The new documentary The Antidote spotlights Amarillo College and its efforts to break the cycle of poverty for its students. The institution’s leaders share their thoughts on the film and how it shows the impact of community colleges.

Last year saw transformative gifts given to certain community colleges (who no longer wistfully sing “If I Had a Million Dollars”). How can two-year institutions continue to illustrate return-on-investment value to increasingly savvy donors?

Advancement leaders from three community colleges share how they reorganized, strategized, and adapted in 2020 to continue to support the missions of their institutions.

To say the least, 2020 was an unpredictable year for community colleges. Let’s take stock of the challenges we met and the successes we achieved while looking forward to new opportunities in 2021.

The COVID-19 pandemic wrecked colleges’ most carefully laid plans for in-person events. What are the best questions to ask, and resources to rely on, as we all adapt to the moment and an uncertain future?

Community colleges are critical to alleviating current struggles. Advancement is vital to institutions’ continued efforts to make a difference.

The Community College of Baltimore County and Mt. Hood Community College each transitioned their in-person auctions, dinners, and galas into online events this year—and learned new ways to engage with their communities in the process.

Even before COVID-19, community colleges had ventured into the virtual arena of esports. In his new bimonthly column, Marc Westenburg, director of CASE’s Center for Community College Advancement, discusses the untapped potential of this rising phenomenon.

Reacting to the coronavirus crisis, community colleges, and their foundations, jumped to support students with emergency aid and provided unused PPE to health care workers on the front lines.

Print publications at Elgin Community College and Salt Lake Community College are reflecting and promoting their campuses with dynamic design and community-focused storytelling.