Social Responsibility in Education
Our Commitment to Good
It’s easy to say you believe in making a difference. At American College of Education (ACE), we mean it. As a socially conscious institution, we believe it’s our job to make an impact that goes well beyond our bottom line.
Our designation as an Impact Institution represents our commitment to social responsibility, accessibility and community impact. It also marks a continuous effort to build upon our core values, where mission drives our work and impact measures our success. Whether we’re serving students, employees, partners, alumni or our communities, ACE’s operations are driven by decisions grounded in purpose and designed to create real-world change.
Within this designation are two pillars that, together, demonstrate how ACE translates our values into meaningful action, serving as an example for others and a helping hand for those in need.
Torch of Responsibility
With an award-winning work culture, ACE is a leader and guiding light in today’s workforce. Torch of Responsibility first represents initiatives from within our organization that cultivate who we are as a team of engaged, committed employees. It additionally recognizes students, alumni and partners who exemplify the core values we aim to live out on a daily basis.
ACE Cares
Focused on serving our communities, ACE Cares represents our unwavering dedication to giving back. This often looks like volunteering, sponsoring community events, leading sustainability initiatives and organizing opportunities to give back. Regardless of how we make a difference, our efforts stem from a desire to care for others in an impactful way.
How We’re Making an Impact
Nonprofit Partners
Our commitment to social responsibility is also evident in our partnerships with nonprofit organizations across the country that provide services or materials to service-minded professionals in local communities. We partner with organizations that share our mission and vision, including the American Heart Association, Teachers’ Treasures, Kids in Need Foundation, A Gift for Teaching and more.
Best Places to Work
ACE was named as a Best Place to Work in Indiana for six years running. We’ve also been named a Top Workplace in the USA for four consecutive years. That’s because we’re committed to creating a culture that caters to the incredible people we work with. We also offer generous employee benefits like remote work, affordable insurance, a 401(k) match, tuition reimbursement, paid time off and parental leave, paid volunteer hours, mentoring and leadership development programs, and much more.
ACE in Action
Our annual Impact Report details how ACE embodies our mission to serve, lead and achieve every day. We invite you to read the report and explore what it means for ACE to be an Impact Institution, what we are doing to serve our individual communities and the greater global community, and how we are creating leaders by being leaders.
Paid Volunteer Hours
Every year, full-time employees are granted 16 civic hours to use for volunteering during the workday. Many go far beyond those 16 hours in their free time, spending countless hours serving their communities in roles ranging from soup kitchen volunteer to nonprofit board member to local school classroom helper.
Key Ways We Made a Difference in 2024
3,900+
individual civic hours used
$100k
employees donated nearly $100,000 to nonprofits
6,366
meals for Tampa, FL community
$4,000
raised for The Nature Conservancy
21,000
backpacks filled with school supplies for Orlando-area students
16,847
miles logged for charity by ACE community members
$1.2 Million
in scholarships and grants
4th
consecutive year as a Top Workplace in the USA