Trends in performance-based funding Twenty-six states use performance-based funding to allocate funds to their public two-year colleges. Read full PDF.
House Higher Education Act Reauthorization legislation introduced
Read AACC’s brief summary of the “Promoting Real Opportunity and Success and Prosperity through Education Reform Act”.
DataPoints: High-paying occupations
High-paying occupations There are about 30 million jobs that pay good salaries for workers without a bachelor’s degree. Read full PDF.
CEO to CEO Newsletter #101
November 20, 2017 | Issue # 101 “Busy” doesn’t even begin to describe last week. AACC and AASA, the School Superintendents Association, partnered on our seventh meeting on college readiness. On Monday, November 13, I participated in the first meeting of the President’s Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion, led by Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta. AACC […]
AACC Weighs In on Proposed Tax Bills
AACC and its sister trustee organization, Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) sent a joint message to elected officials with regard to the impact of the proposed tax bills on community colleges and their students. Download the AACC/ACCT joint letter to the House on H.R. 1 [PDF]. Download the AACC/ACCT joint letter to Senate Finance […]
DataPoints: Pathway to presidency
Nearly 60 percent of community college presidents have held executive positions on campus prior to becoming CEOs. Read full PDF.
Community Colleges Have a Seat at the Table to Talk Apprenticeships
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2017 Media Contact: Martha Parham, Ed.D. Sr. Vice President, Public Relations Phone: (202) 728-0200 ext. 209 Email: mparham@aacc.nche.edu Leader of Community College Association Appointed to Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion Washington, DC— Members of the federal Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion will gather at the U.S. Department of Labor today—the […]
AACC Letter #874
November 7, 2017 * Issue #874 POLICY and ADVOCACY 1. HOUSE GOP TAX BILL DETRIMENTAL TO COLLEGE STUDENTS The House Republican tax reform legislation released Thursday would make attending college more expensive for thousands of students. Learn more. AACC Contact: David Baime EVENTS and SERVICES 2. REGISTER FOR THE AACC ANNUAL CONVENTION Registration is now open […]
America’s College Promise
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 2017 Contact: Martha Parham, Ed.D. Sr. Vice President of Public Relations Phone: (202) 728-0200 Email: mparham@aacc.nche.edu Opinion Editorial by Walter G. Bumphus, Ph.D. Community colleges are a gateway to the middle class for many Americans. Not only do community colleges serve students looking for a traditional degree program, but they […]
When Less is More: Prioritizing Open Access
When Less is More: Prioritizing Open Access (October 2017) When Less is More: Prioritizing Open Access looks at the mythical full-time equivalent student. Too often, the college community equates all students with full-time equivalents (FTE). This occurs even when it is well known that, unlike other sectors of education, the majority of community college students […]