Join community college presidents and experts from Ellucian to showcase forward-thinking ways to reimagine pathways from college to career. Topics will include Next-Gen Student Services for Career Readiness, Human-Centered Work-Based Learning Models, and more. Date & Time: Feb 13, 2026 12:00 PM Eastern Time Register now.
Workforce Pell Implementation Webinar: Best Institutional and State Practices
With negotiated rulemaking concluded and the next phase of the regulatory process to come, the Dept. of Education is charging ahead to have Workforce Pell in place by July 1. The draft regulations agreed to by the negotiators give states an outsize role in the program approval process. Community colleges across the country are making Read More »
CEO Think Tank Webinar Data-Driven Breakthroughs: Reimagining Pathways to Community College Success
AACC member presidents share their insights on participation in a national think tank with Zogotech to discuss how data-driven solutions impact pathways to community college success. Time: Jan 16, 2026 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Watch this webinar now.
AACC Federal Update Webinar: New Accountability Regulations
The Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) negotiated rulemaking wraps up its second and final session this week, where they have been working on rules to implement a broad, new accountability scheme for Title IV-eligible programs. For the first time, nearly all eligible programs will be judged according to Read More »
AACC Government Relations Update Webinar: Workforce Pell Implementation
AACC’s Government Relations team will provide an update on the ongoing implementation of the Workforce Pell Grant that was enacted in early July. Colleges will be informed about what the legislation contains, the implementation decisions that are still to be made by the Executive Branch and state governments, and how institutions can begin planning to Read More »
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 Read More »
AI Skills for All Webinar: The AI Ready Campus
Upcoming Webinar Title: AI Skills for All Webinar: The AI Ready Campus Date and Time: Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time (60 minutes) Host: AACC AI Skills for All Initiative supported by Microsoft Summary: What makes for an AI ready campus? Join this conversation about how colleges are deploying AI tools in innovative ways for learning Read More »
Advocacy quick hits
FY 25 TRIO funding still in flux FSA opens beta testing of 2026-27 FAFSA to all FY 25 TRIO funding still in flux With less than two weeks left in fiscal year 2025, many community colleges have not yet received their expected TRIO award disbursements. Many colleges expected to see awards processed for TRIO’s Upward Read More »
AACC Federal Policy Webinar: Reconciliation and Funding
AACC Federal Policy Webinar: Reconciliation and Funding Tuesday, July 29, 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET In this free webinar, the AACC government relations team will bring you up to speed on everything you need to know about what’s going on in Washington that will affect your college. We’ll focus on the recently passed budget reconciliation Read More »
AACC Position on Senate higher education reconciliation legislation (HELP Committee)
AACC Position on Senate higher education reconciliation legislation (HELP Committee)