The leaders, faculty, staff and students of Ohio’s community colleges have been angry, frustrated, saddened and outraged by the racism that led to the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and so many other innocent African Americans. The Ohio Association of Community Colleges stands firmly with everyone across Ohio, our nation and [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS – To help provide Ohio’s students some things in short supply right now—certainty and safety—Ohio’s community colleges have come together to launch a new effort to help first-year college students put aside questions about where and how they’ll go to [...]
By Jack Hershey, President and CEO of the Ohio Association of Community Colleges Behind life and health, Covid-19’s greatest casualty is probably certainty. How much longer will I work from home? Will I still even have a job in a month? When can I get my job back? Will the kids be able to [...]
The Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) is hosting a series of open discussions with the Natural Sciences TAG Leads on virtual labs. The Transfer Assurance Guide (TAG) Panel Leads for Biology, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics, and Geology have recognized the challenges experienced by faculty teaching courses via the current pandemic-related remote delivery [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: Thursday, May 14, 2020 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS, OH – Nearly 70 students from Ohio’s community college system have been named to the All-Ohio Community College Academic Team for their excellence in academics, leadership and community service. “With our commitment to providing an accessible and high-quality postsecondary [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 3, 2020 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio’s 23 community colleges have donated more than 200,000 medical face masks and pairs of gloves to hospitals and local first responders across the state, according to the Ohio Association of Community Colleges. Twenty-five much-needed medical ventilators are [...]
Testimony before the Senate Higher Education Committee | The overarching goal of HB 9 is to help more students complete a postsecondary degree or credential. Go to the Testimony
By Jack Hershey, President and CEO of the Ohio Association of Community Colleges Like never before, Ohio’s 23 community colleges are playing an essential role in the economic strength of Ohio and—more importantly—helping to ensure that Ohioans of every age and background share in that strength. Today, more than a third of students enrolled [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 12, 2019 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS, OHIO – As the 2019 tax year comes to a close and Ohioans are looking for charitable-giving tax deductions, the state’s 23 community colleges are encouraging families to consider making a financial gift to their local college, boosting efforts to [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 14, 2019 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS, OH – Students and alumni of Ohio’s community colleges want the world to know they’re proud of their education and tired of the mistaken notion that their schools don’t measure up to four-year institutions. So they’re spreading the message through [...]