Ricardo (Rick) Torres

Founded in 1920, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) serves as the primary advocacy organization for the nation's 1173 community colleges.

ACT is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people achieve education and workplace success. Grounded in over 60 years of research, ACT is a trusted leader in college and career readiness solutions. Each year, ACT serves millions of students, job seekers, schools, government agencies and employers in the US and around the world with learning resources, assessments, research and credentials designed to help them succeed from elementary school through career.

The future of our country requires that we strengthen our communities by relentlessly addressing systemic inequities within higher education to increase social and economic mobility for all students and families. ATD leads America’s largest network of community colleges working to become strong engines of student and community growth. Follow us. Join us. https://twitter.com/achievethedream http://achievingthedream.org/

The mission of the National College Attainment Network (NCAN) is to build, strengthen, and empower communities and stakeholders to close equity gaps in postsecondary attainment for all students. In today’s economy, a college degree is in greater demand than ever before. Unfortunately, issues such as rising tuition costs and confusion about complex college admission and financial aid processes keep many qualified students from entering college. Many of those who do enroll face additional challenges finding the support and resources they need to graduate. These factors have left today’s young Americans less likely to obtain college degrees than members of their parents’ generation. NCAN works to reverse this growing college opportunity gap. At NCAN, we unite the key organizations dedicated to increasing college access and success. With our members and partners, we develop and support programs and policy solutions that help more students enter and complete college and other postsecondary training.

Founded in 1920, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) serves as the primary advocacy organization for the nation's 1173 community colleges.