AACC summary of the One Big Beautiful Bill ED guidance restricts CTE, ABE and dual enrollment for undocumented students Democrats demand information on $7B in withheld education funding ED restarts interest accrual for borrowers in SAVE Plan forbearance Register for Advocates in Action 2025 AACC summary of the One Big Beautiful Bill The American Association […]
AACC Budget Reconciliation Summary
AACC Budget Reconciliation Summary
AACC/ACCT joint letter regarding FY 2025 budget reconciliation legislation
AACC/ACCT joint letter regarding FY 2025 budget reconciliation legislation
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Hispanic-Serving Institutions program challenged in court AACC joins amicus brief supporting Harvard University’s suit against the Trump Administration ICYMI: Trump administration aims to transfer CTE programs to DOL Hispanic-Serving Institutions program challenged in court The state of Tennessee and Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) recently sued the U.S. Education Department (ED), arguing that the […]
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Community college advocacy pays off in Senate reconciliation text Community college advocacy pays off in Senate reconciliation text On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions released its budget reconciliation proposal containing changes to higher education student aid and repayment policies. This text directly responds to and in some areas builds on […]
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Trump’s budget aims to reduce the maximum Pell Grant TRIO grants canceled at a pair of community colleges Trump’s budget aims to reduce the maximum Pell Grant The Trump administration last week released its full fiscal year 2026 (FY 26) budget request, with the funding amounts it seeks for all discretionary programs. As AACC’s Jim […]
Contact Your Senators About the Budget Reconciliation Bill
Dear AACC President/Institutional Advocate: We are contacting you on pending Congressional action of the highest importance. This concerns the House of Representatives’ budget reconciliation bill, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” that passed last week. If accepted by the Senate , it will have a devastating financial impact on the hundreds of thousands of community […]
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Advocacy needed to protect Pell in Senate reconciliation package FY 26 appropriations ramps up Senate HELP Committee approves key nominations House passes their reconciliation package, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” On Tuesday, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) sent a joint letter to the Senate […]
AACC Position on Senate higher education reconciliation legislation (HELP Committee)
AACC Position on Senate higher education reconciliation legislation (HELP Committee)
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House passes their reconciliation package, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Secretary McMahon defends Trump Administration’s budget request Senate HELP Committee holds hearing on the state of higher education House passes their reconciliation package, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Early Thursday morning, the House of Representatives passed their massive FY 2025 budget reconciliation bill […]