The Committee on Chemistry in the Two-Year Colleges (COCTYC) is excited to share our vision, mission and goals for the Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium (2YC3) that are inclusive of all chemical educators that teach in the first and second years of chemistry programs!

• Vision:  Advance first- and second- year college chemistry education
• Mission: Build community, support professional development and advocate for first and second-year college chemistry faculty
• Goals: Goal 1 – Build Community; Goal 2 – Professional Development; Goal 3 - Advocate

2YC3 hosted our 225th conference May 30-31, 2025 at Johnson County Community College, in Overland Park, KS. Over 75 chemical educators from primarily two-year colleges presented in symposium tracks aligned with the conference theme “Using High Impact Practices to Empower Chemistry Students.” Conference organizer Dr. Melanie Harvey along with a team of volunteers planned an engaging and highly interactive event that included 30+ presentations, a student poster session, campus tours and a keynote speaker, Dr. Heather Seitz, Professor of Microbiology, Johnson County Community College, who spoke on “Building Assessments for Student Success.”

The 2YC3 Executive Committee (COCTYC) will also be joined by the Two-Year College Program Director at the ACS Office of Higher Education, currently Dr. Ashlee Wrenne, as a staff liaison to 2YC3. We are excited about the opportunity to better connect and support the activities of 2YC3 with the ACS Office of Higher Education.

Upcoming 2YC3 professional development & networking events include:

The 2YC3 Friday Webinar series will continue in the Fall. These webinars co-sponsored by ChemEd Xchange and College Chemistry Canada (C3), provide professional development and networking for all chemical educators. Registration is free and open to anyone.

Our goal is to host at least one 2YC3 conference each year along with having a presence at larger chemical education conferences such as BCCE. We are working with interested institutions to host 2YC3 conferences and will be planning networking events and programming for 2YC educators at BCCE 2026. Stay in touch as we finalize conference sites and events!

Laura Anna, COCTYC Chair