Tag: Student Success

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

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Grand Rapids, MI (Sept. 30, 2024) — The Michigan Center for Adult College Success today announced that it is accepting proposals from...

Postsecondary technical assistance firms invited to submit proposals to provide support services for MI-LEARN 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...

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

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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...

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

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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...

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

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Adults who seek postsecondary education may have little experience with higher education — but they bring a wealth of lived experience that, when properly acknowledged,...

Starting College on the Right Foot: Credit for Prior Learning

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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...

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