Advocating for International Education
Community Colleges for International Development is committed to the vision that all community, technical and vocational institutions integrate international perspectives and experiences into their curricula and campus culture in order to develop globally competent students, faculty, and staff. CCID pursues and encourages advocacy at the campus, state, and national level to ensure all students have access to international experiences.
ACTION STEPS YOU CAN TAKE:
- Attend NAFSA’s Advocacy Day with CCID to advocate for the needs of community and technical colleges
- Encourage college presidents and chancellors to join The Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
- Join NAFSA’s Connecting Our World
- Contact your congressional representatives in the U.S. House and Senate to advocate for policy and legislation. Click HERE to find your representatives.
- Urge the White House to implement a National Strategy for International Education by submitting a formal letter and my completing a strategy survey here.
- Urge your elected officials to co-sponsor the Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2023, via a letter to your representative, that will help increase access to study abroad by U.S. students.
- Advocate for funding for the State Department and Department of Education to increase funding for mobility programs such as exchanges, 100K Strong, IDEAS funding, etc. here.
- Ask your lawmakers to help attract and retain international students by composing and submitting a letter here.
Fast Facts for Advocacy
- Community Colleges for International Development Community Colleges are Global
- Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Leading a Globally Connected College
- American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) The Importance of Global Education
- Erasmus Erasmus+ Impact Study factsheet
- Institute of International Education (IIE) Fast Facts for 2023
- NAFSA The Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act infographic
Data and Studies for Advocacy
- Consortium for Analysis of Student Success in International Education (CASSIE)
- Center for Global Education at Asia Society’s Preparing Tomorrow’s Workforce: The Global Learning Imperative for Career and Technical Education Programs at Community and Technical Colleges
- East-West Center in Washington D.C. America Matters for America
- Institute of International Education’s (IIE) Open Doors Report
- Michigan State University Broad College of Business 2019 Nationwide Benchmarking Report on International Business Education at Community Colleges
- NAFSA's Policy and Advocacy
- Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration Defending Optional Practical Training (OPT): Talking Points and Data
Impact Studies
- NAFSA's Economic Value Statistics about International Students
- COVID-19 Impact Research Brief: Virtual Exchanges at Community Colleges
- California Community Colleges Student Outcomes Abroad Research Project (CCC SOAR) Study Abroad Impact Technical Report
- Erasmus Impact Study Effects of mobility on the skills and employability of students and the internationalisation of higher education institutions
- Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange Intercultural Learning Experience 2018 Impact Report
- The Forum on Education Abroad- advocacy resources and studies
- Institute of International Education (IIE) Gaining an Employment Edge: The Impact of Study Aboard on 21st Century Skills & Career Prospects in the United States
- The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad The High Impact of Education Abroad: College Students’ Engagement in International Experiences and the Development of Intercultural Competencies
- Stevens Initiative Virtual Exchange Impact and Learning Report 2019