Ohio Association of Community Colleges

03/12/2015

Thank you to all of the state legislators and community-college representatives who attend the Ohio Association of Community College's Legislative Day!

Thanks for all you do to support higher education that works!

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View the album on Flickr.

03/09/2015

The OACC thanks Rep. Kirk Schuring for his leadership on this issue. We assisted Rep. Schuring in developing the legislation and we back it fully.

http://www.indeonline.com/article/20150307/NEWS/150309444/1994/NEWS

The legislation — which both Stark State College and the Ohio Association of Community Colleges are backing — would give scholarships to students who are taking courses to prepare for in-demand jobs.

02/25/2015

Read the OACC's reaction to Gov. John R. Kasich's State of the State Address here:

http://www.ohiocommunitycolleges.org/oacc-reaction-to-gov-john-r-kasichs-state-of-the-state-address/

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 inf…

02/24/2015

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/02/17/lower-cost-of-2-year-colleges-appealing.html

WASHINGTON — If not for choosing community college, Molly Berlin might have spent thousands of dollars more on an education path she was unsure about. Berlin, now in her second semester at Columbus State Community College, was uncertain what she wanted to study when she enrolled. But she knew that s…

02/13/2015

The OACC will be closed Monday in observance of the Presidents' Day Holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday.

02/13/2015

More pictures from the OACC's events at the 2015 ACCT National Legislative Summit available on the OACC's Flickr page:

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View the album on Flickr.

02/13/2015

A few pictures from the summit. More are coming!

02/09/2015

http://www.toledoblade.com/Featured-Editorial-Home/2015/02/09/Investing-in-Ohioans.html

For years, the General Assembly and governor have treated Ohio’s 23 community colleges, and the 200,000 students they serve, like second-class citizens, especially in providing a fair share of state financial aid. That may be changing. Several

02/06/2015

http://www.highlandcountypress.com/main.asp?ArticleID=26212&SectionID=2&SubSectionID=75

Higher education fared well in Gov. John Kasich’s proposed two-year state budget bill unveiled Monday, according to a news release from Southern State Community College.

02/03/2015

Budget provisions that would allow community colleges to, in limited circumstances, step in and award bachelor’s degrees in applied fields would fulfill workforce needs identified by local employers in cases where public universities do not have the resources or ability to do so. This is a common-sense reform that the OACC supports.

Gov. John Kasich’s administration on Friday announced the proposal as part of a preview of several higher-education initiatives. His office also called for the partial restoration of state-aid eligibility for community college students, which Ohio’s two-year colleges have pushed for since their stud…

02/02/2015

http://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/story/news/local/in-depth/2015/01/31/cost-free-community-college/22608697/

Obama made headlines when he proposed free community college for as many as 9M Americans

02/02/2015

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/01/30/higher-eduaction-proposals.html

Gov. John Kasich hopes to make higher education more affordable and more accessible to more students — from high school to adult learners — through the two-year state budget he will roll out on Monday. Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor went to Sinclair Community College on Friday to announce that lawmakers will…