Walla Walla Community College Named Top Five Community College In America By Aspen Institute; Chosen from More Than 1000 Community Colleges Nationwide Walla Walla Community College Shows Strong Results in Student Learning, Completion, Equity and Employment/Earnings After College; National Leaders in Business, Labor, Education and Philanthropy Endorse National Initiative to Spotlight and Foster Community College Excellence Washington, DC, December 12, 2011 -- Highlighting the need to improve student learning and graduation rates in community colleges — leading to good jobs — the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program today announced Walla Walla Community College as a ―finalist with distinction‖ for the first annual Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, chosen from an original pool of over 1000. The announcement follows a rigorous, year-long effort by the Aspen Institute to assemble and review an unprecedented collection of data on community colleges and the critical elements of student success: student learning, degree completion and transfer, equity and employment/earnings after college. This is the first national recognition of extraordinary accomplishments at individual community colleges. The Prize celebrates these top performers both to elevate the community college sector nationwide and help other institutions understand how to improve outcomes for the seven million students — nearly half of all undergraduates in post-secondary education — working toward <b>...</b>
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