Founded in 1968, the League for Innovation in the Community College is an international nonprofit organization focused on supporting innovative leadership and ideas in the community college environment. The organization serves as a catalyst for developing transformational innovation among community colleges globally to increase learner success and institutional excellence.

The organization sponsors networking events such as conferences, institutes, summits, seminars, workshops, and webinars. The organization also produces a range of resources and services to the community college field, including research and publications. Efforts focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion; information technology; leadership development; learner success; research and practice; and workforce development.

Examples of projects include:

• Project Firstline: Infection Control in Community College Curriculum
  • Partners with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Hospital Association to integrate enhanced infection control training into community college health programs.
  • Equips nursing and allied health students with essential infection control knowledge and practices to improve workplace safety and patient outcomes.
• Workforce Development & Wraparound Services
  • In collaboration with the Garcia Family Foundation, a multi-year project that connects community college students with basic needs support and workforce development resources through community partnerships.
  • Goal is to improve credential completion and job-entry outcomes by addressing barriers such as food insecurity and housing instability.
• Innovative Solutions for Hunger Relief and Student Success
  • Helping community colleges develop sustainable strategies to reduce food insecurity among students — a key factor in retention, persistence, and overall success.
  • Supports colleges in creating and scaling hunger relief interventions tailored to student needs.
• Advancing Community College Public Health Education
  • Provides curricular resources and guidance to help colleges expand academic offerings in public health education, environmental health, and health navigation, thereby strengthening the role of community colleges in preparing students for emerging public health careers.
• Professional Development Projects for Faculty and Staff
  • Supports a suite of professional development initiatives — such as Faculty Voices, Getting Connected, Learning Exchange Networks (LENS), and The Learning College Project — designed to bolster instructional quality, leadership skills, and innovative teaching practices across member institutions.
• AI Fellows Program
  • Major effort in professional development and capacity building for community colleges engaged with AI in higher education.

Resources

Public Health

Student Basic Needs

Workforce Development

Pathways

Professional Development

Diversity/Equity/Inclusion