Expanding Access to Higher Education: How Institutions Can Recruit Adult Learners for Michigan Reconnect

Community colleges have long served as gateways to opportunity, providing access to affordable, flexible, and career-focused education. For many adults, the dream of earning a college degree or skills certificate […]

Innovation Investment Awards totaling $6.4 million announced for colleges and universities to help working-age students earn postsecondary credentials

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeremy Hendges Director, Michigan Center for Adult College Success j.hendges@talentfirst.net tel: 517.303.6026 Grand Rapids, MI (November 13, 2024) — The Michigan Center for Adult College Success […]

Our Report Card: What We Learned from MI-RAISE Design Lab

This is the second of a two-part review of the recently completed MI-RAISE Design Lab. See the first part here. The soon-to-be-announced 2024 Innovation Investment Awards grants contain bold ideas […]

MI-RAISE Design Lab: Fostering Postsecondary Innovation for Adult Learners

This is the first of a two-part review of the recently completed MI-RAISE Design Lab. Many key ingredients are in place to help more working-age Michiganders earn valuable postsecondary credentials. […]

Communications and Public Relations firms invited through RFP to elevate research and innovations in adult postsecondary success

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Grand Rapids, MI (Sept. 17, 2024) — The Michigan Center for Adult College Success today announced that it has issued an RFP for qualified communications and public […]

Help is Here for Public Colleges and Universities to Leverage Historic Investment in Student Success

With a $45 million initiative announced this year, the state of Michigan has made an unprecedented investment in helping public colleges and universities change institutional practices that will dramatically increase […]

Proposals sought for evaluation of Innovation Investment Awards grant program

Grand Rapids, MI (July 2, 2024) — The Michigan Center for Adult College Success today announced that it is accepting proposals from qualified research organizations to evaluate its Innovation Investment […]

Project-Based Learning: A Win for Students, Institutions Alike

Postsecondary institutions across Michigan continue to seek ways to better serve adult learners. One strategy is the use of project-based learning to promote experiential learning and apply concepts taught in […]

Reconnect Class of 2024 Shows Rewards of Adult Learner Success

The state of Michigan recently celebrated the accomplishment of more than 1,000 students who, thanks to tuition support from Michigan Reconnect, graduated from community colleges statewide and are now experiencing […]