The Outstanding Alumni Awards recognize community college alumni who have excelled in their chosen fields. Cordero Holmes Activist and Director of Operations for Progress Pushers Arizona Alumnus of Rio Salado College (Arizona) Learn more about Cordero Holmes. Sylvia Mendez Civil Rights Activist and Retired Nurse Alumna of Orange Coast College (California) Learn more about […]
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Department of Education extends GE/FVT institutional reporting deadline to February 18 Trump Administration releases first set of Education Department personnel, key higher education policy positions still to come Department of Education extends GE/FVT institutional reporting deadline to February 18 Last Friday, the Department of Education (ED) announced that it has reopened reporting for Gainful Employment […]
AACC, NSF Calls All Community College Student Innovators
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2025 Contact: Martha M. Parham, Ed.D. 202-728-0200 x209 mparham@aacc.nche.edu Community College Innovation Challenge invites community college students to create STEM solutions to real-world problems Washington, D.C. – Today, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), has launched its platform to advance student […]
Community College Minute, January 21, 2025
CEO to CEO Newsletter, Issue #274
January 17, 2024 | Issue # 274 I want to begin by wishing all of you a Happy New Year, and I hope the new semester has started off well. Our friends in Southern California are dealing with fear and uncertainty as the wildfires continue to burn. And even after the fires are fully extinguished, […]
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ICYMI: Department of Education issues final regulations on program integrity and institutional quality 119th Congress begins, new leaders at the helm of key committees Department of Education issues new guidance on OPMs ICYMI: Department of Education issues final regulations on program integrity and institutional quality In late December, the Department of Education (ED) released final […]
Community College Minute, January 13, 2025
AACC Statement on the California Wildfires
As we watch from Washington, DC, the wildfires in Southern California continue to cause unprecedented devastation across the Southern California region. The community colleges and their students remain in our thoughts and prayers as Californians continue to face enormous loss. We commend the work of the heroic first responders and firefighters, many of whom began […]
Community College Voice Podcast: Season 9, Episode 7: Design Thinking at Joliet Junior College<
Season 9, Episode 7: Design Thinking at Joliet Junior College In this episode, we talk to Dr. Clyne G. H. Namuo, president of Joliet Junior College (JJC). Under Dr. Namuo, the college has adopted a Design Thinking approach to enhance strategic initiatives and solve problems.
DataPoints: Pell grants disbursements
The U.S. Education Department (ED) disbursed $31.47 billion in Pell grants to 6.53 million students in the 2023-24 academic year, based on preliminary year-end data. This represents a significant increase from the prior year, when $27.2 billion were awarded to 6.17 million students. The increase in dollars disbursed is due to a combination of factors. First, […]