Community Colleges: Leading through innovation

Community colleges play a critical role in preparing a large number of students for success in the workforce. However, they also face low graduation and retention rates, and nearly 50% of 2-year students enter remediation.

Many community colleges have turned to adaptive learning to help improve results. Austin Community College's ACCelerator, a 600-seat facility built on the former site of Austin's Highland Mall, has garnered much attention for its ALEKS-powered approach to improving student outcomes.

This session offers an in-depth look at how the ACCelerator and programs like it are helping community colleges fulfill their mission of helping all students achieve success.

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Speakers

• Anne Praderas Vance, Associate Professor, Mathematics, Austin Community College
• Kurt Strand, Chief Product Officer, Higher Education, McGraw-Hill Education

Organizer

Brian Belardi, Dir, Communications, McGraw-Hill Education