Aspen Competition Drives Innovative Ideas for Community Colleges

Aspen Competition Drives Innovative Ideas for Community-College Completion 1

Santa Barbara CC

Students learn about baking at Santa Barbara City College, which was one of 10 finalists for the first Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.

When Valencia College became the first recipient of the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence last month, an unsung sector earned uncommon recognition.

Now that the speeches are over and the prize money has been awarded, the Aspen Institute is sharing early lessons from its yearlong effort to determine the top community college in the country. In a way, that is the real goal of the group's effort.

Announced by President Obama last year during the

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