Congratulations to the students/alumni selected to attend the 2018 ATE Conference. Please see the following information pertaining to student activities and the upcoming conference events. Download the ATE Conference Student Schedule of Events (PDF) Download the Student’s Guide to Washington, DC (PDF) WEBINAR – Student Orientation to the ATE Conference: AACC held a webinar on Wednesday, September 19 at […]
Pre-Conference Workshops
Pre-Conference Workshops Wednesday, October 24 Five optional pre-conference workshops will be held on Wednesday, October 24. Advance registration and a fee are required for all attendees. Workshop A – Getting Started for New Grantees 1 – 5 p.m. Registration Fee: $50.00 This workshop is recommended for all principal investigators, co-principal investigators, and other team members […]
Conference Preparation Webinars
AACC is pleased to host the following webinar in preparation for the 2018 ATE Conference. The recording and slides of this webinar will be available for download below following the live event. AACC hosted the following webinar in preparation for the 2018 ATE Conference. The recording and slides of this webinar are available for download […]
Hotel and Travel
Hotel Reservation Deadline: September 26, 2018 Please note that both ATE Conference hotel blocks are now full. If you are still in need of hotel reservations, you can try searching www.hotels.com for area availability. (You can enter “Woodley Park, Washington, DC” into the search field to pull up available hotels closest to the Omni Shoreham). If the […]
Registration
Registration Deadline Extended: October 5, 2018 To register online, click here. Conference Registration Registration is primarily limited to the principal investigator, co-principal investigators, and team members of ATE-funded projects and centers. Additional attendees may register through association with an ATE project or center team. ATE Projects ATE projects may register up to a maximum of […]
ATE Conference 2018
The American Association of Community Colleges with the support of the National Science Foundation held the 25th National ATE Principal Investigators’ Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. The conference brought together approximately 900 people to focus on the critical issues related to advanced technological education. Key people working on ATE projects across the country […]
CEO to CEO Newsletter #116
June 22, 2018 | Issue # 116 Summer hasn’t slowed us down at AACC. Last week, we hosted Advocates in Action and partnered with the National Science Foundation on the Community College Innovation Challenge boot camp. This week, the Developmental Education Redesign Institute is taking place in Baltimore. Next week, we’ll welcome emerging leaders to […]
Summer Pell Survey
AACC is currently surveying community colleges to determine the impact on students of the year-round or “summer” Pell Grant. Responses from all community colleges are encouraged. Dear Colleague, Community college leaders from across the country lobbied vigorously to secure the year-round Pell Grant that was enacted last year. This change allows students to receive a second […]
Analysis of House Immigration Bill’s DACA Provisions
The Border Security and Immigration Reform Act (BSIRA) of 2018 would grant Dreamers contingent non-immigrant status with a subsequent path to citizenship. This is a positive step forward but Congress must do better than what is contained in BSIRA. AACC has joined the other major higher education associations in a letter that expresses appreciation for […]
DataPoints: Dual-enrollment increases
While overall enrollment in community colleges is decreasing, their enrollment of high school students is rising. Read the full PDF.