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Maryland Colleges Launch Plans to Strengthen Student Transfer Success

— February 11, 2026
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The Aspen Institute Names Top 200 U.S. Community Colleges Eligible for the 2027 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence

— October 28, 2025
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Aspen Institute Expands National Network Advancing High-Value Credentials That Lead to Good Jobs and Bachelor’s Degrees

— August 19, 2025
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Aspen Institute Launches President and Trustee Collaborative to Improve Community College Student Success

— May 30, 2025
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Maryland Transfer Intensive Launches to Strengthen Community College Pathways and Boost Statewide Bachelor’s Degree Attainment

— April 30, 2025
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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Named Winner of $1 Million 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence

— April 17, 2025

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Media - Community College Daily

Aspen Prize finalists include new and familiar faces

June 11, 2024

Media - Higher Education Digest

A Community College's Journey to Advance Completion and Build Trust in Higher Education

June 04, 2024

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Completion

Media - The Philadelphia Tribune

Drexel offers tuition discount for community college grads

May 20, 2024

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Transfer Access

Media - The Hechinger Report

To Support Underserved Students, Four-Year Universities Offer Two-Year Associate Degrees

May 10, 2024

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Completion Access

IHEP Offers Lessons for Schools to Improve Transfer Pathways

Media - Diverse Issues In Higher Education

The Aspen Institute Names Semifinalists for Aspen Prize

May 08, 2024

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Workforce Transfer Completion Teaching and Learning Access Leadership

Media - Community College Daily

20 Colleges Named Aspen Prize Semi-finalists

May 07, 2024

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Workforce Transfer Completion Teaching and Learning Access Leadership

Media - The 74

New Data Reveals Few Community College Transfers Complete a Bachelor’s Degree

April 22, 2024

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Transfer Completion Access

Media - CNBC

Fewer students are graduating from college, but certificate programs are way up

April 12, 2024

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Workforce Transfer Completion Access

College Transfer Is Too Often A Road To Nowhere, Suggest New Reports

Media - Forbes

American Talent Initiative Sees Gain In Lower-Income College Students

April 08, 2024

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Access

Media - The New York Times

Baruch College, an Upward-Mobility Machine

April 08, 2024

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Access

News and Media

In the News

Maryland Colleges Launch Plans to Strengthen Student Transfer Success

The Aspen Institute Names Top 200 U.S. Community Colleges Eligible for the 2027 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence

Aspen Institute Expands National Network Advancing High-Value Credentials That Lead to Good Jobs and Bachelor’s Degrees

Aspen Institute Launches President and Trustee Collaborative to Improve Community College Student Success

Maryland Transfer Intensive Launches to Strengthen Community College Pathways and Boost Statewide Bachelor’s Degree Attainment

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Named Winner of $1 Million 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence