Season 6 Episode 3 Join Us for Thursdays in May AACC Digital is our response to the coronavirus pandemic. As a busy professional, the program is designed completely with you in mind. We understand that you’re balancing a lot with your job and your personal life, and […]
Community College Voice Podcast, Season 6, Episode 1
Season 6 Episode 1 In this episode, we talk about creating opportunities for expansion and diversity of cloud-skilled talent via flexible, stackable pathways. Guests: René Cintrón, PhD, Chief Education and Training Officer at Louisiana Community & Technical College System Mike Berman, Global Head of Academic and Workforce Solutions at AWS Education to Workforce team Learn […]
Trends in Community College Enrollment and Completion Data, Issue 6
This is the sixth issue in a series of American Association of Community Colleges analyses of trends in community college enrollments and examination of completion rates. Two sources are used, enrollment, graduation rates, and outcomes measures information from the U.S. Department of Education and enrollment and completion rates published by the National Student Clearinghouse. Download […]
AACC Statement on DACA Decision
The Supreme Court’s ruling today to block the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a welcome one for many of the nation’s community colleges and the students they serve. Community colleges serve the majority of underrepresented students in the United States, including many Dreamers that have only known America as their […]
Community college enrollment crisis?
Community college enrollment crisis? HISTORICAL TRENDS IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENROLLMENT Download the report (PDF). Community college enrollment has been in decline nationally since peaking in 2010. This report will put the recent community college trends into perspective by reviewing community college enrollment from 2001 through 2017, and by examining concurrent trends that are related to […]
AACC Statement on Hurricane Irma
On behalf of the board, staff, and members of the American Association of Community Colleges, please know that our thoughts and prayers are with our colleagues in Florida as they prepare for Hurricane Irma. All public community colleges have been closed through Monday, September 11, 2017, by order of Governor Scott. Our Florida community colleges […]
Helping Colleges Impacted by Hurricane Harvey
UPDATED The Texas higher education community is working with the Communities Foundation of Texas to organize #harveyHELP, a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for emergency aid to help college students impacted by Hurricane Harvey stay in school. Why emergency aid? Research from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation shows that it helps students overcome the […]