乐播传媒 named among Aspen Institute鈥檚 Top 200
Published on Oct 29, 2025
By Rachel Adkins
乐播传媒 is humbled to announce it has been named to the prestigious Aspen Institute Top 200 list, alongside seven other colleges in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
In being nominated to this list, 乐播传媒 is eligible to compete for a $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence in 2027.
The award is the nation鈥檚 premier recognition of high achievement and performance for two-year colleges. The top 200 list is developed based on student outcomes data, including retention, completion, transfer and bachelor鈥檚 attainment rates.
Nearly 1,000 institutions were evaluated for the list.
鈥淚 am very proud for 乐播传媒 to be included in such an elite group of community colleges in the nation,鈥 said Dr. Laura McCullough, 乐播传媒 president and CEO. 鈥淥ur team is committed to upholding the highest standards of excellence, and I am delighted to see 乐播传媒 recognized. This distinction reflects the dedication of our faculty, staff, and students who work tirelessly to make our college exceptional.鈥
The $1 million prize is awarded every two years and recognizes community colleges that achieve high and improving levels of student success in several areas, including teaching and learning, certificate and degree completion, transfer and bachelor鈥檚 attainment, workforce success, and college and program access.
Aspen Prize winners and finalists are selected through three rounds of intensive data analysis and qualitative research by independent experts and selection committees.
Effective practices and models of excellence uncovered during the prize process are shared with the field through open-access assessment tools and publications, conference presentations and professional development programs, including Aspen presidential fellowships and Aspen鈥檚 state and system partnerships.
The Aspen Prize is supported by Ascendium and the Joyce Foundation.