OACC News
Head of Innovative Ohio Community College Success Center Promoted to New Leadership Role
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2024 Contact: Jim Lynch Laura Rittner to Become VP of Operations & Student Success after a Decade of Achievement at OACC COLUMBUS, OH – Laura Rittner, executive director of a groundbreaking center aimed at boosting outcomes for Ohio’s community college students has been promoted [...]
56 Outstanding Community College Students Honored as Members of the 2024 All-Ohio Academic Team
For Immediate Release April 26, 2024 56 OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS HONORED AS MEMBERS OF THE 2024 ALL-OHIO ACADEMIC TEAM COLUMBUS – Fifty-six outstanding students from Ohio’s 23 community colleges have been honored as members of the 2024 All-Ohio Academic Team. The event, which recognizes students from around the [...]
Crystal Jones Joins OACC as Senior Director of Workforce Partnerships
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2024 Contact: Tom Walsh COLUMBUS – The Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC) has named Crystal Jones as its new senior director of workforce partnerships. Jones, who most recently served as vice president of marketing, diversity, and community impact at Clark State College, will [...]
Ohio Community College Students Named to 2023 All-Ohio Academic Team
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 [...]
Ohio Community Colleges Praise Governor Dewine’s Executive Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: February 1, 2023 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS – The Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC) voiced appreciation for Governor Mike DeWine’s biennial state budget proposal, praising its strategic investments in education and workforce development. “At a time when Ohio’s economy is diversifying [...]
Ohio’s Community Colleges Celebrate 10-Years of Increased Achievement & Degree-Completion
Ohio Community College Graduation Rates Have Increased Nearly 200% Since the Launch of the OACC Success Center in 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2022 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS – More than 250 Ohio community college leaders came together at Columbus State Community College on September [...]