Aspen Prize

San Antonio College Awarded the 2021 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence

The $1million prize, given by the Aspen Institute, recognizes excellence in equitable outcomes for students during and after college 

阿斯彭研究所的大学卓越计划今天宣布，圣安东尼奥学院获得了2021年阿斯彭社区大学卓越奖, 这是美国对社区大学的杰出成就和表现的标志性认可.

这是该奖项10年来首次颁发给德克萨斯州的社区大学.

The Aspen Prize, awarded every two years since 2011, recognizes outstanding institutions selected from a pool of more than 1,000 community colleges nationwide. With a singular focus on student success, 阿斯彭奖旨在表彰在教学和学习六个领域取得杰出成就的机构, certificate and degree completion, transfer and bachelor’s attainment, workforce success, 为有色人种学生和低收入家庭学生提供公平的结果, and leadership and culture.

As winner of the Aspen Prize, San Antonio College will receive $600,000. 阿斯彭还认可三所社区学院进入优胜决赛:, San Jacinto College (Texas), and West Kentucky Community and Technical College (Kentucky). Amarillo College (Texas) received the Rising Star award for rapid improvement. Each will receive $100,000.

“This is the highest national honor that a community college can receive. Today’s news makes me proud, happy and just about every good feeling you can imagine,” said SAC President Dr. Robert Vela.  “It’s a breathtaking achievement for our faculty, 教职员工和学生，它体现了每个努力工作的人最好的一面.”

“董事会和十大网赌正规网址官网区大家庭的所有人都为圣安东尼奥学院作为全国第一社区学院的杰出成就感到自豪, honored with the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. 对圣安东尼奥学院的认可反映了他们的教职员工的奉献精神, hard work and commitment to student success and performance excellence," said Dr. Mike Flores, chancellor of the Alamo Colleges District. “他们是我们学院中第一个获得这一享有盛誉的国家荣誉的学院，也是今年阿斯彭150强社区学院中的三所之一, along with Northwest Vista College and Palo Alto College. In 2019, four of our five colleges were named to the Aspen Top 100, 同年，帕洛阿尔托学院被阿斯彭研究所的大学卓越计划评为前1%的社区学院和新星,” he added.

In October 2017, SAC首次获得阿斯彭研究所的认可，当时它被选为有资格获得2019年阿斯彭奖的150所社区学院之一.

In November 2019, SAC被提名为有资格获得2021年阿斯彭奖的150所社区学院之一. In addition to San Antonio College, two other institutions in the Alamo Colleges District, Northwest Vista College and Palo Alto College, were named as Top 150 Community Colleges.

In June 2020, 阿斯彭研究所大学卓越计划宣布圣安东尼奥学院成为2021年奖项的前10名决赛选手之一. All the colleges, according to the Aspen Institute, “were recognized for effectively identifying, developing, 扩大策略，推动所有学生不仅完成大学学业，而且在毕业后取得成功.”

The Aspen Prize is generously funded by ECMC Foundation, Joyce Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, and Siemens Foundation.

阿斯彭研究所大学卓越计划旨在推进高等教育实践, policies, and leadership that significantly improve student outcomes, 尤其是对美国校园中不断增长的低收入学生和有色人种学生. 

The program is part of The Aspen Institute, 它的使命是培养基于持久价值观的领导力，并为处理关键问题提供一个无党派的场所. For more information, visit http://highered.aspeninstitute.org/ and www.linkedin.com/showcase/aspenhighered and follow @AspenHigherEd on Twitter.

阿斯彭研究所是一家总部设在华盛顿特区的教育和政策研究组织.C. 它的使命是培养基于持久价值观的领导能力，并为处理关键问题提供一个无党派的场所. The Institute is based in Washington, D.C.; Aspen, Colorado; and on the Wye River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. It also has offices in New York City and an international network of partners. For more information, visit www.aspeninstitute.org.

San Antonio College (SAC), part of the Alamo Colleges District, is among the largest, single-campus community colleges in Texas and the nation. SAC已被指定为官方的西班牙裔服务机构，也为德克萨斯州最大的退伍军人学生提供服务，并与退伍军人事务部建立了合作关系. SAC成立于1925年，提供艺术和科学以及专业/技术领域的课程. SAC is also a leader in the field of online education.

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