In comparison to their university brethren, community college alumni relations programs remain at an early stage. But advancement professionals at Austin Community College District and Collin College are building a greater understanding of former students’ passion and dedication for the institutions.

Advancement professionals at Delta College, Clark College, and Central Community College talk about the benefits of participating in CASE’s VSE and AEM surveys, including benchmarking against peers, maintaining an organized database, and proving your college’s success to leadership, lawmakers, and the community.

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.

What if community colleges could do more to make alumni feel like part of the institution and its history, and alumni started responding?