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Aspen Institute Names San Jacinto College a Finalist for the 2023 Aspen Prize
7 Jun 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today the Aspen Institute named San Jacinto College one of the 10 finalists for the 2023 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence - an honor that follows the College's recognition as an Aspen Prize Finalist with Distinction in 2021, Aspen Prize Finalist in 2019, and Aspen Prize Rising Star in 2017.
The $1 million Aspen Prize is the nation's signature recognition of community colleges that are achieving high and equitable outcomes for students. The 10 finalists represent the amazing potentional of more than 1,100 community colleges across the country as engines of prosperity and social mobility. San Jacinto College has distinguished itself in innovative instructional and student support strategies; and leads the nation in Hispanic student degrees, the use of data collection and analysis, and workforce and economic development.