Community Colleges for Iowa

Director McKenzie Snow, along with Bureau Chief Amy Gieseke and Legislative Liaison Eric St Clair, shared leadership insights and statewide priority work yesterday with senior-level community college leaders taking part in the Iowa Community College Leadership Institute (ICCLI) and emerging leaders taking part in the Leadership Institute for a New Century (LINC) during their Legislative Issues Symposium in Des Moines. Led by @IowaStateU Community College Leadership Program Faculty in partnership with the Iowa Association of Community College Presidents, @CCforIowa and the Iowa Department of Education, the programs aim to grow and develop Iowa community college leaders. #ChooseYourPathIA #PostsecondaryPathwaysIA

Every corner has meaning!

Iowa Senate Chambers!

A day spent seeing the Capitol close up during community college professional development! Check out in the thread everything the Community College Leadership Development Consortium's LINC and ICCLI groups got up to during today's tour! ⬇️

@IowaStateU @IADeptofEd To learn more about the consortium, visit loom.ly/GeTJlTo.

We're grateful for our partnership with Iowa State University (@IowaStateU), Iowa Department of Education (@IADeptofEd), and Iowa Association of Community College Presidents, united in our commitment to bolstering community college leadership.

Welcome to Des Moines, Community College Leadership Development Consortium! 🏛️

Register now as we're joined by @CoursedogInc to dive into persistent challenges! This is ideal for all involved in aligning functions across the higher ed ecosystem, from registrar to operations to leadership. Learn and grow with your campus and alongside our statewide network!

We're just two weeks away from our webinar, "From Patchwork to Platform: Reimagining Academic Operations for Iowa’s Community Colleges." 💡 Get the call information: bit.ly/4c0N60h 🔗

Each company has been able to train its workforce and scale its operations – and, as a result, created new jobs – with support from Hawkeye Community College (@HawkeyeCollege).

Numerous companies throughout the greater Cedar Valley area in northeast Iowa have benefited, including Shell Rock Soy Processing, Pries Enterprises, VGM & Associates, Target Distribution Center, and Veel Hoeden Consulting.

Companies that use Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training (260E) Program are raising concerns about the government efficiency task force's recommendation to end the longtime program. Read more from the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier at bit.ly/3NK4wnW. 🔗

"[The cliff] hits in different ways for different sectors of higher education,” said Emily Shields, Executive Director of Community Colleges for Iowa. Read more from The Daily Iowan at bit.ly/4br4SK4. 🔗

Check out our bill tracker to see all legislation with ties to community college: bit.ly/CCIAbilltracker

SF 2033: College Curricula Requirements - relates to general education requirements, core curricula, and other functions of the regent institutions.

This week, two bills related to community college issues passed subcommittee: