Michigan College Access Network

Join the MCAN team! We are accepting applications for a strategy manager in our Higher Education Innovation and High School Innovation departments, as well as two AdviseMI partnership managers. Full job descriptions are available through the job board link below https://lnkd.in/gEsPzwBr

National College Attainment Network (NCAN)'s #DoTheFAFSA toolkit is a great resource with pre-made content and captions – Let's work together to promote FAFSA completion! https://lnkd.in/gDW2VaMv

'Make it' in Michigan: Gov. Whitmer highlighted the new school aid budget, which delivers on the Michigan Guarantee so every high school graduate can earn an associate’s degree or skills certificate from an in-district community college tuition-free, saving more than 18,000 students up to $4,800 a year. #SixtyBy30 “I’m proud of our work to lower the cost of higher education and put college or skills training in reach for more working Michigan families,” said Governor Whitmer. https://lnkd.in/gRHDj7HP

MCAN Executive Director Ryan Fewins-Bliss and AdviseMI alum Asha Shaw discuss financial aid, removing barriers, and the ability for wage growth over time for college graduates. Click below to read the full article from The Center For Michigan | Bridge Michigan | BridgeDetroit ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/dt4rr_KA

"Specifically, communities with a high share of residents living in poverty, non-college adults, or Black or Latino residents, show year-over-year declines in FAFSA completions that are 20% greater than those in communities with a low share of these groups. The report also found that FAFSA completions declined largely for public high schools that predominantly serve historically marginalized communities this year." – National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) https://ow.ly/aNlK50Sz9Hg

Meet Grady Holmes Jr., a College Completion Corps coach at Delta College. College Completion Corps coaches support a cohort of students and help them foster connections, establish a sense of belonging, and build self-efficacy as they navigate the college experience. The program aims to increase retention and completion rates, focusing on first-generation college-going students, low-income students, and students of color. AmeriCorps

"At least 45,000 incarcerated students have enrolled in college through Second Chance Pell, and those students earned upward of 18,000 credentials. Yet they make up only a fraction of the estimated 750,000 people in prison eligible to enroll," – Inside Higher Ed https://ow.ly/nyR350Syezs

"There’s a tug of war between when and how information is disseminated in schools. Parents and the community should have the opportunity to learn and develop plans with students to understand where their aspirations derive from and what’s needed to be successful. There should not be a competition between what the parent feels is best versus what the student has been encouraged to pursue, in which both can be riddled in misinformation, especially if the student is first generation." – The Center For Michigan | Bridge Michigan | BridgeDetroit https://ow.ly/bVM250Sxqml

Today is Chad Walden's birthday! Chad is a partnership manager for College Completion Corps. We appreciate your hard work and hope you have an amazing day! 🥳🎁

"Mirroring a national trend, an estimated 69% of women in Michigan enroll in college within a year of graduating high school, according to the latest numbers from the state, while just 56% of men do. That’s led women at many community colleges in the state — and several public universities — to make up 60% or more of all undergraduates." – The Center For Michigan | Bridge Michigan | BridgeDetroit https://lnkd.in/g5yTd4N5