American Association Of Community Colleges

Goal 1: Increase the Value of AACC Membership

Goal 2: Maximize Resources to Community Colleges

Goal 3: Position AACC as the Preeminent Source for Information Regarding Community Colleges

Goal 4: Define the Profession and Build Leadership Capacity to Ensure a Successful Future for Community Colleges

Facilitate the implementation of the 21st-Century Initiative across the nation’s community, junior, and technical colleges.

Provide advocacy (both legislative and communications), programming, and resources necessary to help colleges refocus the mission and redefine roles to meet 21st-century education and employment needs.

Deliver strategies, programming, and resources designed to actively help colleges increase certificates and degrees by 50% by 2020; reduce by half the number of unprepared students by 2020; and double the number of students who complete developmental education programs.

Support the development of policies and practices that promote rigor, transparency, and accountability for results in community colleges to improve outcomes nationwide.

Be a visionary organization that anticipates transformation in higher education, raises member understanding of the evolving landscape, and influences and leads change to benefit community colleges.

Develop and sustain AACC’s Leadership Suite to provide emerging and seasoned leaders with professional development and renewal opportunities.

Lead efforts to enhance the quality and grow the quantity of future leaders.

Provide professional development opportunities to help cultivate and inspire transformational leaders.

AACC represents more than 1,100 two-year, associate degree-granting institutions and almost 13 million students.