Editor’s note: Photos from member colleges of the American Association of Community Colleges and the U.S. Labor Department. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited Truckee Meadows Community College’s health science center on Wednesday to see its nursing,…
Congress released on Wednesday an omnibus fiscal year (FY) 2022 appropriations bill that will fund the entire federal government for the remainder of the current fiscal year, which began on October 1. As expected, the…
Dr. Jill Biden on Monday kicked off a mini-tour in Arizona and Nevada to highlight workforce development programs at community colleges that lead to career opportunities in high-demand fields such as semiconductor manufacturing. The first…
A new analysis of community college baccalaureate (CCB) programs in Florida and Washington — two states with the longest history in offering such programs — suggests that CCBs provide an important baccalaureate access point for…
As part of a sweeping update of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Congress is moving to require that institutions of higher education administer biennially a new survey designed to obtain information regarding postsecondary student…
Amazon workers can now attend these 180 colleges for freeFortuneAmazon is adding partnerships with more than 140 colleges and universities–mostly community colleges–to provide a cost-free college education to its hourly employees, bringing the number of…
The 2022 AACC Outstanding Alumni Award recipients have had massive success in their careers. But that hasn’t stopped Karla Ivankovich, Alfredo Salas and Indigo Triplett from giving back – or remembering where they got their…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Wednesday announced a funding opportunity for a new round of Strengthening Community College Training Grants (SCCTG). This is the second annual SCCTG grant competition, which this year will…
To achieve professional success, faculty need a culture — along with a budget — to try out new, innovative ideas. Both at the individual campus or district level, as well as statewide, community colleges are…
Nearly half of all states (24) have authorized at least some community colleges to confer bachelor’s degrees, according to a recent analysis by New America. The heaviest concentration of those states are in the West,…