Bellwether College Consortium

Celebrate our 30th anniversary of the Community College Futures Assembly and view the final competition of our highest honor, the Legacy Award.
Save-the-Date: February 25-27, 2024
Registration is opening soon!

Every five years, the Bellwether College Consortium awards its highest honor to a past Bellwether finalist or award winner who has demonstrated five years or more of student success. These are the 2024 Legacy Finalists! Kudos to them for doing the hard work and demonstrating long-term results.

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Our Outstanding Dissertation Award competition is now taking submissions. This bestows recognition to an individual whose substantially contributes to research.
Learn more at https://ow.ly/ehoY50PwOaz

Attention past Bellwether Finalists and Award winners! Today is your final opportunity to submit your entry and compete for the Legacy Award. This competition is exclusively open to past program finalists and award winners. For more information, please visit BellwetherCollegeConsortium.com.

We are proud to have an incredible 24 states represented in the first round of the 2024 Bellwether Award competition. The 30 will be announced in November. We can't wait to share the names of our top-scored community colleges that will compete in the final round of competition!

Attention past Bellwether Finalists and Award winners! Do not forget to submit your entry and compete for the highest honor of the consortium – the Legacy Award. Our extended deadline is this Friday, October 20. alamo.edu/bellwethercollegeconsortium

Attention past Bellwether Finalists and Award winners! This is your final opportunity to submit your entry and compete for the highest honor of the consortium – the Legacy Award. You have another two weeks to submit a competitive entry and make your mark again. This competition is exclusively open to past program finalists and award winners. For more information, please visit BellwetherCollegeConsortium.com.

Last day to submit your college program. Don't let this opportunity pass you by. Learn more at BellwetherCollegeConsortium.com

Every five years, a community college is honored with a at the Community College Futures Assembly. All past recipients and are eligible to compete. Find out more at http://bellwethercollegeconsortium.com

The Bellwether College Consortium has extended the deadline for colleges to submit an entry to the Bellwether Award or Legacy Award competition. Time flies, so do not delay! Go to bellwethercollegeconsortium.com to learn more and enter your innovative program!

Did you submit your college program? Time is running out. Submit your college program to compete for the coveted Bellwether Award.
Learn more about the submission guidelines on our website bellwethercollegeconsortium.com

Time is running out. Submit your college program to compete for the coveted Bellwether Award.
Learn more about the submission guidelines on our website bellwethercollegeconsortium.com

Be on the lookout. We have mailed out invitations to past 2024 Bellwether members to join the 2024 Legacy and Bellwether competitions. We want to extend that invitation to all our followers who qualify for either award. Join us in making next year's Futures Assembly a success. To learn more about both competitions, visit our website at Bellwethercollegeconsortium.com

Did you miss it? We got you!
The 2024 Bellwether Award & Legacy Award Guidance Webinar recording is available now at http://bit.ly/3KX28G5

The Bellwether College Consortium welcomes all community colleges to learn more about the Bellwether College Consortium and our national award competitions. Learn more at the 2024 Bellwether Award and Legacy Award Guidance Webinar! https://bit.ly/3P1MBr9

The Bellwether College Consortium welcomes all community colleges to learn more about the Bellwether College Consortium and our national award competitions. Experience this incredible gathering of collegial competitors and participate in unparalleled learning from innovative college teams. Learn more at the 2024 Bellwether Award and Legacy Award Guidance Webinar! https://bit.ly/3P1MBr9

It's that time of the year again! We invite community colleges to share their innovative programs with us. Learn about the eligibility criteria & the award selection process at BellwetherCollegeConsortium.com.

Our Outstanding Dissertation Award competition is now taking submissions. This bestows recognition to an individual whose substantially contributes to research.
Learn more at https://ow.ly/r1YN50PwOaA

Every five years, a community college is honored with a at the Community College Futures Assembly. All past recipients and are eligible to compete. Sustained growth and significant outcomes for five years or more are pertinent eligibility criteria for this national honor. Find out more about this prestigious award by visiting our website! http://bellwethercollegeconsortium.com

Our Outstanding Dissertation Award competition is now taking submissions. This bestows recognition to an individual whose substantially contributes to research.
Learn more at

Dissertation Award | Alamo Colleges A substantial contribution is defined as dissertation research that demonstrably adds to the scholarly literature on community college, revises understanding of a researchable problem associated with community college, or looks at an aspect of community college in a new way. The dissertation may als...

In 2024, the Bellwether College Consortium will celebrate 30 years of honoring and disseminating innovative community college programs to a national audience. A special Legacy Award competition will be held to celebrate this anniversary. All past Bellwether Finalists are eligible if they have five or more years of successful program implementation. For more information on the Bellwether and Legacy Award, go to https://ow.ly/yOB250Pq5u2. Apply August 1 - September 27, 2023

Annually, the Bellwether College Consortium invites a panel of esteemed scholars to judge the BCC Outstanding Dissertation Award competition. We are excited to share a recorded discussion about his research with Niraj Wagh, Ed.D., the 2023 ODA recipient. Listen to his valuable suggestions for making community colleges more welcoming and inclusive for LGBTQ+ students.

2023 Summer Innovations Series - Outstanding Dissertation Award Niraj Anil Wagh University of FloridaChair: Cliff HaynesCochair: Lindsay LynchMajor: Higher Education Administration AbstractThe purpose of this study is to ...

We are excited to announce the third session of the Bellwether Summer Innovation Series! The Alamo Colleges District, a recipient of the Bellwether Award, shares how they utilized federal financial aid to provide students with career-relevant employment and a career-support system to improve their marketability and success on the job.

2023 Summer Innovation Series Alamo Colleges District Fulfilling the Higher Education Promise Through Off-Campus Work-Study EmploymentAlamo Colleges, appreciating the implied promise of higher education, to prov...

We are pleased to share the second Bellwether Summer Innovation Series session! Bellwether Award winner, Atlanta Technical College, shares how they addressed economic inequities with sustainable career and economic mobility opportunities.

2023 Summer Innovation Series Atlanta Technical College Together with our industry and community partners, the City of Atlanta, and the Atlanta Committee for Progress, the Atlanta Technical College's Center for Wo...