Mission & Values

  • Supporting International Students
    By Emily Rogan
    January 15, 2016

    One college in California has been welcoming students from around the world for more than 50 years. Here’s what it has learned and established.

  • Supporting the LGBTQ community
    By Roger Renteria
    December 4, 2018

    A New Mexico community college has implemented a variety of efforts to support LGBTQ students and employees.

  • Surge in student voters
    By Larry Hlavenka
    November 5, 2019

    At Bergen Community College, students are getting out to vote in higher numbers.

  • Tackling period poverty
    By AACC 21st Century Center Staff
    December 3, 2020

    A student at an Arkansas college campaigns for menstrual equality.

  • Tackling the challenge of child care
    By AACC 21st Century Center Staff
    October 4, 2016

     A new report by the Urban Institute looks at strategies employed to help low-income parents balance parenting with getting an education and workforce training.

  • Tackling the price of textbooks
    By AACC 21st Century Center Staff
    April 2, 2019

    More colleges are working to lower the cost of textbooks for students.