Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

The 2026 ACCJC Partners in Excellence Conference will bring together regional and national visionaries in higher education to celebrate and share bold ideas, breakthrough gains in student success, and the powerful impact of member institutions. The conference theme will focus on best practices in higher education governance and student success. It will feature nationally recognized speakers, plenary conversations with regional leaders, panels with colleagues sharing best practices, and a poster session featuring member institutions’ high impact practices and outcomes. This gathering is designed for a large and diverse group of people in the education sector including college administrators, faculty, program directors, professional development leaders, institutional researchers, students, trustees, and student services staff and planners, providing an excellent opportunity to showcase services, technologies, or products and meet with key decision-makers.