AACC news & notes
Upcoming events Register for AACC AnnualThe 2022 AACC Annual will be held April 30–May 3 in New York City. Registration is open. Keynote speakers include Stephanie Land, author of MAID, and David and Jonah Stillman,…
Campus Issues
Colleges face staffing challenges
A job opening for an information technology professor at Florida State College at Jacksonville attracted just a handful of applications. None of them panned out, so the college reopened the search. “We’ve probably had five…
Revamping short-term credential pathways
An initiative to develop short-term credentials that better serve employers and learners has published a brief that highlights key elements gleaned over its first year from participating community colleges and their partners. In fall 2020, Education…
Reporter’s notebook
Housing partnership to help students in needExploring a career in childhood education Alabama college to look at reinstating baseball, softball A fresh take on annual reports Housing partnership to help students in need Río Hondo…
Calling student innovators
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is accepting applications for its annual Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC), which encourages student innovation in STEM that can address real-world challenges. The competition, held in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF),…
Headlines
Campus mental health crisis adds to burdens on community collegesBusiness JournalsWhile campuses largely have committed to a response, community colleges may not have the resources or tools needed to meet the moment, potentially resulting in…
Headlines
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has $200 million workforce development planAssociated PressThe plan includes investing approximately $82 million in existing programs that have shown results in putting people to work. Those include programs administered by the…
Funding roundup
A scholarship at New Jersey’s Brookdale Community College got a boost recently. The Little Silver Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 donated $16,326 to the Brookdale Community College Foundation T. J. Bruno Memorial Scholarship for students…
Hope, optimism and support in 2022
As the new year begins, it is not a time of hope for many community college students and potential students who are dealing with all-too-familiar struggles and challenges that keep them away from the classroom….
Hopeful sign among first-time enrollments
A new national report on college enrollments for this fall confirms the continued drop of students attending community college during the Covid pandemic, though at a much lower rate. It also supports a promising sign:…