AACC 21st Century Virtual Center

With Pride Month upon us, the Community College of Aurora (CCA) is taking steps to ensure that all people feel safe, welcomed and accepted as they embark on their educational journey. CCA is the ...

https://www.aacc21stcenturycenter.org/article/pride-month-and-beyond/

New early college program will benefit students in New York A new partnership between New York’s Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) and two local school districts, Geneva and Waterloo, will ...

https://www.aacc21stcenturycenter.org/article/getting-an-early-start/

Here are three reports to know about this month: Degrees, certificates conferred The number of conferred associate degrees decreased from 2020-21 to 2021-22, but certificates saw an increase, acc...

https://www.aacc21stcenturycenter.org/article/report-roundup-63/

Talk about being on the cutting edge of student services outreach. San Diego City College is breaking the mold via Fresh Cutz, a recently opened, on-campus barbershop that provides free haircuts ...

https://www.aacc21stcenturycenter.org/article/free-haircuts-for-filing-a-fafsa/

Explora Science Center & Children’s Museum (Explora) and Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) have joined forces to launch a trailblazing model of early childhood education. It invests in...

https://www.aacc21stcenturycenter.org/article/partnership-will-expand-educational-opportunities-childcare-options/

What a difference a college makes, at least for St. Louis Community College’s Jayson Minner. Minner started his college career at DePaul University and quickly realized something was missing. H...

https://www.aacc21stcenturycenter.org/article/student-story-black-male-achievers-program-put-student-on-graduation-path/

Marisol Martinez is one of the first success stories from MiraCosta College’s new affordable housing management certificate program. Martinez, a stay-at-home mother to four children, was in the...

https://www.aacc21stcenturycenter.org/article/affordable-housing-management-program-leads-to-jobs/

Joseph Gonzalez had only a GED when he came to New York’s Suffolk County Community College (SUNY Suffolk). Last week, the Army and Marine Corps veteran was named a 2024 recipient of the prestig...

https://www.aacc21stcenturycenter.org/article/the-impressive-2024-jack-kent-cooke-scholars/

Holyoke Community College (HCC) is recruiting students interested in working in the human services field for a free, two-semester certificate program that starts in September 2024. This is the se...

https://www.aacc21stcenturycenter.org/article/accelerating-entry-into-the-human-services-workforce/

Officials from Valencia College and Orange and Osceola county schools on May 2 unveiled the details of a new apprenticeship program for college students who want to become teachers. Announced at ...

https://www.aacc21stcenturycenter.org/article/a-new-path-to-a-teaching-degree/