Social Responsibility in Education
Our Commitment to Good
It’s easy to say you believe in making a difference. At ACE, we mean it. As a socially conscious institution, we believe it’s our job to make an impact in the world that goes well beyond our bottom line.
That’s why we became a Certified B Corporation: to better serve our students, alumni, employees and communities. ACE is certified by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.
We awarded more than $1.2 million in scholarships and grants in 2024 on top of our industry-low tuition to help students advance their careers and achieve their dreams.
ACE 2024 B Impact Score
The B Impact Scores are being compared against all businesses that have completed the B Impact Assessment. Most companies score 40 to 100; the highest-performing B Corps score 160-170.
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 three 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 American College of Education embodies the mission to serve, lead and achieve every day. We invite you to read the report to find out what it means for ACE to be a B Corp, 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