Press Releases 

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.