House Committee approves budget reconciliation legislation, the “Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan” On Tuesday, the House Committee on Education and Read More »
AACC Summary of the “Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan”
AACC Summary of the “Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan”
AACC/ACCT EWC Budget Reconciliation Letter
AACC/ACCT Joint Letter on EWC Budget Reconciliation Letter
DataPoints: Trends in awarded credentials
Community colleges awarded more than 1.45 million credentials in the 2022-23 academic year, representing a 21% increase from the 1.19 million awarded 10 years earlier in 2012-13. The total number of credentials awarded was highest during the 2018-19 academic year and started to decline during 2019-20, likely due to the Covid pandemic’s effect on the Read More »
AACC, NSF Announce 12 Student Teams to Advance to Community College Innovation Challenge Finals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2025 Contact: Martha M. Parham, Ed.D. Cell: 714-932-3694 mparham@aacc.nche.educreate new email Community college students will attend an Innovation Boot Camp to pitch their STEM solutions to real-world challenges Washington, DC – Today, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), announced that it has selected Read More »
Community College Voice Podcast: Talking to Pasco-Hernando State College about Cultural Change Through Listening, Learning and Acting
This is our 100th episode! This episode was recorded live at the 105th AACC Annual in Nashville, TN. Our guests are: Nicole Miller, associate dean of academic affairs and retention services at the Spring Hill Campus of Pasco-Hernando State College Dr. Jesse Pisors, president of Pasco-Hernando State College Our guests talk about a recent initiative Read More »
Community College Minute, April 28, 2025
Advocacy quick hits
Trump Administration releases new set of Executive Orders on education Department of Education announces resumption of collections on defaulted loans Trump Administration releases new set of Executive Orders on education On Wednesday, President Trump signed seven new Executive Orders (EOs) relating to higher education, K-12 education, and career and technical education. Included in this slate Read More »
Community College Minute, April 21, 2025
CEO to CEO Newsletter, #280
April 18, 2025 | Issue # 280 On Wednesday, we closed out our 105th AACC Annual conference. I hope you left the conference energized and with new ideas to take back to your campuses. Thank you to our board chair, Dr. Sunny Cooke, for the excellent job she did presiding over the conference. And I Read More »