Sustainable, Economic Change.

The American College Center for Economic Empowerment and Equality is committed to closing the wealth gap and promoting economic justice with collective, community-focused solutions that last.

The Wealth Disparity is Real.
Underserved communities have faced institutional barriers to financial security and wealth for decades, leaving a significant gap between those benefiting from the current system, and those being left behind.
We Must Create a New Reality.
Download our BrochureTHE AMERICAN COLLEGE CENTER FOR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND EQUALITY is the flagship center for research, thought leadership, curriculum and course development, programming, and scholarships aimed at closing the wealth gap and cultivating lasting relationships between financial services and all underserved groups.
Path-Breaking Research.
The Center will execute path-breaking research led by The American College of Financial Services’ faculty, researchers, and thought leaders and supported by industry partners in academics, financial services, and at all levels of government.
A SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION.
The Center will create initiatives and develop or refine products and services by convening partners across financial services, community and private foundations, and corporate America, and by meeting directly with the underserved groups we aim to impact. It’s a win-win opportunity for business and community collaboration.
AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH.
By leaning on robust data and boots-on-the-ground evidence, The Center will measure success, as well as identify gaps and new opportunities quickly and efficiently. Impacting underserved communities is a dynamic process, and our approach will remain flexible and nimble.
A LASTING INFRASTRUCTURE.
Insular solutions built on contingent capital has failed in the past. By desiring both the financial and intellectual capital of our partners, The Center is committed to establishing a lasting infrastructure that supports sustainable, generational solutions.
The Right Convener to Lead The Way.
FOR NEARLY A CENTURY, The American College of Financial Services has forged lasting partnerships with leading financial services companies. As the nation’s largest accredited, nonprofit institution devoted to applied financial knowledge and education, The College is positioned to make a lasting impact. Since its founding in 1927, The College has helped create generational wealth-building through the transfer of knowledge to advisors and the consumers they serve.
Delivers applied knowledge to 1-in-5 financial professionals
Engages a community of over 170,000 dedicated professional alumni
Over 20 years in distance online learning and e-learning
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- McKinsey & Company. The economic impact of closing the racial wealth gap. 08/13/2019.
- Peterson Institute for International Economics. 2019.
- McKinsey & Company. How advancing women’s equality can add $12 trillion to global growth. 09/01/2015.
- Brookings. The U.S. will become ‘minority white’ by 2045, Census projects. 03/14/2008.
- Current Population Survey Data for Social, Economic, and Health Research. 2017.
- National Center of Education Statistics. Degrees conferred by race and sex. 2000-2016.
- MarketWatch. Three reasons you don't see many people of color in the financial services industry - and how to fix it. 07/08/2020.
- Coqual. Being Black in Corporate America. 06/2019.
- Census. Projections of the size and composition of the U.S. population. 2014 to 2060. 03/2015.