2019 AACC annual convention

Keeping up with reforms requires agility

Meeting the American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) recommendations for structural reforms, including the guided pathways model, means colleges need to become more agile, according to Magda Rolfes, practice manager for the Community College Executive…


Partnerships to address students’ life challenges

ORLANDO, Fla. — Community colleges rarely, if ever, attend conferences about housing and food insecurity. It’s about time they do in order to foster partnerships to help the increasing number of students on campus who…


The changing role of the college advisor

ORLANDO, Fla. — If you wonder whether a case management approach to guidance can reinforce students’ pathways toward success, just ask Jammie Wilbanks. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate vice…


Using ATB to help adult students

ORLANDO, Fla. – The U.S. Education Department (ED) is encouraging colleges to tap federal assistance that is designed to help students who don’t have a high school diploma or its equivalent. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits…


Cream of the crop

ORLANDO, Fla. — Lee College in Huntsville, Texas, has been involved with correctional education for more than half a century. Paul Allen, a business management professor at the college, has been part of that effort…


Pathways requires a cultural shift

ORLANDO, Fla. — The idea of creating guided pathways is pretty well accepted by community colleges, but the implementation piece is challenging. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website


So you want to be a college president

ORLANDO, Fla. – College administrators aspiring to the presidency should cultivate mentors and gain experience in as many college activities as possible. And once they get the job, they should listen before acting and learn…


Rolling up the sleeves for apprenticeships

ORLANDO, Fla. — The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is moving forward with its game plan to create 16,000 new apprenticeships over three years in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Matthew…


Study planned on first-generation students

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Center for First Generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and the Suder Foundation, is launching a major study of first-generation students in community colleges….


Snapshots

A few candid photos from the ongoing AACC annual convention in Florida. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website