Advocacy & Funding

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    Pew: The Cost of Not Going to College
    By Corey Murray
    April 3, 2014

    A new report from the Pew Research Center reveals several key benefits of a college education — and points out why, in the long run, not going to college often costs more than the price of attendance.

  • Presidential candidates weigh in on higher ed
    By Walter G. Bumphus
    November 8, 2016

    On Election Day, take one last look at the candidates’ views on higher education.

  • Promising news on federal funding
    By Jim Hermes
    September 19, 2018

    Funding for Pell and Perkins increases in the final version of the appropriations bill.

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    Put Some Kick in Your Special Events
    By AACC Staff
    August 14, 2015

    A commentary by Michele Kersten-Hart, manager of multimedia and web services at Oakland Community College, in Michigan, and treasurer of the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations.

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    Q&A: The Importance of Year-Round Funding
    By Sonya Stinson
    April 28, 2015

    Scott Ralls, North Carolina Community College System president, discusses why scaling the funding model will make a difference.

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    Raising Money to Support Workforce Needs
    By Rebecca L. Weber
    May 15, 2015

    Our Louisiana 2020 goal leads the state’s Community and Technical College System to use funding to support local industry.