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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

Learn more at CompleteCollege.org
CCA President Yolanda Watson Spiva and Director of Technology and Innovation Norman Palmer were in Cambridge, MA this week for the @aximcollaborative.bsky.social AI & Education Convening. Great preparation for the AI conversations coming to #CCANEXT2025 next week!
November 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Kick off #CCANext2025 in style at M&T Bank Stadium! 🏈

After Monday’s opening sessions, join us at 6:00 PM for our Welcome Reception.

🎤 A short program begins at 6:30 PM
🍽️ Heavy hors d’oeuvres + drinks
🚌 Shuttles run every 15 minutes from 5:45–8:15 PM
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
We’re almost there. ⏳ #CCANext2025 kicks off in just 5️⃣ days!

There’s still time to secure your spot and join changemakers from across the country as we lead what’s NEXT in higher education.

🎟️ Register today: bit.ly/47DQzzx
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The NEXT Event App is now live! 📲

Access full event details, including sessions, locations, speakers, and real-time updates for #CCANext2025, right from your phone.

You can also visit the NEXT event site for more information: bit.ly/482JXKY
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
No tricks here—just strategy and competition. 🎲🏆

At #CCANext2025, stop by and play The College Student Success Board Game, designed to test your wit, knowledge, and readiness to lead what’s NEXT in higher education.

🎟 Register today: bit.ly/4hfQsgo
October 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🎙️ NEW podcast episode: How is Kentucky moving from the needle on educational attainment? Collaboration over mandates.
Hear from KY higher ed leaders on moving away from rigid targets toward progress-based benchmarking—and why it's working.
open.spotify.com/episode/0EsL...
#HigherEd #DataDriven
October 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Two powerful documentaries. Two nights. One theme: transforming student success.
Join us at #NEXT2025 for special screenings of No Greater Odds (10th anniversary!) & Counted Out (@countedout.bsky.social)
Nov 17-18 | 8:15 pm
Stories that inspire action. 🎬
Register: completecollege.org/next
October 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The work we do at #CCANext2025 doesn’t end when the sessions wrap—it lives on in the students we serve, the institutions we strengthen, and the communities we call home.

🎟 Join us in Baltimore and be part of the movement: bit.ly/4hfQsgo
October 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
CCA is pleased to announce Norman Palmer as our new Director of Innovation Technology. With 30+ years of tech leadership at DHS, Northrop Grumman and NSF, Norman will lead CCA's Council for AI and advance student success via responsible #AI implementation. completecollege.org/person/norma...
October 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🚨 Last chance!

We’ve extended the regular registration deadline for #CCANext2025 through October 18, you can still register at the $900 rate.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of the conversation shaping the next era of higher education transformation.

🎟 Register now: bit.ly/4hfQsgo
October 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🚨 We’re adding even more thought leadership to the #CCANext2025 Annual Convening Main Stage! Join us in Baltimore this November for two dynamic new sessions.

🎟️ Regular registration ($900) is open through October 18: bit.ly/43mucf7
October 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we recognize the students, faculty, and staff who are part of #TribalColleges and Universities and Indigenous communities across higher education.

Explore images of Indigenous communities at CompleteCollegePhotoLibrary.org.

#TCU #HigherEducation
October 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Thank you to our state teams from NJ, NH, KS, and ND for an excellent 2025 Strong Start to Finish Policy Academy in Denver! CCA equipped institutional leaders with our new COREQ board game and facilitation skills to drive corequisite discussions on their campuses.
#highereducation #CCADoesTheWork
October 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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
October 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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
September 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🎧 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
September 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
📍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
September 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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
September 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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
September 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🎧 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...
September 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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.
September 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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!
August 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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
August 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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...
August 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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...
August 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM