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Pathways Coaches Michael Baston Ed Bowling Kathleen Cleary Darla Cooper Donna Dare Cynthia Ferrell John Nixon Joyce Walsh Portillo Laura Rittner Stephanie M. Sutton Diane Troyer Tonjua Williams Pathways Project Partners Pathways Colleges Thirty diverse institutions from seventeen states have been selected to participate in intensive Pathways Project work over the next three years. The […]

The AACC Leadership Suite consists of professional development and renewal opportunities for emerging and current leaders, and includes the following programs and resources: For Individuals AACC John E. Roueche Future Leaders Institute (Roueche-FLI) AACC Future Presidents Institute (FPI) Presidents Academy Summer Institute (PASI)

The American Association of Community Colleges has developed and continuously updates an online career exploration site to help jobseekers enter high-paying and high-growth careers. The Virtual Career Network (VCN) platform has expanded to include transit, green jobs, and a specialized portal designed to assist 50+ workers identify and enter new high-growth occupations. The Virtual Career Network allows […]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Grants Program Supported by the U.S. Department of Labor and in partnership with Jobs for the Future, AACC has continued delivering technical assistance to Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grantees. AACC is supporting over 700 community colleges with their individual needs as […]

Click here to read “Competency as a Currency: An Update on The Right Signals Initiative”. Prepared by AACC with the support of Lumina Foundation and the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, this report highlights the outline of the work and progress to date. The highly diverse credentialing marketplace includes educational degrees and certificates, professional and […]

The Job Ready, Willing, and Able Initiative (JRWA) was a 3-year initiative funded by Walmart Foundation which provided 17 community colleges with resources to engage unemployed or underemployed adults in education, training, and wraparound services that lead to middle-skill credentials and careers. JRWA colleges demonstrated diverse geographic, demographic, and economic profiles that included a range […]

The Industry-Informed Infrastructure (“I3”) in Appalachian Colleges project is supported by the Appalachian Regional Commission. AACC, in collaboration with the Community Colleges of Appalachia (CCA), is working with 13 community colleges to expand industry partnerships, enhance technical training, and showcase national models in the oil/gas and hospitality sectors. The initiative focuses on coal-impacted communities in […]

Economic Resiliency through Rural Community Colleges is a one-year Initiative supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to further work previously conducted in two successful rounds of a cooperative agreement related to economic resiliency and community colleges. This work involves the AACC affiliate council, the Rural Community College Alliance (RCCA) and 10 community colleges. Grantee […]