Aspen Institute Expands Community College Network to 65 Schools Nationwide
The Aspen Institute has selected 55 additional community colleges to join its Unlocking Opportunity network, expanding the initiative aimed at aligning degree programs with high-paying jobs and bachelor's degree pathways.
The expanded network now includes 65 colleges across the United States, up from 10 pilot institutions. The initiative is designed to reform community college programs to better serve more than 100,000 students by ensuring graduates earn credentials that lead to good-paying employment or successful transfer to four-year universities.
Josh Wyner, executive director of the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, said millions of students rely on community colleges as an affordable pathway to valuable credentials each year.
"The leaders at each of the 55 colleges that have signed up for Unlocking Opportunity have made clear that they will spend the next three years working towards the kinds of reforms needed to make that assumption a reality for thousands more students," Wyner said.
