H.R. 4767, the Community College Educational Exchange Act, establishes two new State Department programs to increase educational exchanges involving U.S. community colleges and vocational schools. The first program provides scholarships for international students and experts to study for up to one academic year at eligible U.S. institutions in key fields like agriculture, engineering, information technology, and environmental resilience. The second program offers grants and technical assistance to help eligible U.S. community colleges and vocational schools develop and expand their own study abroad offerings for their students, including support for faculty training, curriculum development, and hybrid online-in-person models. The bill directs the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development to strengthen partnerships with these institutions and provide outreach support, with a requirement to report to Congress within one year on implementation progress, prioritized countries, and efforts to engage institutions not yet participating in federal exchange programs.
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