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Community Colleges Hold 2nd Annual 'Summit on Completion’: More than 400 community college administrators, faculty and staff from across the state -- along with Maryland Higher Education Secretary Danette Howard -- gathered for MACC's 2nd Annual "Summit on Completion." Get wrap-up.
MACC Completion Blog Goes Live: The MACC Blog - "Tracking Completion at Maryland's Community Colleges" - has gone live. Fully engaged in the nationwide commitment to the “completion agenda,” Maryland’s community colleges are undertaking a variety of initiatives to ensure more students succeed in earning their degrees or certifications. On this blog, we invite you to keep track of the work that our colleges are doing to advance the “completion agenda.” Click here to visit the new site.
Maryland Community Colleges Recognized in Completion Challenge: The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has added all 16 Maryland community colleges to their list of "Colleges Accepting the Completion Challenge," with MACC listed as the only "State Accepting the Challenge." Learn more.
Five Community Colleges Awarded $100,000 to Develop MI-BEST Programs: The Maryland Workforce Corporation has awarded $100,000 in program funds under a grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation in Baltimore...Download full press release.
Scholarship Announcement: Through the Barbara Ash Scholarship Fund, MACC will award up to three $1,000 scholarships to first-time community college students. Learn more.
Community College Students Meet with State Lawmakers in Annapolis: Students representing all 16 Maryland community colleges convened in the state capital to talk with legislators during Student Advocacy Day 2011. Learn more.
Community Colleges Sign Campus Compact for Student Veterans: Higher education leaders, including a majority of community college presidents, pledge to "do more to ease student veterans’ transitions from combat to campus." Learn more.
MACC Holds Annual Trustee Leadership Conference in Annapolis: Community college boards and campus leaders meet to share best practices in advocating for community colleges and ensuring student success. Learn more.
Maryland Community College Presidents Sign Statewide Pledge on Completion at MACC Summit: December 3, 2010 - Maryland's 16 member community colleges announced at MACC’s Summit on Completion their pledge to substantially increase the number of Maryland community college graduates by 2025. The summit, held at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Md., was a follow up to the October 5 White House Summit on Community Colleges. Find out more.
White House Summit on Community Colleges: October 5, 2010 - Dr. Jill Biden chaired the first-ever White House Summit on Community Colleges to highlight the critical role that community colleges play in developing America’s workforce and reaching our educational goals. Find out more.
Anne Arundel Community College Student Featured in U.S. Department of Education Video: The U.S. Department of Education has just produced three new video profiles of adult students at community colleges, and one of the highlighted institutions is Anne Arundel Community College. Watch the video.
National Community College Leaders Endorse Call to Action: Six national organizations, including ACCT and AACC, representing America's 1,200 community colleges, their governing boards, their faculty, and their 11.8 million students recently signed a statement of commitment to increase student completion rates by 50 percent over the next decade. Download Democracy's Colleges Call to Action.
2010 All-Maryland Community College Academic Team Announced: Ellicott City, MD (May 5, 2010) - Twenty five top scholars from 13 Maryland community colleges were honored at the 16th Annual All-Maryland Academic Team Dinner hosted by Howard Community College at Turf Valley Resort. Read more.
PGCC Hosts Skills2Compete Launch: Largo, MD (March 2, 2010) - Prince George's Community College hosted the news conference to announce the launch of Skills2Compete-Maryland, a major O'Malley-Brown initiative aimed at increasing the skills and competitiveness of Maryland's workforce. Read more.
License and Certification Programs Report Now Available: A compilation of the licensure and certification programs offered at all 16 Maryland community colleges is now available. Download report.
Community Colleges Meet with Maryland Congressional Delegation: At the invitation of Senator Barbara Mikulski, a delegation of community college trustees, presidents and staff met with the Maryland Congressional Delegation at the new visitors’ center at the U.S. Capitol. Read more.
MACC Executive Director Addresses New Graduates at Wor-Wic Community College: Clay Whitlow gave the commencement address at the college's 32nd graduation ceremony.
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Two Maryland Community College Presidents Selected to Serve on AACC Board: Carol Eaton, president of Frederick Community College, and Carolane Williams, president of Baltimore City Community College, were recently selected to serve on the Board of Directors for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) — the primary advocacy organization for the nation's community colleges. AACC represents almost 1,200 two-year, associate degree–granting institutions and more than 11 million students.
Barbara Ash Scholarship — Application Deadline is May 13: Begun last year in honor of the late Barbara Ash, this scholarship acknowledges and rewards students who will attend any one of Maryland's 16 community colleges for the first time and who have demonstrated leadership in community service. Read more.
Students and community college leaders talk with Sheilah Kast, host of Maryland Morning on WYPR 88.1 FM. (Baltimore, MD – February 27) Radio talk show host Sheilah Kast spoke with students at Baltimore City Community College and then interviewed Dr. Kate Hetherington, President of Howard Community College; Dr. Steve Pannill, President of Cecil College; and Clay Whitlow, Executive Director of MACC about where community college education stands in Maryland.
Student Advocacy Day 2009: (Annapolis, MD - February 11) Over 300 students from Maryland’s 16 community colleges traveled to the State capitol to meet with legislators and urged them to support community colleges in the FY2010 budget. Read more.
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY HOLDS TEXTBOOK AFFORDABILITY SUMMIT: To address the rising cost of textbooks and explore possible solutions, MACC recently co-sponsored the Textbook Affordability Summit with the University System of Maryland, St. Mary’s College, Morgan State University and the Maryland Independent College and University Association. Read More
FALL 2008 OPENING ENROLLMENT FIGURES RELEASED: According to a recent report from the Maryland Higher Education Commission, Maryland community colleges continue to be the fastest growing segment of undergraduate education, now serving over 128,000 students — almost half of the state's undergraduates.
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COMMUNITY COLLEGES PARTNER WITH UMUC TO STREAMLINE TRANSFER PROCESS: Wor-Wic Community College and University of Maryland University College (UMUC) will sign off on an alliance partnership this week that offers Wor-Wic Community College graduates access to UMUC bachelor’s degrees. Beginning this spring, Wor-Wic will offer dual admission into several UMUC programs including business administration, accounting, fire science, history, criminal justice and environmental management. UMUC now has alliance partnerships with all 16 community colleges in Maryland, streamlining the transfer process for community college graduates who wish to transition to a four-year UMUC program. Click here for more information .
TEXTBOOK AFFORDABILITY SUMMIT SLATED FOR NOVEMBER 24: MACC is co-sponsoring a Textbook Affordability Summit with the University System of Maryland, St. Mary’s College, Morgan State University and the Maryland Independent College and University Association. The event is scheduled for Monday, November 24 at College Park from 8:30 to 2:30 p.m. The summit will address the textbook provisions recently enacted in the Higher Education Reauthorization Act, E-Textbooks and Technology initiatives, the perspective of the Maryland General Assembly and publishers on this issue, and an open discussion on possible solutions. An agenda will be posted on USM's web site prior to the summit. Registration is free and is available online. Click here for more information .
MACC BOARD ENDORSES SLOTS RESOLUTION: Annapolis, MD (October 23, 2008) The Board of Directors of the Maryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC) has endorsed a resolution that supports Question 2 – the Constitutional Amendment Authorizing Video Lottery Terminals.
The resolution was approved at a Wednesday, October 22 Board meeting in Annapolis.
MACC now joins a variety of other organizations and associations including firefighters and teachers organizations in support of Question 2. Download the press release and full resolution 
.
HAGERSTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENT CO-CHAIRS TRANSFER AND ACCESS COMMITTEE: Dr. Guy Altieri, president of Hagerstown Community College, was recently named co-chair of the University System of Maryland (USM)/Maryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC) Transfer and Access Committee. Altieri was appointed by Maryland Council of Community College Presidents (MCCCP) Chair Steve Pannill. He is joined by newly appointed University of Baltimore President Robert Bogomolny, who replaced Robert Caret as of September 1, 2008. Towson University President Robert Caret served as co-chair of the committee from its inception in 2003 until this year. Altieri and Bogomolny will co-chair the committee as it works to ensure that Maryland's community college students experience a simple and straightforward process when they transfer to USM institutions.
GOVERNOR O'MALLEY SIGNS ABE BILL: Executive Director Clay Whitlow joined Secretaries Tom Perez, DLLR; James Lyons, MHEC; and Gary Maynard, Department of Corrections, along with Community College Presidents Stuart Bounds, Ray Hoy, and Steve Pannill, at the official signing ceremony for the legislation to transfer responsibility for Adult Basic Education and corrections education from MSDE to DLLR. The Governor's Transition Council now goes to work to ensure a smooth transition, which will go into effect July 1, 2009.
MIKULSKI HELPS COLLEGES OBTAIN FEDERAL GRANT FOR NURSING PROGRAMS:
Maryland’s community colleges deeply appreciate the efforts of U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski in obtaining federal grant funds to enhance and expand our nursing programs. Senator Mikulski recently visited the MACC office in Annapolis (pictured, left, with MACC Executive Director Clay Whitlow) to discuss federal initiatives with the community college presidents, the MACC Legislative Committee, and staff. Over 60% of Maryland's registered nurses were trained at community colleges. Last year, 98% of the Maryland community college nursing graduates passed the state licensure exam. This percentage is higher than the national average. The federal funds secured by the Senator will help us to continue graduating top caliber nurses by allowing us to update our nursing lab equipment and hire more dedicated faculty to teach the programs. Because of the shortage of nurses in Maryland, it is critical that community colleges do all that they can to enhance our nursing programs. The community colleges are committed to doing this, for the benefit of our students and the well being of Maryland citizens.