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Already facing a student loan 'financial reckoning,' Trump's changes to graduate students loans could make Gen Z's diplomas a pricier gamble | Fortune New Trump-era law means future law, medical, and MBA students may hit a financial brick wall—with private lenders ready to cash in.

"Institutions & policymakers alike must invest in solutions that reckon with not just student loans but the cost of education, to keep higher education within reach for all students & not just the few who can afford it." -
CCA's Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva in @fortune.com fortune.com/2025/10/03/t...

During #HispanicHeritageMonth, we are proud to spotlight images from the Complete College Photo Library, feat. #HSIs and students, faculty, and staff who identify as Hispanic.
Find hundreds more free, real images of #highered:
CompleteCollegePhotoLibrary.org

Embedding Career Readiness Across the Student Journey Academics and careers must be intrinsically linked to properly serve learners and employers, so career readiness must be embedded into the student journey.

Career readiness can't stay siloed in understaffed offices. The EvoLLLution and CCA's Nikolas Huot discusses how to embed career pathways throughout the student journey—and why College, On Purpose 2.0 provides a roadmap for making purpose central to student success.
evolllution.com/embedding-ca...

Dive into CCA's latest report: College, On Purpose 2.0!

The report, released earlier this month, shows how to:
🔹 Embed purpose in the student journey
🔹 Connect values, civic life & goals
🔹 Support every learner to graduation

Read: completecollege.org/collegeonpurpose

#HigherEd #CollegeCareer

Accreditors Can Help Colleges Better Use Data (opinion) Accreditors have a role to play in helping colleges make better use of the data they collect, Maria Toyoda writes.

Today's CCA on the Air guest, WSCUC President & CEO Dr. Maria Toyoda, recently published this timely op-ed making the case for accreditors to help colleges turn their wealth of data into meaningful improvements for students.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
#HigherEd #Accreditation

🎧 NEW: CCA on the Air explores #accreditation with Dr. Maria Toyoda of WSCUC.
From AI in classrooms to student mobility, how are accreditors striking a balance between innovation and quality assurance, while keeping students at the center?
Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/3Hkw... #HigherEd

📍What’s NEXT for higher education?

Find out at #CCANext2025, the Annual Convening where equity, evidence, and impact take center stage.

Join hundreds of leaders in Baltimore this November who are turning strategies into systems that work.

🎟: bit.ly/4edvnli

Colleges Must Embed Career Purpose Throughout Student Journey, New Report Urges The report highlights troubling statistics about the disconnect between college education and career outcomes.

Great coverage from @diverseissues.bsky.social on the report that we released yesterday. Read the story below to hear from CCA President Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva on why purpose is essential to the college completion journey.

#HigherEd #CCADoesTheWork

www.diverseeducation.com/students/art...

Meet College, On Purpose 2.0. Our 2019 Purpose First report demonstrated why starting college with a plan yields lifelong benefits. The new report expands that vision and puts purpose at the center of the student journey.

Read it at CompleteCollege.org/Purpose2 #HigherEd #StudentSuccess

Dive into CCA's newest report, College, On Purpose 2.0, and discover why purpose is the answer. We're tackling new challenges and showing how purpose can guide every step of the journey. Read the full report: CompleteCollege.org/Purpose2 #HigherEd #CCADoesTheWork

🎧 In the latest episode of CCA on the Air, join us for a deep dive into guided pathways reform with Community College Research Center's John Fink, who shares findings from studying over 100 community colleges implementing whole-college transformation. Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/6Zp1...

The CCA staff is together in Baltimore this week for a staff retreat, and we had the wonderful surprise of being joined today by CCA Board Chair Emeritus Jim Geringer, former governor of Wyoming.

We are grateful to Gov Geringer for his service to the college completion movement and to CCA.

Our latest report with Ad Astra shows that 26% of required courses aren't offered when students need them. That's not a student problem—that's a systems problem.

It's time to design for students, not convenience. Read more from @insidehighered.com ⬇️

There's still time to register for tomorrow's #SmartScheduling webinar, co-hosted by CCA and Ad Astra. Learn how your institution can make scheduling a tool for student success.

Register now: www.aais.com/resources-in...

#StudentSuccess #HigherEducation #AcademicScheduling

CCA is excited to welcome Chike Aguh to the #CCANext2025 mainstage this November! You can also view the full list of concurrent sessions, including breakout sessions and Innovation Exhibition presentations, for the Annual Convening: completecollege.org/resource/lin...

See you in Baltimore!

"More Essential Than Ever outlines proven, data-backed strategies for community colleges to remove systemic barriers standing between students and degrees of value." (3/3)

Yolanda Watson Spiva, president, Complete College America: "Community colleges are essential to social mobility and economic opportunity in the United States, but we must move the needle on completion rates at these institutions." (2/3)

More Essential Than Ever An evidence-based approach to community college transformation featuring innovative practices that strengthen offerings and foster student success In More E...

📚 Important new read from @CommunityCCRC: "More Essential Than Ever: Community College Pathways to Educational and Career Success"

This book highlights strategies for removing systemic barriers & increasing completion rates at community colleges:
hep.gse.harvard.edu/978168253991... (1/3)

New podcast ep! We dive into open education with Lindsey Gwozdz from CCRI to explore how free, accessible learning materials are transforming student success—especially for first-gen and underserved students.
Listen now: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

#OpenEducation #StudentSuccess #HigherEd

Join experts from CCA & Ad Astra for a webinar on September 3 at 1 pm ET/10 am PT about how to develop strategies for smart scheduling. They'll dive deeper into the latest joint publication from CCA & Ad Astra, Building a Healthy Culture for Academic Scheduling.
completecollege.org/SchedulingWe...

CCA President Yolanda Watson Spiva has been appointed to @anthropic.com's new Higher Education Advisory Board.
Her expertise in college completion & AI adoption for student success will help ensure AI strengthens—not undermines—learning.
#HigherEd #StudentSuccess www.anthropic.com/news/anthrop...

26% of required courses aren't offered when students need them most. 45% of sections are underutilized.
It's time to transform academic scheduling into a #StudentSuccess strategy. Learn how in a new report from CCA & Ad Astra: completecollege.org/AcademicSche...
#HigherEd #SmartScheduling

CCA supports efforts to expand AI literacy, integrate AI into teaching practices, & provide professional development for educators to foster a future-ready ed system. Read more in our comments on @usedgov.bsky.social's proposed priority & definitions on AI: completecollege.org/resource/cca...

YouTube video by CompleteCollege The Complete College America Annual Convening

What happens when changemakers unite? Big ideas and even bigger impact.

Here’s your look at the energy behind #AllInCCA2024 and what you can expect at the #CCANext2025 Annual Convening.

Learn more ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=30eN...

New CCA on the Air episode! Our interns, Jaydason & Rebecca, share what they wish higher ed leaders knew about creating meaningful internship experiences. From the importance of paid opportunities to the power of faculty advocacy, listen to their student perspective: open.spotify.com/episode/6fwp...

Outdated images still dominate how college is portrayed, but most students today are not 18 years old, attending a traditional, residential institution.

Vote for our #SXSWEDU panel to learn more about why the visual story of higher ed matters: tinyurl.com/5xba9etm

Who’s in the room at #CCANext2025? Innovators. Disruptors. Data-driven doers.

The Annual Convening brings together those shaping what’s next in higher ed. If you're ready to move from conversation to coordinated action, you belong in this room.

🎟️: bit.ly/4edvnli

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How can we support community college students’ basic needs so they can thrive and complete a degree or credential? Vote for our #SXSWEDU panel to learn from experts at @completecollege.bsky.social, One Million Degrees, ECMC Foundation and New Orleans' Delgado Community College: tinyurl.com/4czwt75z

The #AllInCCA2025 Annual Convening will power what’s NEXT in higher education.

💡 Scalable solutions
📈 Data-driven strategies
👥 Bold leadership

Will we see you in Baltimore? Register today! ➡️ bit.ly/4edvnli

Chair Cassidy, Warren, Colleagues Reintroduce College Transparency Act | The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and...

This tool will also provide policymakers with the information they need to bolster accountability across higher education institutions and systems. (2/2)

www.help.senate.gov/rep/newsroom...