Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence
The winner of the $1 Million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence will be announced in March. The prize, awarded every two years, recognizes community colleges’ excellence in performance and improvements in student learning, graduation, workforce outcomes, and equitable outcomes for all students, including minority and low-income students.
In September, The Aspen Institute named the following 10 community college finalists for the prestigious Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. Two Florida Campus Compact member institutions, Indian River State College and Santa Fe College, were named finalists from an original pool of more than 1,000 community colleges. The full list of finalists includes:
- Brazosport College in Lake Jackson, TX
- City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King in Chicago, IL
- CUNY Hostos Community College in the Bronx, NY
- El Paso Community College in El Paso, TX
- Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, FL
- Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown, SD
- Olympic College in Bremerton, WA
- Renton Technical College in Renton, WA
- Santa Fe College in Gainesville, FL
- West Kentucky Community and Technical College in Paducah, KY
Congratulations and best of luck to Indian River State College and Santa Fe College!
