NLC Named 2026 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges

The EDU Ledger along with the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) named Northeast Lakeview College (NLC) as a 2026 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges. Institutions are selected based on staffing practices and overall work environment and college climate on categories such as family friendliness, salary/benefits, community engagement, and faculty/staff professional development opportunities. NLC has received this recognition annually since 2019

The 27 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges for 2026 (in alphabetical order) are:

• Bergen Community College
• Brunswick Community College
• Century College
• Coconino Community College
• College of Southern Maryland
• College of Southern Nevada
• Community College of Allegheny County
• Community College of Aurora
• Garden City Community College
• GateWay Community College (Arizona)
• HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College
• Houston City College
• Hudson County Community College
• Joliet Junior College
• Lamar Institute of Technology
• Malcolm X College
• McLennan Community College
• Montgomery County Community College
• Northeast Lakeview College
• Northeast Mississippi Community College
• Northern Essex Community College
• Northwest Arkansas Community College
• Olive-Harvey College
• Southeast New Mexico College
• St. Philip’s College
• Tallahassee State College
• Weatherford College