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Leadership Suite Resources

 Leaders and Training > Leadership Suite The AACC Leadership Suite consists of programs designed to provide emerging and seasoned leaders with professional development and renewal opportunities. The AACC Leadership Suite currently consists of the following programs: Emerging Leaders AACC John E. Roueche Future Leaders Institute (Roueche-FLI) Aspiring Presidents AACC has aligned its aspiring presidents training […]

Graduate Education Resources

 Leaders and Training > Graduate Education This list provided includes some of the most well-known doctoral programs. This list is in no way meant to be exhaustive. To evaluate a graduate program factors to be considered include but are not limited to: geography, curriculum, graduate program completion rates, cost of study, and the cohort versus […]

Competencies Resources

 Leaders and Training > Competencies Institutional transformation cannot take place without the development and continual improvement of a college’s leadership. The expectations we have of our leaders are different from past expectations; priorities must shift to accountability and improving student success. AACC’s competencies for Community College Leaders serves as the foundation for developing curriculum for  […]

Completion Pathways Resources

 Completion > Pathways The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Thirty community colleges in eight states are involved in early implementation of Statway, a mathematics pathway that leads students through developmental math to completion of a college-level statistics course in one academic year. Statway features intensive student engagement, a strong focus on increasing student […]

Articulation Agreements Resources

 Completion > Articulation Agreements Tennessee Transfer Pathway. Through Tennessee Transfer Pathway, students and advisors establish an appropriate pathway toward transferring from a public Tennessee community college to a public or private Tennessee college/university. Students who complete all the designated courses in a particular Transfer Pathway earn an associate degree at the community college, and pathway […]

Reverse Transfer Agreements Resources

 Completion > Reverse Transfer Agreements El Paso Community College (Texas). The strong partnership between El Paso Community College and the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) features an automatic reverse-transfer system. Students who transfer to UTEP with at least 25% of an associate degree completed are tracked and then notified when they have earned enough […]

Prior Learning Assessment Resources

 Completion > Prior Learning Assessment College Credit for Heroes. A Texas Partner Community Colleges project, College Credit for Heroes identifies, develops, and supports methods to maximize the awarding of college credits for military educational experiences. The program emphasizes accelerated degree and certificate completion to expedite veterans’ entry into the workforce. Learning Counts. A comprehensive one-stop […]

Student Success Centers Resources

 Completion > Student Success Centers Statewide Student Success Centers.  Jobs for the Future and The Kresge Foundation have established Student Success Centers in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, and Texas. These centers organize a state’s community colleges around common action. Together, they work to accelerate institutional and state policy change—all in support of student […]

Learning Outcomes Resources

 Completion > Learning Outcomes American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). AACC developed the Voluntary Framework of Accountability (VFA), the first comprehensive national accountability system created by community colleges, for community colleges to gauge how well our institutions perform in serving a variety of students and purposes. AACC has made the VFA Metrics available to all […]