Episodes

Tuesday Jul 31, 2018
Tuesday Jul 31, 2018
In this episode of In The Know, Lumina Foundation Vice President of Strategic Engagement Debra Humphreys sits down with ACCT Vice President Jee Hang Lee, Director of Educational Services Colleen Allen, and Director of Strategic Communications David Conner to discuss quality assurance and the future of accreditation--how to ensure that students are employable when they complete college. Humphreys discuses the vital role accrediting agencies play, but also emphasizes the roles of federal and state policymakers, public systems, and community colleges and academic programs in attending to outcomes and student achievements.
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Tuesday Jul 24, 2018
Episode 11: Single-Stop Services to Help Community College Students in Need
Tuesday Jul 24, 2018
Tuesday Jul 24, 2018
Our eleventh episode features a discussion between ACCT President and CEO J. Noah Brown and Sarah Crawford, national education director at Single Stop USA.
Of the 12 million students enrolled in community college, half drop out. Many do so because of financial barriers. Completing school is not merely an educational achievement, but leads to better jobs and a more secure financial future. The unemployment rate for those with an associate degree is just over 4%. Early reports show that Single Stop can increase retention by double digits, helping families, increasing the skilled labor force, and growing the national economy.
Crawford explains how the Single Stop model works, and discusses the findings of a forthcoming study that describes how Single Stop’s services helped increase students’ academic persistence.
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Tuesday Jul 17, 2018
Episode 10: Industry-recognized certifications for workforce development
Tuesday Jul 17, 2018
Tuesday Jul 17, 2018
In this episode, ACCT President and CEO J. Noah Brown speaks with National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) Executive Director Roger Tadajewski about how open-access institutions can forge strong industry partnerships in order to develop, implement and sustain industry-driven and industry-recognized, portable certifications that have strong validation and assessment standards in technical sectors. This podcast was recorded live during the 99th Annual American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Convention in Dallas, Texas.
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Tuesday Jul 10, 2018
Episode 9: Why trustees should care about accreditation
Tuesday Jul 10, 2018
Tuesday Jul 10, 2018
Listen to Margaret M. McMenamin and Richard Winn discuss the important role of trustees in the accreditation process.
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Tuesday Jul 03, 2018
Episode 8: Phi Theta Kappa
Tuesday Jul 03, 2018
Tuesday Jul 03, 2018
Lynn Tincher-Ladner, president and CEO of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, and J. Noah Brown, president and CEO of ACCT, discuss PTK's 100th anniversary, exceptional community college students, and what we can expect from PTK in the future, including the presentation of the first-ever awards for technical college students, to be given out at the 2018 ACCT Leadership Congress in New York this October. PTK is the world’s largest and most prestigious honor society for open-access college students.
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