As unemployment rates have climbed in 2020, career services offices at community colleges have become more vital than ever. The pandemic hasn’t only caused these offices to move services online but also to provide updated…
Bipartisan group of lawmakers announces Covid-19 relief dealNASFAAThe package contains a number of provisions related to the higher education sector and includes $20 billion for postsecondary institutions and students. Commentary: What community colleges need right…
Selected photos from institutions that are members of the American Association of Community Colleges. Brianna Rose, a diagnostic imaging student at Wallace State Community College (Alabama), receives her pin from Clinical Coordinator Kelli Rich during…
Alabama Wallace State scholarshiprecipient Haley Self-Tumlinthanks supporters ofthe Wallace State FutureFoundation. The Wallace State Community College Future Foundation raised nearly $120,000 for scholarships during its annual fundraiser for the program. In a typical year, the foundation hosts an…
The Portland Community College (PCC) Foundation recently received its largest-ever gift, which is worth more than $5.5 million. And it is a unique bequest, as well. When poet Carolyn Moore passed away, she stipulated that…
Enrollment at community colleges for this fall was down 9.5% overall, 18.9% among freshmen and nearly 30% among freshman who are either Black, Hispanic or Native American, according to recent data from the National Student…
Oregon community colleges concerned about decrease in enrollment for marginalized communitiesOregon Public RadioBoth Oregon community colleges and public universities have seen a decrease in enrollment amid the coronavirus pandemic. Community colleges especially have seen major…
Washington Watch is produced by the AACC office of government relations and policy analysis. The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has publicly released its formal top-line transition agenda for the incoming Biden administration. …
JBS USA, Colorado college to offer free two-year education to children of JBS employeesGreeley TribuneJBS USA announced Wednesday a partnership with Aims Community College to offer a free two-year education for children of JBS Greeley…
Congress continues to negotiate an economic stimulus package to follow the CARES Act, which was enacted in March. However, it remains unclear if lawmakers will be able to strike a final deal that President Donald…