Academic programs

Building an academic excellence framework for faculty

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) has designed a framework to help faculty achieve excellence at all stages of the faculty lifecycle.   Across its seven colleges, CCC employs more than 500 full-time…


Tapping ATB to help adult learners

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The U.S. Education Department (ED) is encouraging community colleges to tap federal assistance that is designed to help students who don’t have a high school diploma or its equivalent. The Higher Education…


2024 AACC Awards winners focus on student success

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Getting one AACC Award of Excellence is impressive. Receiving two draws extra attention. But three? Well, ask Hudson County Community College (HCCC) what that’s like. The New Jersey college on Monday night…



A closer look at community colleges during Covid

Like most educational institutions, community and technical colleges across the United States were forced to make big changes during the height of the Covid pandemic. A new book by a faculty member at the University…


A family formula

For nearly two decades as a medical lab technician in his native Pakistan, Daniel Jacob developed a love for analyzing details and diagnosing samples. However, after moving to Louisiana in 2015, he worked in the…


Why student clubs matter in community colleges

Extracurricular activities play a critical role in shaping the college experience for students, and they are often characterized as a rite of passage for students. One of these extracurricular activities is student clubs. Participating in…


On a new journey to become a nurse in U.S.

Mexican-born Vanessa Munguia is eager to re-start her nursing career in the U.S. — but she first has to improve her English skills. To do that, and to get hands-on training with California’s nursing practices…


Biotech program grows with MentorLinks

Participating in MentorLinks helped Misty Wehling and her colleagues at Southeast Community College (SCC) in Nebraska build stackable credentials for a biotechnology degree program. In the process of winning approval for the program with the…


Embracing neurodiversity on campus

Two-year colleges have been stepping up their efforts in recent years to support neurodiverse students, a population that includes those on the autism spectrum as well as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)….