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Proposed Workforce Pell rules published in the Federal Register The Department of Education (ED) on Monday published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Workforce Pell Grant program. The public has 30 days to comment on the NPRM; AACC will submit comments on behalf of the sector. (See AACC’s analysis). As covered in the […]

AACC Summary and Analysis of Notice of Propose Rulemaking on Workforce Pell Grants

AACC/ACCT FY 2027 Priorities

AACC Comments on RISE NPRM

Workforce Pell Implementation Webinar: Best Institutional and State Practices

With negotiated rulemaking concluded and the next phase of the regulatory process to come, the Dept. of Education is charging ahead to have Workforce Pell in place by July 1. The draft regulations agreed to by the negotiators give states an outsize role in the program approval process. Community colleges across the country are making […]

Advocacy Quick Hits (01/22/2026)

House unveils appropriations bill for education, labor programs The House Appropriations Committee this week released its fiscal year 2026 (FY 26) Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill, which funds federal student aid, higher education grant programs, and apprenticeship and job training programs. The bill is packaged as part of a “minibus” that also includes the Defense and Transportation-HUD […]

Advocacy Quick Hits (1/16/2026)

ICYMI: Negotiated-rulemaking table reached consensus on new accountability scheme, GE/FVT The Education Department (ED) last week convened the second negotiated-rulemaking table for the Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) Committee. The AHEAD Committee is the second of two panels brought together to implement the higher education components of H.R. 1, […]

Advocacy Quick Hits

ICMYI: All AACC-member colleges excluded from IPEDS ACTS Survey Before the holidays, the Education Department (ED) announced that White House Office of Management and Budget approved the final 2026-27 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) elements, including the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS). The new ACTS survey will require eligible institutions to report a […]

Advocacy quick hits

ED reaches consensus on Workforce Pell regulations House Committee advances four higher education bills ED reaches consensus on Workforce Pell regulations Last week, the Department of Education (ED) hosted the first negotiated rulemaking table for the Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) Committee. The week-long session was dedicated entirely to […]