Two Texas Colleges Among Aspen Prize Finalists

Two Texas community colleges, Amarillo College and San Jacinto College, are on the list of ten finalists for the 2023 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.

Here is the official announcement.

“Awarded every two years since 2011, the Aspen Prize recognizes outstanding institutions selected from a pool of more than 1,000 public community colleges nationwide. The award honors colleges with outstanding performance in five critical areas: teaching and learning, certificate and degree completion, transfer and bachelor’s attainment, workforce success, and equitable outcomes for students of color and students from low-income backgrounds,” the announcement says.

From the press release:

Three of the colleges — Amarillo, Broward and San Jacinto — were top 10 finalists for the 2021 award; this is the fifth time Broward has made the finalist list and San Jacinto’s fourth time.