Ben Barrett

@AspenHigherEd. Formerly @NSClearinghouse and @NewAmericaEd.

[College Excellence Program @AspenHigherEd]

📣 We are thrilled to announce the Top 150 institutions eligible to compete for the 2025 #AspenPrize for Community College Excellence! Check out the full list of colleges and learn more about the Aspen Prize process: https://t.co/auFulDE3Fm

[College Excellence Program @AspenHigherEd]

👋 ICYMI: We released a report on Rural Community College Excellence! It celebrates the essential role rural institutions play in their regions and highlights institutions across the country.

→ More here: https://t.co/uRMeGbPRdH  

#rural #highered

[College Excellence Program @AspenHigherEd]

How do excellent rural community colleges deliver value to their students and regions? Our team provides insight with our Rural Community College Excellence report: https://t.co/uRMeGbPRdH

#rural #communitycolleges #highered

[Patrick & Henry CC @PatrickHenryCC]

We’re thrilled to be included in the newest @AspenHigherEd report on Rural Community College Excellence! This report celebrates the role of rural institutions like ours as essential hubs in our regions. Dive in for examples from across the country: https://t.co/StJEve2jCS

[College Excellence Program @AspenHigherEd]

Earlier this year, we announced 10 finalists for our 2023 #AspenPrize! Each of these #comm_colleges has shown outstanding performance in five key areas: teaching and learning, certificate and degree completion, transfer and bachelor’s attainment, workforce success, and equity.

[College Excellence Program @AspenHigherEd]

It's been quite a week at CEP! Earlier this week, we announced 10 finalists for the #AspenPrize from a field of 150 eligible colleges, all achieving high, improving, and equitable outcomes for students. Learn more about them⬇️and here: https://t.co/MbsxfKoBtj

[College Excellence Program @AspenHigherEd]

🎥Check it out! Our executive director @JoshWyner and Dr. Robert Vela, president of last year’s Aspen Prize winner, @SAC_PR, teamed up to announce and celebrate the finalists for the 2023 #AspenPrize: https://t.co/B14hq0tQvf

[College Excellence Program @AspenHigherEd]

Big announcement! We just named 10 finalists for the 2023 #AspenPrize. See the finalists here: https://t.co/MbsxfKp9iR

[College Excellence Program @AspenHigherEd]

The 25 semifinalists for the #AspenPrize represent the amazing potential of community colleges as drivers of economic mobility and equitable talent development—and they also represent the many different communities that colleges support!

[College Excellence Program @AspenHigherEd]

Mark your calendars: We're sharing the #AspenPrize finalists on June 7! In honor of the occasion, we reconnected w/ the 2021 Aspen Prize winner, Robert Vela & @SAC_PR, for lessons learned from their journey to excellence & what it has meant to the campus: https://t.co/myKL3wDGLb

[College Excellence Program @AspenHigherEd]

The semifinalists for the 2023 #AspenPrize cycle represent a diverse array of institutions from 13 different states. We're proud of the work these 25 #comm_colleges are doing to improve student success outcomes across the nation. Learn more: https://t.co/MbsxfKoBtj

[UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ @ucnj_owls]

Union County College was just named as one of 25 semifinalists for the 2023 #AspenPrize. Staff and students gathered together this morning to watch the exciting news. We’re thrilled to have our commitment to excellence recognized, transforming our community one student at a time.

[College Excellence Program @AspenHigherEd]

Big announcement! We’ve named 25 semifinalists for the 2023 #AspenPrize. We’ve added this new milestone to recognize & highlight the increased number of colleges doing excellent work from which others can learn. See the semifinalists here: https://t.co/MbsxfKGckR

[Ben Barrett @BenPBarrett]

@ErnestEzeugo @YoungInvincible Congrats, Ernest!

[College Excellence Program @AspenHigherEd]

Love this #AspenPrize recap by @mattdembicki in @Comm_College's CC Daily.

Robert Vela's reaction was 💯 and we appreciate the mention of our video featuring students—our favorite part of the show!

https://t.co/7JMsFyaqwT

[Jill Biden Archived @FLOTUS46Archive]

Congratulations to the winners! 👏👏👏

[College Excellence Program @AspenHigherEd]

Our next #AspenPrize Finalist with Distinction is another Texas standout #communitycollege: @SanJacCollege, which has devoted the past decade to innovation, improvement, and partnerships with industry. We're sending congrats to @hellyer_brenda and the San Jac campus!

[College Excellence Program @AspenHigherEd]

Last but not least, our 3rd #AspenPrize Finalist w/ Distinction is @WKCTC, an anchor in the small city of Paducah, Kentucky, showing the nation what's possible when you build deep community relationships, strong student support systems, & pathways to good jobs. Well-done, WKCTC!

[College Excellence Program @AspenHigherEd]

We can't wait to see how you will continue to set an example for #communitycolleges nationwide & "carry that torch of excellence for the years to come." Let's give a round of applause for President Vela, the @SAC_PR community, & @AlamoColleges1 on winning the 2021 #AspenPrize.

[College Excellence Program @AspenHigherEd]

We're now pleased to announce our 3 #AspenPrize finalists with distinction! First up: @BrowardCollege, 1 of the nation's largest #communitycolleges, offers a national model for providing students with clear, guided pathways to BAs. Kudos to @bc_president & the BC team!