2022 Community College National Legislative Summit

Register Today | In-Person Conference

February 6, 2022 to February 9, 2022

The National Legislative Summit is the premier community college advocacy event in Washington, DC, bringing together more than 1,000 community college leaders. The event shines a spotlight on the importance of our nation’s community colleges for Congress and the Administration.

ACCT Applauds New Funding & Guidance to Meet Students’ Basic Needs

January 20, 2022

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced a new $198 million grant opportunity and new guidance on how colleges can use American Recue Plan Grant funds to meet students’ basic needs such as housing and food security; and guidance on how colleges can use existing data to connect students to other federal benefits, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Affordable Connectivity Program at the Federal Communications Commission.

NCAL Participating Institutions

The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) and Education Strategy Group (ESG) are pleased to announce the 14 community colleges selected to participate in the Non-Credit & Credit Alignment Lab (NCAL). The NCAL is a two-year initiative to support 14 community college governance units’ efforts to develop new or improved pathways between non-credit and credit programs.

Preparing for the 2022 Community College National Legislative Summit

December 9, 2021

The Association of Community College Trustees and the American Association of Community Colleges are pleased to host a webinar series focused on preparing attendees for the

2022 Governance Leadership Institute: Strengthening the Leadership Team of the Board

Philadelphia, PA

March 23, 2022 to March 25, 2022

The 2022 ACCT Governance Leadership Institute (GLI) will provide educational training and team building for the board chair, vice chair, and CEO of the college. The objective of the 2022 GLI is to strengthen the leadership team of the board. ACCT is recommending that the board chair, vice chair, and college CEO attend this Institute as a team.

ACCT/AACC Joint Statement on Build Back Better Framework

October 28, 2021

Today, President Biden unveiled a revised framework for the Build Back Better Act—budget reconciliation legislation aimed at further developing our country’s potential by investing in its human resources. The framework devotes $40 billion in higher education and workforce programs and includes features that are tremendously important to community colleges and students. On behalf of the American Association of Community Colleges and the Association of Community College Trustees, we enthusiastically endorse this framework.

Rural Housing & USDA

Watch On-Demand

October 28, 2021

Please join us for the second webinar in ACCT's Strengthening Rural Community Colleges Learning Series to discuss USDA rural development loans to support housing on rural community college campuses.

ACCT/AACC Statement on America’s College Promise Provisions in Build Back Better Act

October 20, 2021

On behalf of the nation’s community colleges, we are disappointed to hear reports of the exclusion of the America’s College Promise Act from the Build Back Better Act that is before Congress. Community colleges provide relevant and affordable access to higher education and career training opportunities for nearly 12-million Americans each year. This legislation would mark a historical federal investment in ensuring these opportunities remain affordable and accessible.

2021 ACCT Association Award Winners Announced

2021 ACCT Awards Recognize Outstanding Community College Trustee, Equity Program, CEO, Faculty and Professional Board Staff

October 18, 2021

The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) on Friday, October 15 presented its 2021 ACCT Association Awards, recognizing outstanding community college trustees, equity programs, chief executive officers, faculty members, and professional board staff members from throughout the nation. The 2021 ACCT Awards program is sponsored by Edamerica.

RESOURCES

In the Know with ACCT Podcast

Whether you’re a community college trustee, a president, a policymaker or someone with a passion for the community college movement, ACCT’s podcast is designed to get you in the know. Listen to provocative, informal conversations with visionaries and sector leaders in a portable format that’s more radio show than classroom.

ACCT Search Services

Selecting a president or chancellor is one of the most momentous decisions made by a board of trustees. The decision has far-reaching implications for the board, the college, and the community. ACCT is committed to providing membership services that meet the highest professional standards, are reliable, and the highest quality available.

ACCT Leadership Congress

The ACCT Leadership Congress is the premier annual conference for community college leaders and the only national conference dedicated to community college trustees. Each year, approximately 2,000 community and technical college trustees, CEOs and other executives, and federal higher education policy influencers gather to share information about governance best practices, community college advocacy, advancing student success and more.

Visit the ACCT Bookstore

ACCT is the only national publisher of books dedicated to exceptional community college governance.

Read Trustee Quarterly Magazine

Trustee Quarterly magazine is the official publication of the Association of Community College Trustees. The magazine is designed to help our member trustees govern their colleges better. The magazine regularly covers such topics as public policy, governance, advocacy, leadership, CEO hiring and relations, ethics, finance, fundraising, legal issues and technology.

Learn about Community College Governance

Information to help community college trustees understand the principles of governance, how-to resources to help you be an effective trustee, the board's relationship with the CEO, and additional resources on governance, trustee education, advocacy, student success, and more.

About ACCT

ACCT is a non-profit educational organization of governing boards, representing more than 6,500 elected and appointed trustees who govern over 1,200 community, technical, and junior colleges in the United States and beyond. Located in Washington, D.C., ACCT is a major voice of community college trustees to the presidential administration, U.S. Congress, the Departments of Education and Labor and more

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