OACC News
Community Colleges Hold Annual Conference in Columbus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, June 10, 2019 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS, OH – Community college leaders and trustees will meet this week at Columbus State Community College for the Ohio Association of Community College’s annual meeting. Meetings and sessions will be held Wednesday and Thursday and [...]
Ohio Community Colleges Form a Statewide Working Group to Accelerate Workforce Training Efforts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio’s community college system has created the Ohio Workforce League, a new statewide workforce team to help strengthen the state’s career-readiness training efforts and stay ahead of emerging job trends. The group was [...]
All-Ohio Academic Team Luncheon Coming to the Statehouse
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 12, 2019 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS, OH – Nearly 70 students from Ohio’s community college system will be named to the All-Ohio Community College Academic Team for their excellence in academics, leadership and community service. A ceremony to recognize this year’s [...]
Testimony before the House Finance Higher Education Subcommittee HB 166
FY 2020-21 Operating Budget | Since first including performance metrics in our formula, we have seen an 8.5 percent increase in the number of degrees and long-term certificates awarded by Ohio community colleges and a 22 percent increase in short-term certificate awards. Go to the Testimony [...]
Selection of Ohio Lt. Governor to Lead Office of Workforce Transformation Sends Powerful Message
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 4, 2019 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS, OH –Jack Hershey, president and CEO of the Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC), offered the following statement in response to the selection of Lt. Governor Jon Husted as leader of the Office of Workforce [...]
Ohio Community College Day Held at the Statehouse
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Contact: Jack Hershey or Tom Walsh COLUMBUS, OH – At a time when workforce development is the buzz around Capitol Square with the introduction of the state budget, Ohio’s 23 community college presidents – along with trustees and campus officials –visited the [...]