IMPORTANT DEADLINES:
Early-bird Registration: 2/29/24
Poster Session submissions: 3/8/24

Fostering Outcomes, Improvements,
and Innovations in Equitable Student Success

Hyatt Regency Orange County, Garden Grove, California
May 9 – 10, 2024

ACCJC is excited to announce that registration for the 2024 Partners in Excellence Conference is now open!

Please visit the conference website for all of the information you need to register and book your discounted hotel room at the Hyatt Regency Orange County.

The discounted early-bird registration is available until February 29, 2024. Space may sell out so save the date and register early!

If you have any questions about the conference or the registration process, please contact Alexandra Spring at registration@accjc.org. We look forward to seeing you in sunny Orange County, California, for this exciting educational and networking opportunity.

Call for Poster Session Proposals

For 2024, our theme explores how accreditation can support our institutions as they Foster Outcomes, Improvements, and Innovations in Equitable Student Success.

ACCJC is seeking proposals for the poster session! This is an opportunity for you and your college to showcase your accomplishments as you are weaving your way toward educational excellence and equitable student success.

The poster session will take place during the opening reception, sponsored by our Platinum Sponsor, the Lumina Foundation. Join us to showcase high-impact practices and outcomes throughout ACCJC membership and engage in conversation and networking.

Please click below to view the call for posters and submit a proposal via the online submission form. 

Program of Events

The 2024 ACCJC Partners in Excellence Conference theme will focus on efforts to achieve equitable outcomes for community college students and will bring together a large and diverse group of people in the higher education sector including college administrators, faculty, trustees, program directors, professional development leaders, institutional researchers, student services staff and planners.

This year’s agenda will feature multiple formats for learning and engagement including constituent forums, plenary sessions, concurrent sessions, and a poster session highlighting high-impact practices and outcomes throughout ACCJC membership. More details are available on the website.

The planning committee is thrilled to present the line up of plenary speakers:

Sonya Christian
Chancellor
California Community Colleges

Jonathan Fansmith
Senior Vice President
Government Relations and National Engagement
American Council on Education

Paul Gaston
Emeritus Trustees Professor
Kent State University
Distinguished Fellow
American Association of
Colleges & Universities

Tia Brown McNair
Vice President for Diversity, Equity,
and Student Success; Executive Director
for the Truth, Racial Healing &
Transformation Campus Centers
American Association of
Colleges & Universities

Generous thanks go out to our 2024 conference sponsors!
There is still time to register your sponsorship by visiting the conference website.

Platinum Sponsor

Silver Sponsor