Southeast Community College (SCC) Ranked in Top 10 Percent of Community Colleges in U.S.

In its first step to identify the nation’s best community colleges and award $1 million in prize money, the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program ranked Southeast Community College as one of the nation’s 120 best community colleges, challenging it to compete for the prize funds (to be announced in December 2011) by insisting on high standards for learning, college completion without delay and serving as a training ground for jobs that pay competitive wages.

Southeast Community College and 119 other community colleges will be winnowed to eight to 10 finalists in September based on how much students learn, how many complete their programs on time, and how well students do in the job market after graduating.  SCC is now eligible to submit an application containing detailed data on these criteria. Southeast Community College must demonstrate that it delivers exceptional student results, uses data to drive decisions and uses that information to continually improve over time.

For more information about Southeast Community College (SCC), please contact Stu Osterthun at (402) 323-3401 or sosterthun@southeast.edu or see us online at www.southeast.edu.