Colleges joining "Achieving the Dream" initiative.Since the Lumina Foundation for Education launched the Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count initiative, the foundation and its financial partners have pledged to distribute nearly $100 million in grants to improve student achievement at community colleges. The following is list of the colleges that have received grants under the initiative. Most were for $450,000, spread out over five years. 2004 FLORIDA * Broward Community College Fort Lauderdale * Hillsborough Community College Tampa * Tallahassee Community College Tallahassee * Valencia Community College Orlando NEW MEXICO * Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque * New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Las Cruces * San Juan College Farmington * Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) is a two-year community college located in New Mexico, whose main campus is on 366 acres (148 hectares) just southwest of Santa Fe * Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Albuquerque * University of New Mexico-Gallup Gallup NORTH CAROLINA * Durham Technical Community College Durham Technical Community College (DTCC, aka Durham Tech) is a public two-year accredited institution of higher education and technical training school located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Durham * Guilford Technical Community College Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) is a two-year accredited community college in Guilford County, North Carolina. GTCC offers certificates, one-year and two-year career-related programs, a two-year college transfer program, personal enrichment courses, a variety of adult Jamestown * Martin Community College Williamston * Wayne Community College Goldsboro TEXAS *Alamo Community College District The Alamo Community College District (ACCD) is a system residing in San Antonio which currently governs over 5 Community Colleges. These 5 Colleges are: San Antonio College, St. San Antonio (Northwest Vista College, Palo Alto College, San Antonio College, St. Philip's College.) * Brookhaven College Dallas * Coastal Bend College Beeville * El Paso Community College History El Paso County Community College District was established in June 1969 when citizens of El Paso County voted to form a junior college district and elected a board of seven trustees to administer the College. District El Paso * Galveston College Galveston * Houston Community College System
Houston Community College System (HCCS Houston * South Texas College McAllen * Southwest Texas Junior College Southwest Texas Junior College has campuses in Del Rio, Eagle Pass, and Uvalde. It is a two year liberal arts college, but there has been recent talk of expanding to a four year college. The college's campuses also offer programs sponsored by Sul Ross State University. Uvalde VIRGINIA * Danville Community College Danville * Mountain Empire Community College Mountain Empire Community College is a two-year college located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and is one of the 23 schools in the Virginia Community College System. The college serves residents of Dickenson, Lee, Scott, and Wise counties, as well as the City of Norton. Big Stone Gap * Patrick Henry Community College Martinsville * Paul D. Camp Community College Franklin * Tidewater Community College Norfolk 2005 CONNECTICUT * Capital Community College Hartford * Housatonic Community College Bridgeport * Norwalk Community College Norwalk OHIO * Cuyahoga Community College Cleveland * Jefferson Community College Steubenville * North Central State College Mansfield * Sinclair Community College Dayton * Zane State College Zanesville 2006 PENNSYLVANIA * Community College of Allegheny County Community College of Allegheny County, or CCAC as it is officially abbreviated, is a community college in the United States primarily serving Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh * Community College of Beaver County The Community College of Beaver County (also known as CCBC) is a community college located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The school includes approximately 2,300 students from in and around Beaver County. Monaca * Delaware County Community College Delaware County Community College, also known as DCCC or Delco, or high School 2 is a 2-year community college in the Philadelphia area. While it is based in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, it has two campuses, three centers, and several locations throughout Delaware and Chester Media * Montgomery County Community College For the community college near Conroe, Texas, see . Montgomery County Community College, also known as MCCC, Montco, or MC3, is a 2-year community college offering associate degrees and technical certification in numerous fields. Blue Bell * Northampton Community College Bethlehem * Community College of Philadelphia About CCP '''Community College of Philadelphia is a community college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The main campus is located at 1700 Spring Garden Street. Community College of Philadelphia is an open-admission, Associate degree granting institution with more than 70 Philadelphia * Westmoreland County Community College Westmoreland County Community College, founded in 1970, is located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, USA. In 2002, it had approximately 5,938 full- and part-time students. Youngwood TEXAS * Alvin Community College Alvin * Brazosport College Lake Jackson * College of the Mainland Texas City * Lee College Baytown * North Harris Montgomery Community College District The Woodlands * San Jacinto College Pasadena * Wharton County Junior College Wharton * Prairie View A&M University Prairie View * Texas Southern University Houston * University of Houston-Downtown Houston WASHINGTON * Big Bend Community College Moses Lake * Yakima Valley Community College Yakima * Highline Community College Des Moines * Tacoma Community College Tacoma * Renton Technical College Renton * Seattle Central Community College Seattle 2007 ARKANSAS * National Park Community College Hot Springs * Ouachita Technical College Malvern * Phillips Community College Helena * Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock HAWAII * The University of Hawaii Community Colleges Honolulu MASSACHUSETTS * Bunker Hill Community College Boston * Northern Essex Community College Lawrence * Roxbury Community College Roxbury * Springfield Technical Community College Springfield MICHIGAN * Bay de Noc Community College Escanaba * Henry Ford Community College Dearborn * Jackson Community College Jackson * Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor * North Central Michigan College Petoskey * Wayne County Community College Detroit OKLAHOMA * Oklahoma City Community College Oklahoma City * Rose State College Midwest City * Tulsa Community College Tulsa SOUTH CAROLINA * Aiken Technical College Aiken * Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg * Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort * Trident Technical College Charleston TEXAS * Paris Junior College Pads * The Victoria College Victoria * University of Houston Houston VIRGINIA * Northern Virginia Community College Annandale SOURCE: LUMINA FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION |
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