[Conntech] New Initiative Enables Community Colleges to Expand Opportunities for Americans Over 50

[Douglas Lord]

The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) announced (October 3) a $3.2 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to create or expand programs to serve 50-plus Americans at select community colleges around the nation. The colleges, which will be selected through a competitive process, will help to identify and promote best practices in serving the older adult learner.

The full press release is here: http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Template.cfm?Section=Headlines&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=19216.

The press release also states that "...the AACC will identify 15 colleges for specific support in creating and growing initiatives to engage this group of adult learners. Based on successful efforts already in place, five of the 15 colleges will serve as mentor institutions to 10 demonstration colleges that will establish outreach and engagement efforts. The AACC will seek additional partners to replicate the successful outcomes of this effort among other colleges in the years to come."

I hope this might be helpful to our CT community colleges.

Douglas C. Lord
Division of Library Development
Connecticut State Library
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