Press Releases 

3/15/2013 - Thirty-six additional community colleges have been chosen to join AACC's Plus 50 Encore Completion Program.

2/5/2013 - Twenty-five community colleges from across the nation have been named finalists in a new national program designed to recognize innovation and promising practices among two-year colleges.

12/17/2012 - Seventeen additional community colleges have been chosen to join a national program designed to train 10,000 baby boomers over the next three years for new jobs in healthcare, education and social service.

9/28/2012 - Five exemplary community colleges will be presented the first-ever Green Genome Awards at a national community college summit.

9/25/2012 - AACC's Plus 50 program has reached its goals two years ahead of schedule and is revving up to assist more people.

9/11/2012 - Seven community and technical colleges announced they will pilot an initiative testing innovative approaches to increase the number of students who earn postsecondary credentials.

8/14/2012 - Eleven colleges have been chosen to join the Plus 50 program to train 10,000 baby boomers over the next three years for jobs in healthcare, education and social service.

5/3/2012 - Pennsylvania’s 14 public community colleges announced they will adopt the Voluntary Framework of Accountability (VFA) as their state-wide accountability metrics.

5/3/2012 - AACC announced the selection of 11 community colleges that will assist in scaling up the Plus 50 Encore Completion Program.

3/1/2012 - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has appointed AACC President Walter G. Bumphus to the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council.

2/8/2012 - Benefits Access for College Completion (BACC) initiative is launched.

2/7/2012 - Access is an important aspect of completion agendas, says a new AACC policy brief.

1/18/2012 - AACC receives $3.2 million grant over three years from the Deerbrook Charitable Trust for the Plus 50 Initiative.

12/15/2011 - Dr. Gail Schwartz selected as senior vice president by AACC.

12/1/2011 - The Voluntary Framework of Accountability Launches the Metrics Manual.

10/18/2011 - The AACC joined five other presidentially-based higher education associations to announce the creation of a national Commission on Higher Education Attainment.

9/22/2011 - New action plans aimed at positioning colleges as leaders in the future green economy.

6/30/2011 - AACC names commissioners for the 21st-Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges.

05/16/2011 - Press Release - The Plus 50 Completion Strategy has selected 11 new colleges to participate in a four-year program to help plus 50 adults finish degrees or certificates.

3/16/2011 - A new $1.3 million dollar grant awarded to the SEED initiative at the AACC by The Kresge Foundation will expand green job training opportunities and innovations at community colleges.

2/1/2011 - The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) today announced the selection of colleges in 10 states to pilot a Virtual Incubation Network.