This edition of "TECHcitement" contains the following articles: (1) ATE Program Leads to Student Success; (2) Doing Whatever It Takes for Aquaculture; (3) The Bridge to Biotech; (4) Girls See What They Can Do With Technology at Camp; (5) Students Advancing Solutions to Business Problems; (6) CREATE Recreates Technical Education in California; (7)…

The AACC/SBC Excelerator project enabled community colleges and their partners in six states to expand special outreach and technology workforce training programs to people who are often ignored in the new economy: low-income adults, members of racial and ethnic minorities, welfare-to-work clients, at-risk youth, people with disabilities, and…

This edition of "TECHcitement" contains the following articles: (1) ATE Changes the Way People Learn and Work; (2) UC-Davis' Bioinformatics for Community College Faculty Moves Students to High Tech's Leading Edge; (3) CCSF Students Checking Medical Research Tests; (4) ATE Bridging Gap between Researchers and Practitioners; (5) MATE Center; (6) ATE…

In the fall of 2000, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) received a three-year grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to create and enhance service learning initiatives at community colleges across the country. Service learning combines community service with academic instruction, focusing on…

The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) conducted a survey in 2003 to gauge the level of service learning involvement in community colleges across the nation. Service learning combines classroom instruction with community service, focusing on critical, reflective thinking as well as personal and civic responsibility. Service learning…

In 1994 and again in 1997, AACC selected groups of institutions, known as Horizons colleges, to work together in collaborative mentoring relationships to build campus-based service-learning programs. While the number of service learning programs has grown significantly, not all of those programs are sustained by colleges for the long term. This…

With about four-fifths of incumbent community college presidents planning to retire within 10 years (Weisman and Vaughan 2002), leadership development is now an essential focus for community colleges. Successful colleges of the future will be the ones that today are cultivating new generations of leaders at all administrative levels. Community…

The national Bridges to Healthy Communities project of the American Association of Community College's (AACC) helps provide education and information programs to prevent HIV infection and other serious health problems in youth and students. In 1996 and 2000, AACC conducted national surveys concerning administration and leadership, curricular and…

This research brief examines administrator perspectives on institutional mission and priorities, while taking note of regional differences in perspectives. In addition, this brief presents other dimensions of the institutional context such as the factors that keep administrators engaged and satisfied in their positions. Given the challenges and…

The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is the primary advocacy organization for the nation's 1,151 two-year, degree-granting institutions and their 10 million students. AACC promoted the causes of its members through: (1) Policy Initiatives; (2) Advocacy; (3) Research and information; (4) Education Services; and (5) Coordinating.…

"Removing Vestiges" seeks to provide a forum where advocacy and research can be forged into policy direction for community college leaders. This first edition explores four subject areas. Alex Johnson and Audrey Wynn first offer ways for CEOs and presidents to implement American Association of Community Colleges' recent statement on inclusion, a…