Our comprehensive program is designed to give you a full range education, from the basics that every professional needs to the innovative ideas that are changing how you work. No matter where you are in your career, there is something for you.
How do you learn best?
Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent sessions are the educational backbone of the MCCA Annual Convention and provide a classroom-style learning experience. These 50 minute sessions allow you the most personal customization – you can select from a wide variety of topics during each time slot to help you focus on the issues/areas that are most relevant to your needs.
General Sessions featuring Keynote and Plenary Speakers
Our keynote speakers are leaders in their industries. Their stories will inspire you to think outside the box and widen your perspectives. You’ll leave general sessions feeling energized and motivated – they set the tone for the MCCA Annual Convention – transformative, innovative, and practical.
Concurrent sessions are the educational backbone of the MCCA Annual Convention and provide a classroom-style learning experience. These 50 minute sessions allow you the most personal customization – you can select from a wide variety of topics during each time slot to help you focus on the issues/areas that are most relevant to your needs.
General Sessions featuring Keynote and Plenary Speakers
Our keynote speakers are leaders in their industries. Their stories will inspire you to think outside the box and widen your perspectives. You’ll leave general sessions feeling energized and motivated – they set the tone for the MCCA Annual Convention – transformative, innovative, and practical.
Program Tracks
The wide range of topics and ideas on the program are organized by five thematic tracks, designed to help illuminate overarching focus areas and enable attendees to easily navigate the event. Find your community or build a new one as you work through the program.
Student Success
The diverse needs and backgrounds of college students have challenged student services personnel to develop and implement some of the most innovative approaches to serving students.
Keywords: student recruitment, admissions, advising, assessment, accessibility and ADA, student orientation, learning support systems, enrollment management, retention services, counseling, student activities, student leadership, athletics, Title IX, parent relations, student affairs
Workforce Preparation and Development
A robust economy depends upon a highly-skilled workforce. As the key to restoring the middle class, community colleges must prepare American workers for the changing demands of the labor market. Sessions explore the many ways colleges are meeting the workforce needs of their communities.
Keywords: Career and Technical Education (CTE), Technical Skills, Training, Workforce Development, Apprenticeships, Economic Development, contract training, continuing education, tech-prep programs, school-to-work initiatives, work-based learning activities, business and industry training, integrated academic and technical learning models, college and career transitions, industry partnerships, e-learning in workforce training, certification of workplace skills
Leadership and Institutional Transformation
Accountability mandates, fluctuating funding, demographic shifts, and the rapid pace of change continue to challenge college administrators to explore innovative strategies for leadership and organization.
Keywords: institutional research, career development, advocacy, government relations, institutional and vendor partnerships, remote campus relationships, partnerships outside the institution
Learning and Teaching (a special track for faculty)
College professionals continue to develop new and innovative ways of approaching learning and teaching. This session affords educators the opportunity to share their innovations with colleagues.
Keywords: undergraduate education, study abroad, classroom management, learning support systems, classroom assessment and research, learning styles, learning communities, service learning, interactive computer-aided instruction, multimedia in the classroom, ethics in instruction, critical-thinking skills development, instructional design, immersive learning, distance education, online and blended learning, learning space design, accessibility and universal design, mobile learning
Future Workplace
Every day, non-teaching professionals work to advance the mission of our colleges and workforce partners by supporting faculty, students, alumni, visitors, and friends of our institutions. This conference stream brings together financial management and human resources, to communications professionals and facilities management to discuss innovation and forward-thinking initiatives that will impact the future and design of today’s workplace.
Keywords: professional staff, classified staff, recruitment, campus facilities, marketing, communications, public relations, advancement, human resources, IT, work-life balance, co-working, diversity, inclusion, human resources, employee rights, bookstore, campus operations
Student Success
The diverse needs and backgrounds of college students have challenged student services personnel to develop and implement some of the most innovative approaches to serving students.
Keywords: student recruitment, admissions, advising, assessment, accessibility and ADA, student orientation, learning support systems, enrollment management, retention services, counseling, student activities, student leadership, athletics, Title IX, parent relations, student affairs
Workforce Preparation and Development
A robust economy depends upon a highly-skilled workforce. As the key to restoring the middle class, community colleges must prepare American workers for the changing demands of the labor market. Sessions explore the many ways colleges are meeting the workforce needs of their communities.
Keywords: Career and Technical Education (CTE), Technical Skills, Training, Workforce Development, Apprenticeships, Economic Development, contract training, continuing education, tech-prep programs, school-to-work initiatives, work-based learning activities, business and industry training, integrated academic and technical learning models, college and career transitions, industry partnerships, e-learning in workforce training, certification of workplace skills
Leadership and Institutional Transformation
Accountability mandates, fluctuating funding, demographic shifts, and the rapid pace of change continue to challenge college administrators to explore innovative strategies for leadership and organization.
Keywords: institutional research, career development, advocacy, government relations, institutional and vendor partnerships, remote campus relationships, partnerships outside the institution
Learning and Teaching (a special track for faculty)
College professionals continue to develop new and innovative ways of approaching learning and teaching. This session affords educators the opportunity to share their innovations with colleagues.
Keywords: undergraduate education, study abroad, classroom management, learning support systems, classroom assessment and research, learning styles, learning communities, service learning, interactive computer-aided instruction, multimedia in the classroom, ethics in instruction, critical-thinking skills development, instructional design, immersive learning, distance education, online and blended learning, learning space design, accessibility and universal design, mobile learning
Future Workplace
Every day, non-teaching professionals work to advance the mission of our colleges and workforce partners by supporting faculty, students, alumni, visitors, and friends of our institutions. This conference stream brings together financial management and human resources, to communications professionals and facilities management to discuss innovation and forward-thinking initiatives that will impact the future and design of today’s workplace.
Keywords: professional staff, classified staff, recruitment, campus facilities, marketing, communications, public relations, advancement, human resources, IT, work-life balance, co-working, diversity, inclusion, human resources, employee rights, bookstore, campus operations
