State Policy
California Making Strides to Spread Dual Enrollment to All High School Students
States across the country are in various phases of considering, or not, similar policy shifts in their states. The project will focus primarily on California’s dual enrollment pathways initiatives and Texas’s new community college funding formula, which includes incentives for dual enrollment pathways.
Exploring the New Community CollegeFunding Model in Texas
In 2024, the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) launched a new project exploring innovative state strategies for funding community colleges and building dual enrollment pathways. Read for more information on Texas's community college funding formula.
State efforts provide models for Workforce Pell
As the push to extend Pell Grant eligibility to include quality short-term education training programs continues, some community college leaders say Exhibit A for federal legislators considering Workforce Pell legislation should be how much state community college systems have already accomplished with existing but limited state-funded, short-term vocational programs and related scholarship programs.
A close look at state funding policies
Community colleges today serve a wide range of students — from degree-seeking to dual enrollment to noncredit students. However, not all state funding policies have kept up with this reality.
Trustee Advocacy in Action
Writing an opinion article for local media is an important way to share our institutions and accomplishments.
New Study: Transit Infrastructure at America’s Community and Technical Colleges
TheSHSF Public Transit Map offers a first look at public transportation accessibility at America’s community and technical colleges.
