1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assisting Community Colleges in Educating Skilled Students to Careers Act of 2024 or the ACCESS Act of 2024 . 2. Community college and career training grant program Part C of title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161c et seq.) is amended to read as follows: C Community college and career training grant program 803. Community college and career training grant program (a) Purposes The purposes of this section include the following: (1) To increase the number of students who attain postsecondary credentials in high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations. (2) To increase the degree to which postsecondary education meets the skill needs of employers in high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations. (3) To assist the Nation’s community colleges and technical colleges, through grants to eligible institutions, consortia of eligible institutions, and States, to develop, improve, and scale evidence-based strategies and delivery structures and that best meet the skill needs of students and employers. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) WIOA definitions The terms career pathway , individual with a barrier to employment , industry or sector partnership , integrated education and training , local board , State board , in-demand industry sector or occupation , and recognized postsecondary credential have the meanings given such terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). (2) Apprenticeship program The term apprenticeship program means a program under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act ) (50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). (3) Community college partnership The term community college partnership means a partnership of private and public sector entities which— (A) shall include a community college, a local or regional employer representing an in-demand industry sector or occupation, and a State board or local board