Data-Driven Breakthroughs

Reimagining Pathways to Community College Success

Published By: Community College Think Tank and Strategic Solutions; The American Association of Community Colleges ; ZogoTech

What You'll Learn

Dream big. No constraint.
That was the prompt for community college presidents and chancellors gathered for a CEO-only Think Tank at the American Association of Community Colleges Annual Conference

Data-Driven Breakthroughs: Reimagining Pathways to Community College Success captures the bold concepts leaders developed as they explored how data, AI, and predictive analytics can strengthen student success, redesign pathways, close performance gaps, and align programs with a rapidly-evolving workforce.

This brief distills what leaders surfaced when asked to imagine what is possible when information is trustworthy, actionable, and used to guide decisions at every level. The following key themes emerged:

Lifelong digital portfolios for skills and experiences

Competency-based progression beyond the Carnegie Unit

AI succeeds only with clean, integrated data

Trust built through transparent, accurate data

Agile, sustainable planning with predictive analytics

Participating CEOs

Dr. Rebecca Ashford

Chattanooga State Community College

Dr. Kimberly Beatty

Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

Dr. James Campbell

Virginia College

Dr. Jamal Cooks

Chabot College

Dr. Kandi Deitemeyer

Central Piedmont Community College

Dr. Amber Donnelli

Great Basin College

Dr. Maria Chio Flores

Pierce College

Dr. Eric Heiser

Coconino Community College

Dr. Macario Hernandez

Dallas College-Mountain View Campus

Dr. Tiffany Hernandez

Glendale Community College

Dr. Michael Holtzclaw

UNM Los Alamos

Dr. Anthony Iacono

County College of Morris

Dr. Steven Johnson

Sinclair College

Dr. Para Jones

Stark State College

Dr. Rachel Kartz

Ivy Tech Community College

Susan Kazama

Hawaii Community College

Dr. James Kelley

McDowell Technical Community College

Dr. Brian King

Los Rios Community College District

Dr. Lee Lambert

Foothill-DeAnza Community College District

Dr. Kenneth Lawson

Columbia Gorge Community College

Dr. Eric Leshinskie

Scottsdale Community College

Dr. Christine Mangino

CUNY Queensborough Community College

Dr. Laura McCullough

Marysville Community & Technical College

Dr. Keith McLaughlin

Morton College

Dr. Kimberlee Messina

Spokane Falls Community College

Dr. Tabitha Miller

Martin Community College

Dr. Leslie Minor

Taft College

Mary-Rita Moore

Triton College

Dr. Feleccia Moore-Davis

St. Louis Community College-Meramec

Gunder Myran

Wayne County Community College

Dr. Robert Nye

Finger Lakes Community College

Dr. Sarah Parker

Washington State College of Ohio

Dr. Anton Reece

West Kentucky Community & Technical College

Dr. Seamus Reilly

Carl Sandburg College

Todd Shackett

Southern Union State Community College

Dr. Brian Shonk

University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville

Gregory Smith

San Diego Community College District

Dr. Rick Smith

Dallas College-North Lake Campus

Dr. John Sygielski

Harrisburg Area Community College

Dr. Quintin Taylor

River Parishes Community College

Dr. Lena Tran

Columbia College

Dr. Kyle Wagner

Northeastern Technical College