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 Read More »
Community College Advocacy Update
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, Read More »
Community College Minute, March 13, 2023
AACC Letter on 2023 Farm Bill
AACC Letter on 2023 Farm Bill (PDF)
Community College Minute, March 6, 2023
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Community College Voice Podcast, Season 7, Episode 2
Season 7, Episode 2 The AACC Innovation Challenege (CCIC) 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 faculty or administrator mentor, use science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to innovate solutions to Read More »