Community College Leadership: Websites

An organization dedicated to improving the success rates of community college students, with a particular focus on low-income students and students of color.

Leading national organization that champions women and maximizes their potential.

Mission is to provide professional development, guidelines, and voluntary standards to be used by higher education officials regarding the best practices in records management, admissions, enrollment management, administrative information technology, and student services.

Primary advocacy organization for the nation’s community colleges.

Supports higher education professionals by providing education materials and resources, intentional professional development opportunities and a network of colleagues to facilitate best practices of student conduct administration and conflict resolution on college and university campuses.

Non-profit educational organization of governing boards, representing more than 6,500 elected and appointed trustees who govern over 1,200 community, technical, and junior colleges in the United States and beyond.

Organization for survey research, focus group work, and related services for community and technical colleges interested in improving educational quality through strengthened student engagement and student success.

Nonprofit organization dedicated to improving community college effectiveness and student success by engaging in relevant and applicable research related to community college practice and policy.

Strives to promote better access to the baccalaureate degree on community college campuses, and to serve as a resource for information on various models for accomplishing this purpose.

Strategically assesses the problems and performance of community colleges in order to contribute to the development of practice and policy that expands access to higher education and promotes success for all students.

Provides public reporting on student engagement, a key indicator of learning and, therefore, of the quality of community colleges.

National advocate and institutional voice for self-regulation of academic quality through accreditation, CHEA is an association of 3,000 degree-granting colleges and universities and recognizes 60 institutional and programmatic accrediting organizations.

Tracks state policy trends, translates academic research, provides unbiased advice, and creates opportunities for state leaders to learn from one another.

Association of university chief executives from regionally accredited colleges or universities around the world.

Member organization of presidents, educators, administrators and center directors are focused on igniting entrepreneurship in their community and on their campus.

Membership organization representing business and financial officers through advocacy efforts, community service, and professional development activities.

Supports institutions and individual members by enhancing current community college teacher education programs and serving as a resource for those looking to develop new programs.

Leading association for the advancement, health, and sustainability of the student affairs profession.

Provides state policymakers and analysts timely and accurate data and information that are useful in making sound higher education policy decisions.

These papers were prepared for the first-ever White House Summit on Community Colleges. Dr. Jill Biden to convened the October 5, 2010, summit to highlight community colleges' role in developing America's workforce and reaching the President's goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020.