Many of you are aware that the U.S. Department of Education has proposed sweeping new regulations for the policies and procedures that accrediting agencies must follow to be recognized as “gatekeepers” for the purposes of federal student aid. Below are AACC’s core positions on the accreditation Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). We encourage you to […]
AACC Pre-Advocates in Action Briefing Webinar
In this webinar, the AACC government relations team will preview the “Blue Sheet” detailing AACC’s latest federal legislative priorities that will be provided to attendees of AACC’s Advocates in Action event the following week. Whether or not you plan to attend AiA, AACC members are encouraged to join this webinar to learn more about the […]
AACC Federal Policy Update Webinar
The AACC government relations team reviews the latest policy developments in Washington, DC. Learn what you need to know to be a better advocate and leader at your institution. Topics covered includes federal funding, accreditation regulations, community college agricultural programs, the Trump administration’s Call to Action, Workforce Pell, and more. Please note: Date & Time: […]
Washington Watch Weekly, August 7, 2026
McMahon issues higher education ‘National Call to Action’ Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday sent a “National Call to Action” to all college and university presidents, asking them to respond to a series of questions that the communication identifies as central to declining “public esteem” in higher education. As covered in Community College Daily, the […]
Washington Watch Weekly, July 31, 2026
Senate HELP committee approves higher education bills The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee marked up and approved a slate of 10 bills and nominations on Thursday, including several bills of interest to community colleges. With time running short in the current Congress, the future for all these bills is murky at best. For […]
AACC Federal Funding Priorities August 2026
AACC Federal Funding Priorities August 2026
AACC Support for Senate HELP Committee markup of College Transparency Act
AACC Support for Senate HELP Committee markup of College Transparency Act
Washington Watch Weekly, July 17, 2026
House Republicans advance bill package to formally dismantle ED Republicans on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce introduced last week a set of 10 bills – called the “Less Bureaucracy, Better Education” package – designed to dismantle the Department of Education (ED). On Wednesday, the Committee approved the package on a partisan basis. […]
Washington Watch Weekly, July 3, 2026
Final accountability rules released The Department of Education (ED) on Wednesday published the final regulations establishing a new accountability and transparency regime based on program completers’ earnings. As covered in Community College Daily, the regulations are the last set of final rules issued to implement the numerous higher education components of last year’s One Big […]
Washington Watch Weekly, June 26, 2026
House marks up campus culture bills The House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Thursday held a markup of 11 bills dealing with issues related to higher education, labor and healthcare policy. Five of the bills addressed campus culture issues directly. Most of the higher education bills were approved by the committee on party-line […]