Got Talent? We are searching for college graduates, with strong communication & presentation skills, to help other students achieve their academic goals. Approximately 35 AmeriCorps College Completion Coaches positions are available on community college campuses across Ohio. A year of AmeriCorps service benefits include living allowance, educational award, healthcare, childcare, and professional development. Click here [...]
After 34 years of teaching and two and a half years working as the Executive Director of The Student Success Center, I finally had the opportunity to teach an FYE class. Now in its second semester, the one-credit mandatory FYE course at Cuyahoga CC is offered in either the 8-week or 16-week format. My eleven-student [...]
A Column By Ohio House Higher Education Chairman Mike Duffey Since being named Chairman of the Higher Education subcommittee for the Ohio House, I’ve had an opportunity to reflect on my own experiences as a student and why education needs to change today. I graduated with honors from Thomas Worthington High School and there [...]
The following may be attributed in whole or in part to Jack Hershey, President & CEO, Ohio Association of Community Colleges, in connection with reaction to Gov. John R. Kasich’s State of the State Address. The OACC represents the presidents and trustees of Ohio’s 23 community colleges. For more info about the OACC, please visit: [...]
From Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 before the House Economic and Workforce Development Committee ... Thank you Madam Chair and members of the committee for the opportunity to give sponsor testimony on House Bill 1. House Bill 1 matches higher education students in Ohio with the in-demand jobs in our state. It establishes a higher education workforce [...]
The following statement may attributed in whole or in part to Jack Hershey, the President and CEO of the Ohio Association of Community Colleges, in connection with the higher education reforms announced to be part of the FY16-17 executive budget proposal. The OACC represents the presidents and trustees of the state’s 23 community colleges and [...]
Please feel free to attribute the below comments in whole or in part to Jack Hershey, President & CEO of the Ohio Association of Community Colleges, in connection with the announcement of House Bill 1. The OACC represents the presidents and trustees of Ohio’s 23 community colleges. For more information about the OACC, please go [...]
FEATURED EDITORIAL Financial aid 101 Ohio community colleges can close the skills gap, if their students secure a fair share of higher education assistance Ohio’s 23 community colleges have provided opportunities to hundreds of thousands of workers. They boost the state’s economy by offering employers the highly skilled employees they need to compete in the [...]
Please feel free to attribute in whole or in part to Jack Hershey, President/CEO, Ohio Association of Community Colleges. The OACC represents the presidents and trustees of Ohio’s 23 community colleges and is widely recognized as the voice of the community-college movement in Ohio. More information on the OACC available at www.ohiocommunitycolleges.org. Ohio’s community college [...]
Symposium Agenda Student Success & Completion Presentations Building Miami Dade College's Student Pathway: A 3-Tiered Advising Model Presenter: Joaquín Martínez – Associate Provost, SAI, Miami Dade College Best Practices for Putting Your Campus Completion Plan into Action Presenter: Dr. Jan Lyddon – Principal, Organizational Effectiveness Consultants Structuring and Implementing First Year [...]
