The Lowe’s Foundation launched a five-year, $50 million effort to help community colleges and other community-based organizations prepare 50,000 people for skilled trades careers. The first round of the Gable Grants will focus on community and technical colleges, through which the foundation aims to address the skilled trades labor shortage, with a focus on young […]
Community College Voice Podcast, Season 7, Episode 3
Community College Minute, April 3, 2023
DataPoints: Apprenticeship goals
DataPoints: Apprenticeship goals A national initiative led by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) to increase the number of apprentices throughout the U.S. served 22,001 participants by its conclusion last summer, vastly surpassing its goal to serve 16,000 registered apprentices. Expanding Community College Apprenticeships (ECCA), a three-year effort funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, included more […]
Community College Minute, March 27, 2023
FY24 Double Pell Coalition Letter
FY24 Double Pell Coalition Letter (PDF)
FY24 Community College Funding Priorities
FY24 Community College Funding Priorities (PDF)
Community College Minute, March 20, 2023
Community College Advocacy Update
Budget and Appropriations AACC advocates for robust increases to key community college programs as part of the annual budget and appropriations process. Last week, President Biden released his budget framework for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 24). The budget proposal requests $90 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Education, a 13.6 percent increase above […]
DataPoints: Women CEOs at community colleges
Well over one-third (36.6%) of community college presidents are women. This is significantly higher than the 30% overall rate of women CEOs reported in the 2017 American College President Survey from the American Council on Education (ACE will be releasing new data next month). Based on an analysis of the American Association of Community Colleges membership database, […]