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CCA is a bold national advocate for dramatically increasing college completion rates and closing equity gaps across states and systems. #CCADoesTheWork

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AI in higher ed is only as good as its impact on students. CCA's @DrElston framed exactly that at the Central Valley Higher Ed Summit — and it's worth watching. tinyurl.com/5fffwwhc

AI and Emerging Technologies for Student Success: What’s Next for...

Panel 3 of CVHEC’s 2026 Central Valley Higher Education Summit feat...

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Good news: we've extended the Call for Session Proposals for the 2026 CCA Annual Convening! New deadline: June 3, 2026 Join us December 1–3 in San Diego. Submit your proposal today: tinyurl.com/yck528b3
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Higher ed has the highest AI usage rate of any industry — yet fewer than 40% of institutions have AI use policies. @CCAmerica President Yolanda Watson Spiva on why that gap needs to close, and what serious AI strategy actually looks like. tinyurl.com/bdeave95 #HigherEd #AI

It's Time for Higher Ed to Get Serious About AI Strategy -- Campus Technology

Without a coordinated strategy that involves multiple academic and administrative units across the entire campus, colleges risk wasting resources, duplicating efforts, and ultimately failing to...

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🔍 We're looking for our next Director of Communications and Advocacy. Complete College America is seeking a seasoned communications leader who thrives at the intersection of policy, advocacy, and storytelling. tinyurl.com/59uresrd

Director of Communications and Advocacy

Director of Communications and Advocacy Job Description Organizational Overview   The barriers to college completion are complex and intertwined. No one educator, department, institution, or state...

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[NUEVO en uprm.edu] Desde @PrensaRUM: RUM anfitrión de encuentro con el Complete College Accelerator - Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez de la Universidad de Puerto Rico uprm.edu/portada/2026/05/08/… @CompleteCollege @CCAPrezYolanda @UPR_Oficial @psicologiarum
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What does 20 years of data tell us about college success? Our President Yolanda Watson Spiva joined GIA's Education Insight podcast to find out — and to talk about what it'll take to turn college access into real opportunity. 🎧 Listen: inlandempiregia.org/podcasts…
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We're thrilled to welcome @PennWestUniv and their Center for AI and Emerging Technologies to the 2026 CCA AI Summit! 🎉 Out of institutions nationwide, PA Western is among just 25 selected teams — and we can't wait to learn and grow together. 🤖🎓 #AI #HigherEd
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Exciting news for PennWest University and the Center for AI and Emerging Technologies (CAIET)! PA Western University has been selected as one of only 25 institutional teams from across the country to participate in the 2026 Complete College America AI Summit. #AI
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New Episode Alert: CCA on the Air What does it really take to transform academic advising at scale? On the latest episode of CCA on the Air, we sit down with Brett Barclay, Dean of Academic Advising at @GreenvilleTech, to find out. tinyurl.com/r64cyyhs #HigherEducation

CCA Accelerator Special Feature: Transforming Advising at Greenville Technical College

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The Voices for Justice Podcast is LIVE with a brand-new episode on disrupting inequitable systems in higher education. 👉 Watch on YouTube and listen on Spotify now! youtube.com/watch?v=DEvXTC0A…

Who Gets to Finish? Building a Movement for Completion Justice

The Voices of Justice Podcast series is grounded in conversations c...

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Your 2026 #MarchToGraduationMadness champions: 🏆 Men’s: Prairie View A&M (@PVAMU) 🏆 Women’s: Southern University and A&M College (@SouthernU_BR) Both #HBCUs. Both champions for students. This is what #CollegeCompletion looks like in practice. 🎓 #MarchMadness #HBCU
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The championships are set for our #MarchtoGraduationMadness brackets! Men’s: @PVAMU vs. @TSUedu Women’s: @SouthernU_BR vs. @UCLA Two HBCUs in the men’s final. An HBCU in the women’s final. The data doesn’t lie. Who will win it all? #MarchMadness #CollegeCompletion #HBCU
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It's our CCA #MarchToGraduationMadness FINAL FOUR. 🏀🔥 Men’s: @UCLA vs. @PVAMU | @UTAustin vs. @TSUedu Women’s: @UTSA vs. @SouthernU_BR | @UCLA vs. @UTAustin Three HBCUs and an HSI in the Final 4 across both brackets. The data doesn’t lie. #CollegeCompletion #HBCU #HSI
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The Elite 8 is HERE. In #MarchToGraduationMadness, schools advance on graduation rates, Pell access & affordability. Congratulations to these schools doing the work to get students across the finish line! Final Four is next! #MarchMadness #CollegeCompletion #CCADoesTheWork
The March to Graduation Madness Men's Elite 8: California Baptist University | UCLA | Prairie View A&M University | University of Houston | University of Arizona | The University of Texas at Austin | Howard University | Tennessee State University

ALT The March to Graduation Madness Men's Elite 8: California Baptist University | UCLA | Prairie View A&M University | University of Houston | University of Arizona | The University of Texas at Austin | Howard University | Tennessee State University

The March to Graduation Madness Women's Elite 8: The University of Texas at San Antonio | Howard University | Southern University and A&M College- Baton Rouge | UC San Diego | UCLA | Texas Tech University | The University of Texas at Austin | University of Louisville

ALT The March to Graduation Madness Women's Elite 8: The University of Texas at San Antonio | Howard University | Southern University and A&M College- Baton Rouge | UC San Diego | UCLA | Texas Tech University | The University of Texas at Austin | University of Louisville
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The Sweet 16 is set in our #MarchToGraduationMadness brackets! Schools advance on graduation rates, Pell access, & affordability, not just wins on the court. Check the updated brackets. Who’s your pick for the Elite 8? #MarchMadness #CollegeCompletion #CCADoesTheWork #HigherEd
𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 Sweet 16: UT San Antonio | Murray State | Howard | Illinois | Southern U. | Idaho | UCSD | UVA | Minnesota | Nebraska | Texas Tech | Texas | WVU | Louisville | Michigan | NC State

ALT 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 Sweet 16: UT San Antonio | Murray State | Howard | Illinois | Southern U. | Idaho | UCSD | UVA | Minnesota | Nebraska | Texas Tech | Texas | WVU | Louisville | Michigan | NC State

𝗠𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 Sweet 16: California Baptist | South Florida | UCLA | Prairie View A&M | Troy | Illinois | Houston | Arizona | Hawaiʻi | Kennesaw St. | Queens | Howard | Texas Tech | UVA | Tennessee State | Ohio State

ALT 𝗠𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 Sweet 16: California Baptist | South Florida | UCLA | Prairie View A&M | Troy | Illinois | Houston | Arizona | Hawaiʻi | Kennesaw St. | Queens | Howard | Texas Tech | UVA | Tennessee State | Ohio State
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Round 1 of #MarchToGraduationMadness is complete! In our bracket, schools advance on grad rates, Pell Grant numbers, & net price. Check out the brackets to see who’s still in the running for the college completion championship. Round 2 soon! #MarchMadness #CollegeCompletion
Women's bracket teams advancing to Round 2 in March to Graduation Madness: UT San Antonio, Iowa State, Murray State, UNC Chapel Hill, Notre Dame, Howard, Illinois, Vanderbilt, Southern U., So. California, Colorado State, Idaho, Washington, UCSD, UVA, Fairleigh Dickinson, UCLA, Oklahoma St., Mississippi, Minnesota, Nebraska, Duke, Texas Tech, Jacksonville, Texas, Oregon, Kentucky, WVU, Rhode Island, Louisville, NC State, Michigan

ALT Women's bracket teams advancing to Round 2 in March to Graduation Madness: UT San Antonio, Iowa State, Murray State, UNC Chapel Hill, Notre Dame, Howard, Illinois, Vanderbilt, Southern U., So. California, Colorado State, Idaho, Washington, UCSD, UVA, Fairleigh Dickinson, UCLA, Oklahoma St., Mississippi, Minnesota, Nebraska, Duke, Texas Tech, Jacksonville, Texas, Oregon, Kentucky, WVU, Rhode Island, Louisville, NC State, Michigan

Men's bracket advancing to round 2 in March to Graduation Madness: Siena, Ohio State, Northern Iowa, California Baptist, South Florida, ND State, UCLA, UConn, Prairie View A&M, Clemson, McNeese St, Troy, UNC Chapel Hill, Illinois, St. Mary's, Houston, Arizona, Utah State, Wisconsin, Hawai'i, Texas, Kennesaw St., Missouri, Queens, Howard, St Louis, Texas Tech, Hofstra, Miami (OH), UVA, Kentucky, Tennessee State

ALT Men's bracket advancing to round 2 in March to Graduation Madness: Siena, Ohio State, Northern Iowa, California Baptist, South Florida, ND State, UCLA, UConn, Prairie View A&M, Clemson, McNeese St, Troy, UNC Chapel Hill, Illinois, St. Mary's, Houston, Arizona, Utah State, Wisconsin, Hawai'i, Texas, Kennesaw St., Missouri, Queens, Howard, St Louis, Texas Tech, Hofstra, Miami (OH), UVA, Kentucky, Tennessee State
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HBCU Day isn’t a one-event day. Representatives from all eight of Louisiana’s HBCUs are discussing student success initiatives during the first of two Meauxmentum Strategy Sessions hosted by @CompleteCollege. #LaHBCUDay #TalentsLivesHere
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It’s #MarchMadness 🏀 and we’re tracking a different kind of bracket. CCA’s 2026 #MarchtoGraduationMadness is back, ranking NCAA tournament schools on what really matters: graduation rates, Pell Grant access, and net price of attendance. Who’s the real champion for students?
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Kim Hunter Reed@KimHunterReed
Mar 12
It’s that time again! Please join us as we host another HBCU Day at the Capitol celebrating our great institutions and amazing students. Thanks to @CompleteCollege for partnering this year. Looking forward to honoring the legacy of Dr. Norman Francis #TalentLivesHere
Louisiana Board of Regents@LA_Regents
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Join the HBCU Advisory Council and @CompleteCollege for HBCU Day with CCA! 📅 Tuesday, March 17 🕣 8 AM - 9:30 AM (Advisory Council) 🕔 5 PM - 7 PM (Celebration) 📍 Capitol Park Museum #LaHBCUDay #TalentLivesHere
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Free. Virtual. Two days of conversation on math education that actually matters. The Just Equations annual conference — The Mathematics of Opportunity — is April 15–16, and registration is open now. Proud to be a sponsor. Join us: justequations.org/event/the-… #MathEducation #HigherEd

Conference: The Mathematics of Opportunity 2026: Meeting the Moment | Just Equations

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Read coverage of the report we released last week with @CollegeOpp. "Set Up to Succeed" outlines what it will take for California to boost educational attainment. Read the full coverage of the report in @insidehighered: insidehighered.com/news/stud… #HigherEd #CollegeCompletion

Report Urges California to Improve College Access

A new report outlines reforms—from transfer improvements to credit recognition—to help the state reach its 70 percent college attainment goal.

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