For Immediate Release February 12, 2025 Ohio Community Colleges Enrollment Estimates Ahead of National Average COLUMBUS – Ohio’s community colleges are leading the charge in higher education growth, with fall 2024 enrollment estimates surging by 6.4% compared to the previous year and outpacing the national average growth rate of 5.9%, according to the latest [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 22, 2025 Contact: Jim Lynch - (614) 832-7295 COLUMBUS, OH – “As a top workforce partner for Ohio employers and the best education value for students, Ohio’s community colleges commend the transparent and collaborative process that helped shape SB 83,” said Avi Zaffini, president and CEO of the Ohio Association of [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2024 Contact: Jim Lynch - (614) 832-7295 COLUMBUS, OH – Katelyn Bowling, a veteran government affairs professional, has been named as the new Senior Director of Government Relations by the Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC). In this role, Bowling will lead OACC’s government relations efforts, advocating for policies that [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2023 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS – Today nearly 80 students from Ohio’s 23 community colleges were honored for their excellence in academics, leadership, and community service by Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted and Department of Higher Education Chancellor Randy Gardner as part of the 2023 [...]
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Public Testimony on College Credit Plus Rules Ohio Department of Higher Education December 29, 2015 Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the amended and new rules for College Credit Plus (CCP) that were filed with JCARR on November 24, 2015. My name is Tom Walsh, Vice President of the Ohio Association of [...]
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 [...]
