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Tag: American Association of Community Colleges
Community Colleges
Pasadena City College Wins First Place in NSF Community College Innovation Challenge
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) – partnering with the American Association of Community Colleges – announced the three winners of the Community College Innovation Challenge. Pasadena City College won first place, with a nanoparticle of silver wrapped in gold to treat cancer at lower cost and with fewer side effects than radiation and chemotherapy. […]
June 23, 2021
Community Colleges
Legislative Summit Analyzes Policies to Support Community Colleges
The pandemic’s impact on rural community colleges was discussed during the three-day virtual 2021 National Legislative Summit hosted this week by the Association of Community College Trustees and the American Association of Community Colleges.
February 10, 2021
Community Colleges
The Revenue Gap for Community Colleges Comes to $78 Billion. Would Biden’s Election Make a Difference?
There’s a $78 billion revenue gap between community colleges and four-year institutions, according to a recent report by the Center for American Progress, a left-wing think tank. The study found that community colleges receive $8,800 less in revenue per student enrolled compared to four-year colleges.
October 15, 2020
Community Colleges
Why Flexibility in Credit Transfers Is Crucial for Equity in a Post-COVID-19 World
Higher education groups have urged four-year institutions to revamp how they evaluate credits earned by students transferring campuses, saying both four-year and two-year colleges must ensure that more credits count toward baccalaureate degrees, especially in a post-coronavirus economy.
May 18, 2020
Community Colleges
AACC, Other Conferences Cancelled Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Hours after the American Council on Education (ACE) on Monday canceled its annual conference, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) followed suit canceling or postponing their own annual events in the face of the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
March 10, 2020
Community Colleges
Community College Leaders Prepare to Lobby on Capitol Hill
On Tuesday, day three of the Community College National Legislative Summit, Diane Auer Jones, the U.S. Department of Education’s principal deputy under secretary, highlighted the government’s upcoming priorities for community colleges.
February 11, 2020
HBCUs
Community College National Legislative Summit Tackles Policy Priorities
Community college presidents and trustees on Monday gathered at the Community College National Legislative Summit to discuss current issues affecting higher education, including the need for increased funding and more student advocacy.
February 10, 2020
Community Colleges
Community College Students to Showcase STEM Innovation Skills in National Competition
Community college students have the opportunity to present their science, technology, engineering and mathematics projects and ideas through a national innovation competition starting in March. The initiative is the brainchild of the National Science Foundation and the American Association of Community Colleges.
January 30, 2020
Community Colleges
Owens Community College President Creates Initiative to Combat Community College Stigma
To combat “pejorative” and “outdated” views on community colleges, Owens Community College President Dr. Steve Robinson launched a social media campaign.
December 5, 2019
Community Colleges
Free College for Whom? The Emergent Barriers of Free Public College Policies
After decades of mounting student debt and rising tuition costs that accelerate at a pace that far exceeds that of the average national salary, some among a crowded Democratic primary field are heralding free college as the progressive change this country needs to empower the 99 percent.
October 14, 2019
Students
Economy, Affordability to Blame in Decreased Community College Enrollment
New research from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) found that postsecondary institutions are struggling to recruit students.
September 16, 2019
Community Colleges
Rethinking Remedial Education in the Nation’s Community Colleges
Many higher education researchers and student-success advocates have long criticized no-credit remedial or developmental education in community colleges as a “trap” – an unintentional barrier to student success, particularly for its impact on low-income and minority students’ persistence and completion outcomes.
July 26, 2019
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