September 13, 2024 | Issue # 268 Natural disasters are something that community college leaders always prepare for while hoping they never happen. I have been in touch with LCTCS president Monty Sullivan, LCTCS board member Tim Hardy, and LSUE president Nancee Sorenson in Louisiana who are tracking Hurricane Francine’s trajectory and working to keep […]
Community College Minute, September 9, 2024
DataPoints: Job growth over the next decade
A new federal report projecting employment over the next decade shows that healthcare and social assistance is expected to have the largest growth and be the fastest-growing industry sector between 2023 and 2033. Employment growth in the field — anticipated to be 1% annually over the period — will be driven by an aging population and more […]
Community College Minute, September 3, 2024
DataPoints: New data on dual enrollment
Roughly one-fifth (20.4%) of public community college enrollment consisted of students still in high school in the 2022-23 academic year, according to newly released data from the U.S. Education Department (ED). For the first time, the National Center for Education Statistics collected data through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) on students taking credit courses in […]
Community College Minute, August 26, 2024
AACC Comments on Distance Education Proposed Rules
AACC Comments on Distance Education Proposed Rules (PDF)
CEO to CEO Newsletter #267
August 23, 2024 | Issue # 267 The fall semester is upon us and campuses are getting busy again. The new school year brings a lot of chaos but also a feeling of optimism. As you are welcoming faculty, staff, and students back to campus, I hope you’ll take the time to walk around campus […]
DataPoints: Serving students with disabilities
The percentage of public community colleges with more than 3% of their students reporting a disability has decreased slightly, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Education. In the 2020-21 academic year, 41.3% of community colleges indicated more the 3% of their students had reported a disability, dropping to 39.2% of the colleges in 2021-22. […]
Advocacy quick hits
Editor’s note: This weekly update from the government relations office at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) provides the latest on what’s happening in Washington and how AACC is advancing policies to support community colleges and students. Send questions, feedback and more to: kgimborys@aacc.nche.edu. Department of Education opens Request for Information on 2025-26 FAFSA […]