The Community College Innovation Challenge – Why Your Students Should Apply? February 8, 2024 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST The Community College Innovation Challenge is led by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF). It is a national competition where community college student teams, working with a […]
Webinar: AACC Federal Policy Year-End Wrap Up
In this webinar, AACC’s government relations team provided updates on the latest developments in Washington at the end of the 2023 Congressional session. Topics covered included details on two new and vitally important bills just approved by the House Education and Workforce Committee: the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act and the Stronger Workforce for America Act […]
Government Relations Update Webinar on Gainful Employment
On Friday, October 13, 2023, AACC’s Government Relations team provided updates on the gainful employment final rule and the overtime and web accessibility proposed regulations in a webinar. There was also a Q&A for attendees. Download the slide deck. (PDF) Watch video recording. (Vimeo)
AACC Federal Policy Update Webinar: The Latest from Washington
In this free webinar, the AACC government relations team brought attendees up to speed on the latest federal policy developments. Topics included federal funding, Dept. of Education regulations, short-term Pell legislation, and more. Congress has just returned home for their annual August recess, and the webinar provided the knowledge attendees need to advocate for community […]
Setting Yourself Up for Success Webinar
Webinar Topic: Setting Yourself Up for Success Looking to advance your career in higher education administration? Create a research-based communications-focused plan that will help chart the way to that position.
Webinar: Inside the Beltway – Community Colleges and Congress
Inside the Beltway: Community Colleges and Congress Thursday, April 13, 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET The AACC government relations team brought participants up to speed on the latest in federal policy. This free webinar provided up-to-date information on hot policy topics, including Pell Grant eligibility for short-term programs, federal funding, Biden administration regulations, and more. […]
Webinar: Catching Up with Capitol Hill: Lame Duck Edition
The AACC government relations team brought participants up to speed on everything they need to know about Congress’s agenda during the upcoming “lame duck” session. Several important community college issues are on tap for the post-election session, including federal funding, student tax provisions, and possibly short-term Pell eligibility. The team discussed the latest regulatory developments, […]
AACC’s Washington Watch Live Webinar
In this webinar, AACC’s lobbyists provided a rundown of the latest developments in Washington, DC, including the pending Build Back Better Act, Infrastructure Legislation, Fiscal Year 2022 Funding, and other key legislative and regulatory actions. Ample time was provided for questions from participants. Download the slide deck for this webinar. (PDF) Watch the video on […]
AACC Presents Fraud Awareness Training – Federal Funding Webinar
The federal government has provided the U.S. Department of Education (ED) with more than $280 billion to assist in meeting the needs of students impacted by the coronavirus pandemic—the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act (March 2020), the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021-Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (December 2020), and […]
AACC Federal Policy Update Webinar
On June 8, 2021, the AACC government relations team hosted a webinar to bring attendees up to speed on legislation to enact President Biden’s American Jobs and Families Plan. This included information on tuition-free community college, workforce training, infrastructure, and more. They also covered FY 2022 federal funding and other key legislation. The team also […]