December 3, 2025 Workforce Pell is front and center in Washington, DC, as formal negotiations begin on the regulations that will guide the implementation process and program functioning. We have several new tools that may help you navigate emerging developments, including some step-by-step infographics and details on what colleges should be doing to prepare. […]
AACC Response to 2026-27 IPEDS, ACTS Survey
AACC Response to 2026-27 IPEDS, ACTS Survey
Community College Minute, December 15, 2025
Workforce Pell Implementation Update – Negotiated Rulemaking Webinar
AACC Members are invited to join president and CEO, Dr. DeRionne Pollard along with our government relations team for updates on the negotiated rulemaking process for implementation of the Workforce Pell Grant. The webinar will include a summary of the regulations under discussion and point to their possible provisions once they are implemented in final […]
Community College Minute, December 8, 2025
Focus Forward, November 19, 2025
November 19, 2025 AACC is carefully tracking the impacts of yesterday’s interagency agreements between the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, Interior, Labor, and State. We are working diligently to understand how the changes may impact our colleges and will provide clarity as it becomes available. We are also closely monitoring […]
Community College Minute, December 2, 2025
Community College Minute, November 24, 2025
Focus Forward, November 5, 2025
November 5, 2025 As the federal government shutdown extends, more of our students may be affected. Please let us know any impacts your campuses may be experiencing so that AACC can continue reporting to Capitol Hill. We are particularly interested in any impacts on students that the cancelation of TRIO programs might be having and […]
AACC Government Relations Update: Loan Repayment and Cohort Default Rates Webinar
After five years of student loan repayment freezes, pauses, and on-ramp periods, many student borrowers who are delinquent on payments are seeing their loans go into default for the first time. Default carries significant negative ramifications for both the borrower and institution alike. If a college is assessed a Cohort Default Rate (CDR) of above […]