FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 22, 2024 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 […]
AACC, NSF Calls All Community College Student Innovators
Advocacy quick hits
Editor’s note: This weekly update from the government relations office at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) provides the latest on what’s happening in Washington and how AACC is advancing policies to support community colleges and students. Send questions, feedback and more to: kgimborys@aacc.nche.edu. FY 2024 Funding Update House Republicans unveil new HEA reauthorization […]
Community College Minute, January 16, 2024
Advocacy quick hits
Editor’s note: This weekly update from the government relations office at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) provides the latest on what’s happening in Washington and how AACC is advancing policies to support community colleges and students. Send questions, feedback and more to: kgimborys@aacc.nche.edu. Negotiated Rulemaking underway 2024-25 FAFSA hits key application milestone Negotiated […]
CEO to CEO Newsletter #251
January 5, 2024 | Issue # 251 Happy New Year! I hope you had some time for rest and reflection over the holidays. On January 2, the U.S. Department of Education released six issue papers across a range of categories to further its goals that students are well served by the institutions of higher education […]
DataPoints: Military service-related student aid programs
DataPoints: Military service-related student aid programs The U.S. Department of Education collects information on the number of recipients and total amount of aid received at each institution of higher education for two military service-related programs. The data reported on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) are for: the Post 9/11 GI Bill, which provides aid for […]
Advocacy quick hits
Editor’s note: This weekly update from the government relations office at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) provides the latest on what’s happening in Washington and how AACC is advancing policies to support community colleges and students. Send questions, feedback and more to: kgimborys@aacc.nche.edu. The 2024-25 FAFSA Goes Live Department of Education gears up […]
Community College Minute, January 8, 2024
AACC/ACCT Joint Letter on Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act
AACC/ACCT Joint Letter on Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act (PDF)