Dallas, Texas -- Dallas College was selected by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) to participate in the US-UK Community College and Technical Education Exchange project. The selection was officially announced at ACCT’s Leadership Congress, held in New Orleans, Oct. 22-25.
A collaboration between ACCT and the United Kingdom’s Association of Colleges (AoC), Dallas College has been paired with AoC member Inspire Education Group to plan and implement student exchange programs. The goal is to focus on technical skills and global competencies that students need to succeed in today’s interconnected workforce.
This Fall/Winter leadership and faculty from the two institutions will hold virtual partnerships and topical webinars. Then, a delegation from Dallas College will visit Inspire Education in the UK for in-person meetings next Spring. The colleges will determine an exchange schedule that best suits their programs, and between Summer 2026 and Spring 2027, they will execute their first student exchange.
The Dallas College delegation will be led by Dr. Shawnda Floyd, provost and vice chancellor of workforce education.
“By exchanging knowledge with our UK counterparts at Inspire Education Group, we’re not simply creating an exchange program—we are equipping our students with essential technical skills and global competencies they need to lead and succeed in our increasingly interconnected workforce and world,” said Floyd. “This is the start of a program that will forge lasting connections that allow us to learn from each other and help our students to succeed globally.”
Dallas College will receive a stipend of $12,000 to defray costs of program development and delegation travel to the UK. An additional grant is allocated to scholarships for participating students.
About Dallas College
Celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2025, Dallas College consists of seven campuses — Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake and Richland — plus a dozen centers located throughout Dallas County. As one of the largest community colleges in the U.S., Dallas College offers online and in-person learning, serving more than 127,000 credit, workforce and continuing education students annually. Students benefit from partnerships with local school districts, four-year universities, industry and community leaders. Dallas College offers associate degrees and career/technical certificate programs in more than 100 areas of study, as well as bachelor’s degrees in education, nursing and software development. As the largest provider of dual credit in Texas, Dallas College serves 30,000 high school students through 63 dual credit programs.
