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The American Association of Community Colleges<\/a> (AACC) is known to be the voice of America\u2019s community colleges. They represent and advocate for nearly 1,200 associate-degree granting institutions and their students, whose combined enrollment tops over 12 million students\u2014almost half of all U.S. undergraduates. Recently, President Williams<\/a> was elected to serve as a representative on their Board of Directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the AACC\u2019s Legislative and regulatory positions include FAFSA simplification, making short-term workforce programs Pell Grant eligible, and keeping community college affordable and accessible to all. With such an alignment of interests, Williams said she is excited to take a leadership role with the organization.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI’m so honored to be elected by the AACC to represent their board,\u201d Williams said. \u201cThis appointment allows SPC to be a part of an important national conversation, and I look forward to lending my own voice to that mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about the AACC and its new Board of Directors here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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