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The American Association of Community Colleges ( AACC ), headquartered in the National Center for Higher Education building in Washington, D.C. , is the primary advocacy organiz...

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The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), headquartered in the National Center for Higher Education building in Washington, D.C., is the primary advocacy organization for community colleges at the national level and works closely with directors of state offices to inform and affect state policy.

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In addition, AACC is a member of "The Six" large, presidentially based associations dealing with higher education policy, and it collaborates with a range of organizations within the higher education community to monitor and influence federal policy and to collaborate on issues of common interest. The association has ongoing interaction with key federal departments and agencies including the U.S. departments of Labor, Education, Energy, Homeland Security, and Commerce and the National Science Foundation.

The AACC represents nearly 1,200 two-year, associate degree-granting institutions that have an enrollment of more than 12 million students.[1] The association's board of directors consist of 32 institutional members who serve three-year terms.[2][3]

History

AACC was founded in 1920, originally named American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC).[4]

Since February of 2023, the AACC Board has elected, Tracy Hartzler, president of Central New Mexico Community College, Dawn Lindsay, president of Anne Arundel Community College, Charlotte Warren, president of Lincoln Land Community College, Jermaine Whirl, president of Augusta Technical College, and Lin Zhou, president of Bates Technical College.[5]

The AACC announced that Drake State President, Dr. Patricia Sims, was elected to the AACC Board.[5] In April of 2023, the AACC named Mott Community College President Beverly Walker-Griffea CEO of the Year.[6] Dr. Willie E. Smith Sr., Baton Rouge Community College Chancellor, has been elected to serve as an institutional representative for the Board of Directors of the AACC.[7]

In February 2025, the association’s president and chief executive officer, Walter G. Bumphus, announced he would be retiring at year’s end after 15 years leading AACC.[8]

Scholarships

La AACC otorgó becas a los veinte mejores estudiantes de colegios comunitarios. Cada estudiante recibió $5,000 y será nombrado miembro del Equipo Académico All-USA 2023. [ 9 ]

Referencias

  1. ↑ "Declaración de misión" . aacc.nche.edu . Asociación Estadounidense de Colegios Comunitarios. 24 de agosto de 2017. Consultado el 3 de octubre de 2019 .
  2. ↑ "Acerca de nuestra Junta Directiva" . aacc.nche.edu . Asociación Estadounidense de Colegios Comunitarios. 28 de septiembre de 2017. Consultado el 3 de octubre de 2019 .
  3. ↑ "Se le está redirigiendo..." huntsvillebusinessjournal.com . Consultado el 7 de agosto de 2023 .
  4. ↑ "Asociación Estadounidense de Colegios Comunitarios - Historia de la Asociación, El Colegio Comunitario del Siglo XXI" . education.stateuniversity.com . Consultado el 29 de agosto de 2023 .
  5. 1 2 "La Asociación Estadounidense de Colegios Comunitarios selecciona a la Dra. Patricia Sims, presidenta de Drake State, para la Junta Directiva de la AACC" . huntsvillebusinessjournal.com . Consultado el 7 de agosto de 2023 .
  6. ↑ Owczarzak, Brianna (04/04/2023). "La Asociación de Colegios Comunitarios nombra al presidente de MCC 'CEO del Año'"." . Consultado el 07-08-2023 .
  7. ↑ "El rector de BRCC es elegido para un cargo en la Asociación Estadounidense de Colegios Comunitarios" . WBRZ . Consultado el 31 de julio de 2024 .
  8. ↑ Comunicado de prensa de la AACC (13 de febrero de 2025). "El presidente de la AACC, Walter G. Bumphus, anuncia su jubilación" . PR Newswire .
  9. ↑ Cengage. "Cengage, Phi Theta Kappa y la Asociación Estadounidense de Colegios Comunitarios otorgan $100,000 en becas a los mejores estudiantes de colegios comunitarios del país" . www.prnewswire.com (Comunicado de prensa) . Consultado el 7 de agosto de 2023 .
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