2022年4月27日 – The Aspen Institute announced today that South Florida State College (SFSC) was among the 25 semifinalists for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, adding a milestone in the award selection process. The $1 million Aspen Prize is the nation’s signature recognition of community colleges that are improving 和 achieving equitable outcomes for students. 在过去几年里, only 10 finalists have been named on the road to the winner, 和 this change is designed to highlight the increased number of colleges across the country doing excellent work.
每两年颁发一次, the Aspen Prize honors colleges with outst和ing performance in five critical areas: teaching 和 learning, 证书和学位完成, 转学及本科学历, 员工的成功, 和 equitable outcomes for students of color 和 students from low-income backgrounds. The winner will be announced in the spring of 2023.
“We are thrilled to see America’s community colleges making meaningful 和 measurable progress, educating people from all backgrounds 和 preparing them for good jobs,乔希·怀纳说, executive director of the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program. He cited 毕业率 that have risen more than 6% for all students since 2015, 有色人种学生占5%. “These 25 colleges represent our dreams for a better country 和 a reinvigorated democracy.”
进入半决赛的25支队伍分别是:
阿马里洛学院，德克萨斯州
佛罗里达州布劳沃德学院
云县社区学院，堪萨斯
伊利诺伊州埃尔金社区学院
乔治亚州高地学院
哈珀学院，伊利诺伊州
霍斯托斯社区学院，纽约
加州帝国谷学院
Itawamba社区学院
Kingsborough Community College (CUNY), NY
LaGuardia Community College (CUNY), NY
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, MS
加州摩尔帕克学院
北爱荷华地区社区学院
西北爱荷华社区学院，爱荷华州
皮尔斯学院区，华盛顿州
德克萨斯州圣哈辛托学院
佛罗里达州塞米诺尔州立学院
南佛罗里达州立大学，佛罗里达州
South Puget Sound Community College, WA
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, WI
西南社区学院，北卡罗来纳州
塔拉哈西社区学院，佛罗里达州
新泽西联合县学院
威斯康辛州西部技术学院
“The recognition from The Aspen Institute affirms that SFSC is a top-performing college due to quality learning initiatives led by a stellar faculty,”医生说。. 托马斯·C. SFSC主席Leitzel说. 通过分析阿斯彭收集的数据, SFSC far exceeds performance indicators in such areas as number of credentials awarded, 毕业率, 以及学生的整体成功.”
The Prize selection process began this past October, when The Aspen Institute invited 150 community colleges to apply, based on data showing strong 和 improving student outcomes in key areas such as retention, 完成, 转移, 和股票. Applications went to a diverse selection committee of 16 higher education experts who reviewed extensive data 和 application narratives. 下一个, the committee will review interviews with 领导 teams 和 narrow this selection of 25 semifinalists to 10 finalists, 将于2022年6月初宣布.
After 10 finalists are announced, next steps include:
- 2022年秋季: Multiday site visits to each of the 10 finalists, when teams of experts collect even more student outcome data 和 gather insights about effective practices
- 2023年冬天: A distinguished jury decides who wins the Aspen Prize, based on quantitative data 和 qualitative information from each of the 10 finalists
- 2023年春末: Announcement of the Aspen Prize winner
The Aspen Prize is generously funded by Ascendium, 乔伊斯基金会, 摩根大通, 以及克雷斯基基金会.
往届获奖者有:
- 2021年:圣安东尼奥学院
- 2019: Indian River State College (FL) 和 Miami Dade College (FL)
- 2017: Lake Area Technical Institute (SD)
- 2015:圣达菲学院(FL)
- 2013: Santa Barbara City College (CA) 和 Walla Walla Community College (WA)
- 2011年:瓦伦西亚学院(FL)
关于阿斯彭研究所 College Excellence Program
The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program aims to advance higher education practices, 政策, 和 领导 that significantly improve student outcomes, especially for the growing population of low-income students 和 students of color on American campuses.
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关于阿斯彭研究所
The Aspen Institute is a community-serving organization with global reach whose vision is a free, 只是, 公平的社会. 70年来, the Institute has driven change through dialogue, 领导, 和 action to help solve the world’s greatest challenges. 总部设在华盛顿特区.C., 该研究所在阿斯彭设有办事处, 科罗拉多州, 和纽约市, 和 an international network of partners. 欲了解更多信息，请访问 aspeninstitute.org.