San Antonio takes the Prize
San Antonio College (SAC), which is one of five colleges in the Alamo Colleges District in Texas, is the winner of the 2021 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. When SAC President Robert Vela was…
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AACC news & notes
Upcoming events There’s still time to register for AACC DigitalThere are still plenty of sessions and events coming up for AACC Digital. Register to access past sessions on-demand, including conversations with America Ferrera and Aaron…
Washington Watch: Community colleges carry a broad legislative agenda
With the release last week of most of the third and likely final round of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) allocations, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is focusing on a variety of…
Some more details about using ARP funds
Two top-level U.S. Education Department (ED) officials on Monday provided some more insight on how the department will implement the $12 billion coming to community colleges through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. In a…
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Biden’s plan for free community college faces resistanceWall Street Journal“It’s difficult for those of us who have resources to understand why $1,200 or $1,500 would be a barrier, but for a family that is living…
Opening STEM doors for women of color
As part of an ongoing effort to boost the number of women and students of color pursuing STEM-related careers, MiraCosta College has teamed with the University of California, Irvine on an initiative to open more…
Cutting-edge training
Thousands of Michigan’s essential workers are now attending state community colleges tuition-free in pursuit of better jobs and higher pay. These new students are harnessing Futures for Frontliners, a Michigan scholarship program providing essential employees…
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Huge budget boost to UC, CSU and community colleges targets student housing and job trainingLos Angeles TimesCalifornia public colleges and universities will receive a massive funding boost to expand affordable student housing, repair aging facilities…
Newsmakers
New CEOs Edward Bonahue will serve as president for Suffolk County Community College in New York. He currently is provost and vice president for academic affairs at Santa Fe College in Florida, a position he…
Diving into data to increase ROI
Howard Community College (HCC) in Maryland dove into its data to understand just where they were investing money and time and what the return on those investments was. HCC President Kathleen Hetherington was joined by…