Community College Voice Podcast

About Community College Voice Podcast

Community College Voice is the only podcast about the power of the nation's community colleges. The show is produced and created by the American Association of Community Colleges.

Publisher

American Association of Community Colleges

Category

education · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 May 2018

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

9 of 113 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Building a Framework for the Future

   Bay College President Nerita Hughes shares how she implements AACC's Resilient by Design framework to strategically address student and community needs for future planning.

2. 

   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Transformation and Resilience at Marion Tech

   Marion Technical College President Ryan McCall and Executive Vice President Amy Adams share how partnerships and funding remove student barriers in this interview.

3. 

   8 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Meeting the Needs of a Remote, Rural Community

   Bay Mills Community College President Duane Bedell shares insights on serving a remote, rural community and leading a tribal college.

Inside a recent episode

Building a Framework for the Future

Published 19 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Hughes, you've said this, the silver tsunami is coming. And so he said, I know I'm not going to be around long. He said, so my concern is how do we attract young people? When you talk about labor intensive jobs, that may not be something that young people are interested in. They're not necessarily interested in You know, from the labor side of the equation, they're probably looking at more of like a health care. I mean, you don't have too many people that are interested in being linemen, electricians, carpenters, construction workers, journeymen. Right. And so he's like, how do we talk about this from a self-sustainable living wage job? […]

Who has been a guest on Community College Voice Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Nerita Hughes
• Ryan McCall
• Amy Adams
• Duane Bedell
• Jim Jacobs