AACC Comments on RISE NPRM
AACC Comments on RISE NPRM
Community College Minute, February 23, 2026
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 […]
Community Colleges Need to Master the Art of Storytelling
by DeRionne Pollard In my decades as a community college president, I have learned several languages by necessity: academic parlance about credit and noncredit; industry dialects around apprenticeships; and workforce vernacular around experiential learning and career laddering. Unfortunately, none of these languages captures the most critical stories about community colleges’ impact on our national workforce. Those […]
Community College Minute, February 9, 2026
Webinar: CEO Think Tank – Redesigning Partnerships
Join community college presidents and experts from Ellucian to showcase forward-thinking ways to reimagine pathways from college to career. Topics will include Next-Gen Student Services for Career Readiness, Human-Centered Work-Based Learning Models, and more. Watch the webinar. Download the slides for this webinar.
Community College Minute, February 2, 2026
Community College Voice Podcast: Linn-Benton Community College’s Civil Discourse Program
Season 10, Episode 9: Linn-Benton Community College’s Civil Discourse Program Lisa Avery, president of Linn-Benton Community College, talks about the college’s unique Civil Discourse Program. The mission of the program is to promote dialogue that enhances understanding among individuals with diverse viewpoints in an open and respectful environment.
AACC, NSF Calls All Community College Student Innovators
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2026 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 […]