Internationalizing the Community College

Best Practices Resource

The Best Practices Resource includes feature profiles on each of the winning programs since the inception of the Heiskell Awards, along with honorable mention and special recognition recipients. The extensive collection of successful models is intended to provide hands-on help to campuses as they create and expand their own initiatives. Click on the name of the winning campus to see profiles of the winning initiatives. For IIENetwork Members, a special members-only section contains details on the programs' implementation.

2020 WINNER

Harper College, Global Region of Focus Initiative

2018 WINNER

The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute: Ghana Research and Education Abroad

HONORABLE MENTION

Pima Community College: Mexico Project

2015 WINNER

Madison Area Technical College: Community College Sustainable Development Network

HONORABLE MENTION

Miami Dade College: Diasporic Knowledge Remittance Study Abroad

Spokane Falls Community College: 2020 Global Vision

2014 WINNER

Lone Star College System: Faculty International Exploration Award

HONORABLE MENTION

Valencia College: Faculty Development for Study Abroad

2013 WINNER

Pitt Community College: Int'l Education Travel Scholarship (IETS)

2012 WINNER

Howard Community College and the Community College of Baltimore County: Global Distinction

HONORABLE MENTION

Community College of Philadelphia: Student-Faculty International Fellowship Program

2011 WINNER

Houston Community College: International Business/Logistics & Supply Chain Management

HONORABLE MENTION

Genesee Community College: Nursing and Science (path and biotech) clinical exchange

2010 WINNER

College of Lake County: Semester-long Study Abroad Program at XAIU (Xi’an International University

HONORABLE MENTION

Howard Community College: Mexico Language Study Abroad Initiatives

2009 WINNER

Scottsdale Community College: Australia and New Zealand: Connecting Communities, Sharing Cultures

HONORABLE MENTION

Chaffey College: Study Near & Far

Salt Lake Community College: Vietnam Study Abroad Program