Cochise Community College (among nine Arizona colleges) to compete for $1 million in prize funds
Cochise Community College in Arizona and 149 other community colleges will compete for $1 million in prize funds (to be announced in fall 2018) by insisting on high standards for learning, college completion without delay, and serving as a training ground for jobs that pay competitive wages. Cochise College is a public Arizona community college. The prize funds are being provided by through the Aspen Institute College Excellence program.
Founded in 1964, Cochise Community College has campuses in Douglas and Sierra Vista, and centers in Benson, Fort Huachuca, and Willcox. It was announced in October 2017 that the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program has ranked Cochise College as one of the nation’s 150 best community colleges
Readers may be surprised to learn that Yavapai Community College apparently did not apply to the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program. A full list of the selected colleges and details on the selection process are available at www.aspenprize.org.
The following nine Arizona colleges applied to the Institute to be considered for the award:
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Cochise County Community College District
Estrella Mountain Community College
GateWay Community College
Mesa Community College
Paradise Valley Community College
Phoenix College
Pima Community College Scottsdale Community College
South Mountain Community College
The prize, awarded every two years, is the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America’s community colleges and recognizes institutions for exceptional student outcomes in four areas: student learning, certificate and degree completion, employment and earnings, and access and success for minority and low-income students.