The National College Access
Network (NCAN) is pleased to announce the addition of eleven new members to the organization. NCAN’s roster now
extends to 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Micronesia, and Canada,
all dedicated to the belief that every young person should be able to attain a college education.
The Board of Directors of NCAN, a national network of state and local college
access programs working to improve access to and success in postsecondary
education for disadvantaged, underrepresented and first-generation students,
voted to admit these programs during its May and June meetings. The new members
are:
Center for Economic ProgressThe Center for Economic Progress envisions an America of shared prosperity, where all working families can access the financial opportunities they need to succeed. The Center for Economic Progress helps hard-working, low-income families move from financial uncertainty to financial security. The Center for Economic Progress was founded in 1990 by Michael O’Connor, a veteran public benefits lawyer. Formerly the Center for Law and Human Services, the agency first focused on helping homeless families and individuals access services.
College Access Center of Delaware
CountyThe new College Access Center of Delaware County, a nonprofit organization
formed by the presidents of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Delaware County
Community College, Neumann College, Penn State Brandywine, Swarthmore
College and Widener
University, provides free services to
residents of Delaware
County in search of help
with post-secondary education goals.
College of Micronesia - Chuuk - Upward BoundThis program is aimed at generating the skills and
motivation necessary for success in education beyond high school among
low-income and potential first-generation college students and veterans. Its goal is to increase the academic
performance and initiative levels of eligible enrollees, so that such persons
may complete secondary school and successfully pursue postsecondary educational
programs.
College Summit St. LouisCollege Summit St. Louis is located
in St. Louis Public Schools, Wellston Public Schools and Normandy School
district, and transformed the lives of 2,300+ St. Louis metropolitan area
students. College Summit
builds the capacity of schools to dramatically increase college-going school- and
district- wide.
College VisionsCollege Visions empowers low income and first-generation college-bound students to realize the promise of higher education by providing individualized advising and resources through college admissions, selection, and enrollment. College Visions promotes equal access to educational opportunities in historically under-served communities.
Guam Community CollegeGuam Community
College is a unique institution providing career technical
education programs at Guam’s four public high
schools as well as postsecondary programs at its Mangilao campus, serving close
to 2,000 students at both the secondary and postsecondary levels.
Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher EducationThe OACHE is an
uncommon partnership of public higher-education institutions and K–12 schools
in the 32 counties of Appalachian that was established and funded by the State
of Ohio in
1993 to increase the low educational attainment of the region’s citizens.
North Coast Center of ExcellenceNewly formed in 2009 with a grant to Terra Community College and its education partners. The Ohio College Access Network and the Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation provided the grant. This new center will serve Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Seneca counties in Ohio.
Partnership for the FuturePartnership for the Future (PFF) is a college preparation and youth employment program that educates and inspires students of limited resources
to pursue access to private sector networks and college opportunities so that
they may become leaders and providers in our communities.
Philadelphia Youth NetworkThe Philadelphia Youth Network’s
(PYN) vision is that all of the city’s
young people take their rightful places as full and contributing members of a
world-class workforce for the region. PYN is pursuing this vision by making
connections between individuals, organizations and systems to provide the
preparation needed for the city’s youth to thrive in a regional and global
economy.
University of Michigan Center
for Eduational Outreach - The CEO seeks to ensure academic excellence for all
K-12 schoolchildren in the state of Michigan
by focusing on continuing U-M��s commitment to educational outreach and to
promoting collaboration between schools, organizations, and the community.