AACC Fast Facts
The number of community colleges in the United States.
What is 1,103?
This program provides opportunities for colleges to benchmark their student progress and completion data against peers and to provide stakeholders with data specific to the community college student.
What is the Voluntary Framework of Accountability (VFA)?
This famous motivational speaker and author graduated from Hinds Community College in Raymond, Mississippi in 1943.
Who is Zig Ziglar?
In 1944 Congress passed this act which gave financial assistance to veterans of WWII who wished to pursue higher education.
What is the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, popularly known as the GI Bill?
This is the location where the first National Conference of Junior Colleges took place in 1920.
What is St. Louis?
12.1 million.
What is the number of community college students?
AACC’s program, supported by the National Science Foundation, is designed to help colleges develop or strengthen technician training programs in STEM fields through mentoring, professional development opportunities, and technical assistance.
What is MentorLinks: Advancing Technological Education?
This Maryland governor graduated from Broward Community College in Florida. First elected in 1994, he ran his campaign on the "five E's": education, enforcement, environment, economic growth, and excellence in government.
Who is Parris Glendening?
This report published in 1947, popularized the phrase “community college.”
The first issue of the Community College Journal, formerly named the Junior College Journal, was published in this year.
What is 1930?
The percent of U.S. undergraduates attending community college.
What is 41%?
With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, AACC recently launched this national project focused on building capacity for community colleges.
What is AACC Pathways Project?
President and CEO of this organization, Betty Stanley Beene, a graduate of Texarkana College, determines how her organization can best help people, especially children.
What is the United Way of America?
What is the United Way of America?
Since 1965, the federal government made it possible for practically every American to attend college by passing this act and its amendments.
What is the Higher Education Act?
Set by the first constitution in 1920, AACC dues for active members cost this much per year.
What was $10 per year?
$3,570.
What is the average tuition and fees at community colleges?
AACC's Faculty Distinction recognition has been established to recognize individuals making a difference in the classroom and was named in honor of this man.
Who is Dale P. Parnell?
This community college graduate of Victoria College in Texas, was executive editor and anchor of the PBS NewsHour for many years.
Who is Jim Lehrer?
Who is Jim Lehrer?
The name of the first national study on community colleges was published by the Department of Interior, Bureau of Education in 1919.
What is McDowell's Study?
For several years, the size of the Junior College Journal was reduced to conserve paper during this world event.
What is World War II?
In terms of federal aid, community colleges receive 34% of these grants.
What are Pell grants?
The latest workforce grant initiative for AACC is funded by the foundation for this band, one of the "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer.
Who is Metallica?
During his 30 years as National Football League commissioner, this graduate of California's Compton Community College oversaw the merger with the American Football League and helped make football highly profitable.
Who is Pete Rozelle?
In 1907 this state passed an act permitting high schools to offer the first two years of standard college work in addition to the regular four-year high-school course.
What is California?
This national leader spoke about workforce development and registered apprenticeships at the 2014 convention.
Who is former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden?
In 1922, this former junior college president was appointed as the first executive secretary of the association.
Who is Doak Campbell?