As I mingled in the crowd of professors and administrators at my first American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Pathways Project conference near Houston, Texas, the phrase “Here we go again” crossed my mind. Jack…
I have run across the phrase “meeting students where they are” quite a bit, and it seems to have multiple meanings. I’ve seen it used to mean meeting them at their level of ability or…
Each year at our American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) convention — which kicks off Saturday — I report on the state of the association. In that report, I provide the number of times AACC…
In 2012, West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) joined Accelerating Opportunity Kentucky (AOKY), which allows students working toward their GED at local adult education centers to also begin college classes. Megan Dotson, David Heflin…
One of the most successful and productive educational institutions in our nation is the community college. Begun in 1906 in Joliet, Illinois, with only six students, the idea of the community college spread rapidly throughout…
This month, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is celebrating the commitment to accountability shared by many of our member colleges. Walter G. BumphusDr. Walter G. Bumphus is president and CEO of the American…
Community colleges are vibrant, constantly changing, critically important institutions. We are where the action is in higher education today, right? The pivotal intersection of high schools and universities, welfare and the workforce, immigration and assimilation….
In my almost eight years as president of Monroe Community College (MCC) in Rochester, New York, the time I spend in governmental relations has steadily grown in importance, and — if my conversations with colleagues…
When the community colleges in Michigan decided to join the American Association of Community Colleges’ Voluntary Framework of Accountability (VFA), one objective shared by the colleges’ presidents was to relieve the strain on overburdened institutional…
In 2013, the accreditation mandates for Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) — which is affiliated with the State University of New York (SUNY) in Hopewell — increased substantially. Maggie Milleris a technical specialist at Finger…