American Council of Education

The American Council on Education (ACE) is a U.S. higher education organization established in 1918. Located in Washington, DC, it comprises approximately 1,800 accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities and higher education-related associations, organizations, and corporations. The organization conducts public policy advocacy, research, and other initiatives related to key higher education issues and plays a significant role in higher education leadership development.

ACE’s President since 2008 is Molly Corbett Broad. Broad announced in January 2017 plans to leave her post on October 31, 2017.

The board chair is Judy C. Miner, chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District (CA). Immediate past chair is John J. DeGioia, president of Georgetown University(DC). The vice chair is Barbara R. Snyder, president of Case Western Reserve University (OH). The secretary is R. Barbara Gitenstein, president of the College of New Jersey.

The Council developed and administered the General Educational Development testing program until 2011 when it entered a collaboration with Pearson to form the GED Testing Service, which now is the sole developer of the test. The GED test measures whether a person has the academic skills and knowledge expected of high school graduates in the United States or Canada, thus allowing adults who lack a high school diploma to certify that they possess the equivalent of a traditional high school education.

Since 1965, hundreds of vice presidents, deans, department chairs, faculty and other emerging leaders have participated in the ACE Fellows Program, which prepares senior leaders to serve American colleges and universities.

ACE's Higher Education for Development (HED) program supports the worldwide development goals of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), primarily by coordinating the involvement of the U.S. higher education community in addressing international development challenges.

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