The federal government disbursed roughly $88 billion in new federal loans in the 2023-24 fiscal year (July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024). Based on data from the U.S. Education Department’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), 88.5% of all postsecondary institutions had students enrolled who received a federal loan, while 86.7% of public community colleges […]
Community College Minute, August 11, 2025
Community College Voice Podcast Season 10, Episode 5: The Lowe’s Foundation Announces Gable Grants Third Cohort
Community College Minute, August 4, 2025
DataPoints: Federal direct student loans
Community College Minute, July 28, 2025
Community College Voice Podcast Season 10, Episode 4: NC Reconnect
Season 10, Episode 4: NC Reconnect: Increasing Adult Learner Success via Professional Staff Training Many states have established educational attainment goals to align a skilled workforce with industry needs, mainly focusing on adults with some college experience but no degree, who often face challenges such as debt despite progressing toward completion. The NC Reconnect project, […]
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 […]
Pollard Selected to Lead American Association of Community Colleges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2025 Contact: Martha M. Parham, Ed.D. Cell: 714-932-3694 mparham@aacc.nche.edu Washington, DC – The board of directors of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) announces the selection of Dr. DeRionne Pollard as the next president and CEO of the 105-year-old community college organization. Pollard is the first woman to take […]