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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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New Report Outlines Three Essential Strategies to Improve Success of Community College Students Aiming to Earn a Bachelor’s Degree

— April 01, 2025

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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

Focus Areas

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

Focus Areas

Workforce Transfer Completion Teaching and Learning Access Leadership

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The Aspen Institute Names Semifinalists for Prestigious 2025 Aspen Prize

May 07, 2024

Focus Areas

Workforce Transfer Completion Teaching and Learning Access Leadership

Media - Community College Daily

20 Colleges Named Aspen Prize Semi-finalists

May 07, 2024

Focus Areas

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

Focus Areas

Transfer Completion Access

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The Aspen Institute Selects 39 For Next Cohort of the Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship

April 17, 2024

Focus Areas

Leadership

Media - CNBC

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

April 12, 2024

Focus Areas

Workforce Transfer Completion Access

Media - The New York Times

Baruch College, an Upward-Mobility Machine

April 08, 2024

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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

News and Media

In the News

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

New Report Outlines Three Essential Strategies to Improve Success of Community College Students Aiming to Earn a Bachelor’s Degree