Press Releases 

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.

06/21/2010 - Press Release - Following a six-month national search, the board of directors of the AACC has selected Dr. Walter G. Bumphus to serve as its next president/CEO.

05/19/2010 - Press Release - With the release today of The Financial Aid Challenge, the College Board provides both a service and a challenge to the nation's almost 1,200 community colleges.

11/03/2009 - Press Release - George R. Boggs, president of AACC for a decade and an ardent advocate for community colleges for more than 40 years, has announced his retirement effective Dec. 31, 2010.

07/14/2009 - Press Release - President Obama proposed the American Graduation Initiative, a $12 billion federal investment to substantially expand the capacity of the nation's community college system.

05/11/2009 - Press Release - With unemployment figures on the rise and the economic recession wreaking havoc on retirement accounts, the Plus 50 Initiative is helping workers age 50 and over train for new jobs, sharpen marketable skills.

03/26/2009 - Press Release - A new survey by the Plus 50 Initiative at AACC finds that community colleges are reaching out to students over the age of 50 and planning to expand programs for them.

01/27/2009 - Press Release - AACC response to the announcement by Dr. Jill Biden, educator and wife of Vice President Joseph Biden, that she plans to continue her teaching career at a community college serving the Washington, D.C., area.

01/09/2009 - Press Release - Educators Walter G. Bumphus and J. William (Bill) Wenrich have been selected to receive the 2009 National Leadership Award from AACC.