Community College Month Suggested Social Media Posts

Suggested Social Media Posts for X/Bluesky/Threads

  • April is Community College Month! Throughout the month of April, we invite you to join us in showing the world why attending a community college is the #BestDecisionEver. Tag your messages with #CCMonth and @CCTrustees.
  • The World Economic Forum and others have declared we're in a new skills-based economy. Community colleges have always emphasized practical, skills-based learning alongside traditional liberal-arts education. Attending a community college could be your #BestDecisionEver. #CCMonth
  • It's #CCMonth, and I'm proud to tell you why attending a community college was my #BestDecisionEver!
    • [Tell your story! Tag your alma mater and consider tagging local journalists, elected officials, and other influencers who may be interested in sharing your story.
  • According to @Gallup, “Graduates of community colleges are more likely to have professors who care about them." This is one important reason why many alumni say attending community college was their #BestDecisionEver. #CCMonth @CCTrustees
  • Community colleges deserve support! https://vimeo.com/295446724 A @TCFdotorg report challenges federal and state policy makers to increase funding for community colleges to improve social mobility: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/04/26/call-majorgovernment-
    funding-boost-community-colleges #CCMonth @CCTrustees

Other Social Media Tips for LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, etc. 

  • Tell your college’s story in a personal way why community college is the #BestDecisionEver by showcasing students whose lives have been transformed and faculty, administrators and other staff, as well as board members. Be authentic, and convey that the college cares and is deeply invested in the on-campus and post-college successes of every student.
  • Get even more personal by demonstrating your unique connections within your community. Many people think of community colleges as "junior" colleges and "vocational schools" and they don't realize that every community college was created to meet the specific needs of its community unlike many large universities. Emphasize connections directly to employers in your region and how your educational offerings are tailored to what those employers are looking for.
  • Showcase programs and courses at your college that teach in-demand skills that will get students to work right away and keep them working in the future. Explain why students who want meaningful careers that offer living wages with limited student loan debt start at community colleges.
  • Demonstrate your college's visionary leadership within your community by highlighting past, current, and future partnerships with area businesses and the people who work for them who attended your college.
  • Profile business and governmental partnerships in your community, and ask those partners to share the benefits of your partnerships through news and social media. Ask them to explain why, from their own points of view, community college can be the #BestDecisionEver for the people they hire.
  • Ask government officials and agencies to support your college during #CCMonth by issuing public statements in the media, through social media, and by taking actions to demonstrate their support of community colleges and their students. If you have elected officials who have a relationship with your community college as former students, staff, or board members, urge them to publicize their own stories of why going to community college was their #BestDecisionEver. Remind them that Tom Hanks did it in the New York Times, so why wouldn't they?!
  • Tell even more students’ stories: Dedicate as many social media posts as possible to highlighting students’ accomplishments and telling why the community college was their first choice or emphasizing involvement in the student community.
    • Importantly, also ask your students to share their own good news on their favorite social media platforms, and tag their posts with #CCMonth and #BestDecisionEver.
  • Tell board members’ stories: Showcase members of your governing board and explain how they keep your college responsive to your community's needs and connected with local employers.
  • Tell the CEO’s and other staff’s stories: Who are they? Why have they dedicated their careers to working at community colleges? Is working at a community college their #BestDecisionEver? And what #BestDecisionEver student stories have they heard over the years?
  • Use a photo/graphic or video as often as possible.
  • Don’t forget to use #CCMonth, #BestDecisionEver and tag ACCT on your posts so we can amplify! You can find us on LinkedIn and X. 

 

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