Arizona is officially a CCA Alliance state! Yesterday's kickoff in Phoenix brought together university, community college, and state leaders aligned around one goal: more students across the finish line.
Welcome to the CCA Alliance, Arizona. 🎓
www.azregents.edu/news-release...
California needs 1.3 million more credentialed adults to reach its 70% postsecondary attainment goal by 2030. New report from CCA + @collegeopp.bsky.social lays out exactly how to get there. Read it now: completecollege.org/set-up-to-succeed #HigherEd #CollegeCompletion #HigherEd #California
CCA was at this week's #HBCU EdTech Summit in ATL, where Norm Palmer, Meacie Fairfax, and Board Member Dr. Adrian Haugabrook joined conversations on creativity, ownership, and opportunity in the #AI era. Inspired by the innovators and student leaders shaping the future of education. #CCADoesTHeWork
What if student care wasn't a side function, but the core of your completion strategy? @dallascollegetx.bsky.social built a Student Care Network, and the data shows that students who engaged persisted at rates up to 10% higher. Listen to the latest CCA on the Air: completecollege.org/resource/cca...
We’re hiring! 🎓 CCA has three open roles for mission-driven professionals:
📌 Policy Director (deadline: Feb 27)
📌 Grants & Contracts Manager (deadline: March 6)
📌 Finance Manager (deadline: March 13)
All remote. Learn more at CompleteCollege.org/Careers
#HigherEd #NonprofitJobs
CCA is partnering with Paritii on a pilot project with five institutions to create responsible AI adoption roadmaps for advising. Learn more in a webinar this Friday, February 20, at noon ET/9 am PT.
More about the pilot and register for the webinar here: completecollege.org/our-work/ini...
Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva, President, @completecollege.bsky.social, joins Prof. Judyth Sachs to explore the intersection of equity, access, and institutional transformation, underpinned by a bold mission to improve completion rates for 10 million students across 53 systems.
🎧https://lnkd.in/g9w_G_Xv
New episode from Voices for Justice Podcast! Two #HigherEd leaders come together to discuss how intentionally designed #DevelopmentalEducation reform can transform the first-year college experience.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/40OJ...
YouTube: youtu.be/32NYASbzjR8?...
Student loan changes take effect July 1. CCA President Yolanda Watson Spiva on why flexible repayment options matter: "We have so many different types of borrowers in different circumstances. You cannot have a one-size-fits-all."
Read more from @PBSnews.org.bsky.social
We’re hiring a Policy Director to lead our state & federal policy agenda! Looking for someone passionate about student success, equity, and driving real change in higher education. Remote position, DC-area preferred. Priority deadline: Feb 27. completecollegeadmin.bamboohr.com/hiring/jobs/39
Strong Start to Finish releases updated Core Principles for Transforming DevED—a roadmap for ensuring every student gets a strong start in college.
Key strategies: default enrollment in gateway courses, corequisite support, and data-backed reform.
Learn more: strongstart.org/what-we-do/c...
Last week our CCA team gathered in New Orleans for Home Week to have deep conversations and share big ideas. Many battled weather disruptions to be there—resilience we often ask of our students. Grateful for a team that shows up! 💙
#HigherEd #StudentSuccess #CCADoesTheWork
New #CCAontheAir episode 🎙️
"Do not shrink to fit the expectations of others, because we were born to be different."
Breana Brown of Illinois State University shares how real connection & shifting from a deficit lens transform student success.
open.spotify.com/episode/2xio...
#HigherEd #FirstGen
"AI is not just a tool; it's a thought partner" — insights on navigating the AI revolution in higher ed from Pikes Peak State Colleges Cynthia Krutsinger, featuring the CCA AI Readiness Consortium work. 66% of employers now require AI literacy skills. Are we ready?
www.ccdaily.com/2026/01/navi...
CCA is proud to welcome three new team members: Austin Floyd, EdD, (Data Impact & Engagement Specialist), Andrea Hill (Administrative Coordinator), and Sean Morris, MA, (Director, CCA University). Their expertise will strengthen our mission to increase college completion nationwide. #CCADoesTheWork
“Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction. The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically." – The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. King was a champion of education and the benefits it brings to individuals and society, a belief that unites so many of us who work to expand access to postsecondary education.
On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, CCA’s offices are closed in observance. As part of the recognition of the holiday, CCA Director of Technology Innovation Norman Palmer attended The King Center’s 2026 Global Summit in Atlanta, where he had the honor of meeting Dr. King's daughter, Bernice A. King.
🎙️ The Voices for Justice Podcast is LIVE with a brand-new episode, "Students at the Root: How Student Collaboration Impacts Student Success and Regional Transformation."
👉 Watch the full episode on YouTube and listen on Spotify now!
YouTube: youtu.be/C_m-LTyXFWQ?...
2025 wrapped! 🎓
✅ 55 events, 2,700+ attendees
✅ 7 new publications
✅ 780 people at NEXT in Baltimore
✅ 1,114 news stories
✅ 11 new team members
✅ Complete College Photo Library launched
Thank you for being part of the college completion movement. 2026, here we come!
#CCADoesTheWork #HigherEd
What can happen when policy, data infrastructure, and institutional collaboration align to ensure responsible AI is paired with human judgment and strong partnerships?
Read more in a special guest post from DataKind on the CCA Amplification Lab:
completecollege.org/news/amplifi...
#AI #HigherEd
New episode alert! 🎧 Dr. Toya Barnes-Teamer joins Voices for Justice to discuss leading with vision & heart in higher ed. "Pay more attention to intent than ego" — essential wisdom for leaders navigating challenging times.
Watch: youtu.be/AvdyFtHkOqg?...
#HigherEd #StudentSuccess
CCA is excited to welcome Dr. Hailie Lane as a project associate. Dr. Lane brings deep expertise in student success and retention, grounded in both research and practice. We're thrilled to have her on the CCA team! Learn more about her: completecollege.org/person/haili...
We're hiring! Join CCA as our Communications Manager and help drive transformational change in higher education.
📍 Remote
💼 5+ years of experience
🎨 Design & content creation
📅 Apply by Dec 19
Learn more: CompleteCollege.org/Careers
#HigherEd #CommsJobs #NonprofitCareer
How does CollegeBound Foundation achieve retention rates above the national average? Through individualized advising, financial support and strong college partnerships. Our latest CCA On the Air episode explores their "to and through college" model in Baltimore.
completecollege.org/resource/cca...
A huge congratulations to CCA Fellow Dr. Lenore Rodicio, who was just announced yesterday as the incoming president and CEO of Achieving the Dream.
We can't wait to see the new heights ATD reaches under her leadership.
achievingthedream.org/lenore-rodic...
🎙️ NEW Episode: "Beyond the Numbers" with Dr. Leonard D. Taylor on leveraging data to center equity & measure student thriving beyond traditional metrics. Recorded live at UNCF UNITE Conference.
Watch: youtu.be/Vw7atttqky0
#HigherEd #StudentSuccess #CollegeCompletion
Every student deserves a clear path to completion and a career that matters.
Your gift to CCA invests in proven strategies like Purpose First, AI innovations, and HBCU/HBCC. Our work is transforming futures.
Make your impact: CompleteCollege.org/Donate
#GivingTuesday
Ready to discover what's NEXT in student success? Join us on December 11 at 1 pm ET for a virtual follow-up to our Annual Convening—open to both NEXT attendees and those who couldn't join us in person.
Register: CompleteCollege.org/WhatsNext
#CCANext2025 #CCADoesTheWork #CollegeCompletion
A while man in a plaid button down sits in a circle. Next to him, a woman in a gray sweatshirt with the word "ARMY" on it.
Student Success | 12 Ways to Improve College for Military Learners
A recent report outlines strategies that could make higher education more supportive of active-duty, veteran and military-affiliated students. https://bit.ly/4rmHMcS
#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
