Press Releases

Co-Winners

• 2013 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence Awarded to Santa Barbara City College (CA) and Walla Walla Community College (WA)

Finalists-with-Distinction

• Kingsborough Community College - CUNY (NY) Named One of Top Four Community Colleges in America by Aspen Institute; Chosen as Finalist-With-Distinction from More than 1,000 Nationwide.
• Lake Area Technical Institute (SD) Named One of Top Four Community Colleges in America by Aspen Institute; Chosen as Finalist-With-Distinction from More than 1,000 Nationwide.

Finalists

• Brazosport College 
• Broward College
• College of the Ouachitas
• Santa Fe College
• Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College
• West Kentucky Community and Technical College 

Background Information

• Brazosport College
• Broward College
• College of the Ouachitas
• Kingsborough Community College - CUNY
• Lake Area Technical Institute
• Santa Barbara City College
• Santa Fe College
• Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College 
• Walla Walla Community College
• West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Data Metrics and Prize Process

• Top Ten Finalists Data Metrics
• How the Winner is Chosen - Methodology

Videos by Josh Wyner, Executive Director, College Excellence Program

• Kingsborough Community College - CUNY
• Lake Area Technical Institute
• Santa Barbara City College
• Walla Walla Community College
• Co-Winners of the 2013 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence

Media Contacts for Community Colleges

• Overview Document  

Photos by Patrice Gilbert 

• Dr. Jill Biden at the 2013 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence
• Announcement & Celebration Ceremony at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

Other Resources

• Defining Excellence: Lessons from the 2013 Aspen Prize Finalists 
• Guide for Using Labor Market Data
• Guide for Creating a Faculty Culture of Student Success
• College Excellence Blog