The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education (Diverse) are excited to announce the 2018 Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges (PPWCC) award winners.
The annual award recognizes community and technical college commitments to diversity through best-in-class student and staff recruitment and retention practices, inclusive learning and working environments, and meaningful community service and engagement opportunities. The national study employs a web-based survey approach to obtain information from NISOD member institutions. A multipart, weighted algorithm is used to classify the responding institutions.
The 2018 Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges award winners are:
Central Piedmont Community College
Coastline Community College
Community College of Allegheny County
Community College of Aurora
El Centro College
GateWay Community College
Greenville Technical College
Harrisburg Area Community College
Lone Star College-University Park
McLennan Community College
Montgomery County Community College
National Park College
Northwest Vista College
Pierpont Community and Technical College
Pitt Community College
Rochester Community and Technical College
Wake Tech Community College
Western Texas College
“We are proud to honor these colleges for their sustained commitment to diversity,” said Edward J. Leach, NISOD’s Executive Director. “We are also pleased with the large number of applications this year. It shows that a growing number of colleges appreciate how critical diversity and inclusion initiatives are to their campuses and communities.”
The award-winning institutions will be recognized during NISOD’s International Conference of Teaching and Leadership Excellence, May 26-29, in Austin, Texas. Additionally, award recipients receive a specially-designed logo that can be used to promote the institution’s commitment to diversity during student and staff recruitment efforts, as well as during other times when they want to highlight their commitment to inclusiveness. Also, Diverse featured the awarded colleges in its May 17, 2018, edition.
To learn more about the Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges awards, visit www.nisod.org/ppwcc (link is external). For questions about the survey or NISOD’s 2018 conference, contact Edward J. Leach at ed@nisod.org (link sends e-mail) or (512) 232-1430.
