OACC News
Ohio Community College Students Named to 2020 All-Ohio Academic Team
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 [...]
Ohio community colleges donate ventilators and more than 200,000 PPE items to support the state’s fight against COVID-19
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. [...]
House Bill 9 – Improving Credit Transfer
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
Charitable Giving to Community Colleges? The Return on Investment is Real—and Local
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 [...]
As Tax Year Closes, Ohio Community Colleges Seek Donations to Help Students
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 [...]
Ohio Community Colleges Join to Shed the Outdated Stigma of Attending a Two-Year School
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 [...]