2022 Feb 4

OACC Partnering on Major National Study to Examine Potential Impact of Evidence-Based Teaching, Mindset, and Digital Learning on Students and Faculty in “Gateway” Courses

2022-02-04T11:52:31-05:00February 4, 2022|Categories: News, Press Release|

Made possible through a $1.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation involving ten participating institutions, this study will expand higher education’s understanding of how Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Pell-eligible students enrolled in gateway courses can benefit. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: February 1, 2022 Contact: Tom Walsh COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio [...]

2021 Jan 21

Community College Faculty Invest Time, Energy Into Better Online Teaching

2021-01-22T16:54:14-05:00January 21, 2021|Categories: News, Press Release|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2021 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS, OH – Community college teachers across Ohio will hone their online teaching skills in 2021 through a 25-week course focused on online college instruction, thanks to a collaboration between the Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC) and the Association of College [...]

2020 Dec 18

OACC Names New Chief Academic Officer

2020-12-18T11:32:44-05:00December 18, 2020|Categories: News, Press Release|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2020 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC) has named Richard Woodfield, Ph.D., as its new chief academic officer. Dr. Woodfield replaces Dr. Michael Snider, who retired earlier this year after more than a decade of service to the OACC [...]

2020 Jun 10

Ohio’s Two-Year Colleges Step Up to Provide Students and Families a Rare Commodity These Days—Certainty and Safety

2020-06-10T09:58:34-04:00June 10, 2020|Categories: News, Press Release|

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 [...]

2020 May 14

Ohio Community College Students Named to 2020 All-Ohio Academic Team

2020-05-14T12:06:21-04:00May 14, 2020|Categories: News, Press Release|

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 [...]

2020 Apr 3

Ohio community colleges donate ventilators and more than 200,000 PPE items to support the state’s fight against COVID-19

2020-04-06T13:57:55-04:00April 3, 2020|Categories: News, Press Release|

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 [...]

2019 Dec 12

As Tax Year Closes, Ohio Community Colleges Seek Donations to Help Students

2020-04-06T15:29:55-04:00December 12, 2019|Categories: News, Press Release|

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 [...]

2019 Nov 14

Ohio Community Colleges Join to Shed the Outdated Stigma of Attending a Two-Year School

2020-04-06T15:23:52-04:00November 14, 2019|Categories: News, Press Release|

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 [...]

2019 Oct 9

Community Colleges and Hospitals to Hold Workforce Summit October 16

2020-04-06T15:11:31-04:00October 9, 2019|Categories: News, Press Release|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio’s community colleges and hospitals are collaborating to address the ongoing health care staffing shortage and the need to promote career pathways. The Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC) and the Ohio Hospital Association are hosting the 2019 [...]

2019 Sep 25

Community Colleges Praise Ohio’s New TechCred Program

2020-04-06T15:05:41-04:00September 25, 2019|Categories: News, Press Release|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Association of Community College (OACC) issued the following statement about the State of Ohio’s new TechCred program announced today at Cincinnati State Community College. “What strikes me most about this proposal is its agility, and I [...]

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