ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation

 

​The ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation recognizes colleges or universities that, in a period of great change in higher education, have responded to challenges in innovative and creative ways that allow the institution to thrive.

The award is split into two categories:

Category 1

Institutions with student populations of 12,001 and over

Category 2

Institutions with student populations of up to 12,000

 

​​2022 Winners

Category 1: University of North Dakota

Category 2: MassBay Community College

 
read the press release

​Past Award Recipients

ACE has been bestowing the ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation since 2014, when Arizona State University became the first ever recipient. Click to expand the area below to learn more about our past recipients.

2021: University of California - San Diego and Davenport University (MI)

2020: Amarillo College (TX) and Dominican University of California​​

2019: University of South Florida and Benedict College (SC)

2018: Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ) and Saint Peter’s University (NJ)

2017: Brandman University (CA) and Agnes Scott College (GA)

2016: Fayetteville State University (NC) and Newbury College (MA)

2015: Georgia State University and Governors State University (IL)​

2014: Arizona State University

 
 
 


Sponsor​

ACE is grateful to Fidelity for its support of this award.

 

The American Council on Education and Fidelity Investments® are independent entities and are not legally affiliated. The recipient of the American Council on Education/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation is selected solely by ACE. Fidelity employees are not involved in any way in determining, selecting, or approving the recipient of any award.​

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