AACC is pleased to announce a new Request for Proposals for MentorLinks Colleges and a Request for Applications for MentorLinks Mentors for the 2019-2021 cohort. The deadline to apply is June 7, 2019. The MentorLinks: Advancing Technological Education program, supported by the National Science Foundation is designed to help colleges develop or strengthen technician training programs in STEM […]
DataPoints: Finishing with little debt
Nearly 60 percent of public two-year college students who earn an associate degree are not saddled with student loan debt. Read the full PDF.
Apply Now for a CCAMPIS Grant
On April 16, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced this year’s competition for new Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) awards. Grants are awarded through a competitive process to institutions of higher education that enroll large numbers of Pell Grant recipients. In addition to campus-based child care for infants and toddlers, the program […]
Ten community college presidents elected to board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2019 Contact: Martha Parham 202-728-0200 x209 mparham@aacc.nche.edu American Association of Community Colleges welcomes new board members. Washington, DC — The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) represents the nation’s 1,051 community colleges and is governed by a 32-member Board of Directors. Ten community college presidents were recently elected to serve […]
Understanding and supporting the successful transfer of community college students to four-year institutions webinar
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation partner with community college(s) to provide community college leaders with insights on encouraging successful student transfer. Attendees will learn about new research findings on transfer success from the Foundation’s “Persistence” report, as well as community college’s administrative supports and national trends elevating […]
Five innovative community colleges take home top honors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2019 Contact: Martha Parham 202-728-0200 x209 mparham@aacc.nche.edu American Association of Community Colleges Honors Visionary Work of Community Colleges Orlando, FL—The nation’s community colleges serve more than 40 percent of all U.S. undergraduates, providing a pathway to the American Dream for 12 million students. Five community colleges were honored for their […]
Community College Voice Podcast Season 2, Episode 6
Episode 6
Amazon Business and community colleges webinar
Lower costs, increase efficiency, improve compliance Register now for this free webinar. Community College faculty and staff have one of the toughest jobs in the education industry. On top of managing the classroom, they have to juggle the time and effort spent on getting the products they need to do their jobs effectively. At the […]
CEO to CEO Newsletter #135
April 5, 2019 | Issue # 135 By this time next week, I’ll be in Orlando for the 99th Annual AACC Convention. We’ve got more than 150 sessions scheduled, including a Super Spotlight session on Sunday, April 14, that will focus on the new Expanding Community College Apprenticeships (ECCA) initiative, as well as innovative community […]
Spotlight: Borough of Manhattan Community College, The City University of New York
“At BMCC, our goal is to improve student success, not incrementally but dramatically. We have improved three-year graduation rates over 40 percent in the last five years, but now we are engaged in a college-wide Designing for Success process to double the overall graduation rate, significantly increase successful transfer and baccalaureate attainment, expand career development leading to […]