Higher Education Compact of Greater Cleveland

The Higher Education Compact just wrapped up our June Convening for the Reducing Barriers: Rethinking Institutional Debt to Increase Retention Initiative. The initiative brings together leadership from Cuyahoga Community College, Edison State Community College, Marion Technical College, Owens Community College, and Stark State College that are implementing campus-based projects and policies that help lower-resourced, first-generation college students avoid incurring prohibitive institutional debt and remain enrolled on their campuses.

This work would not be possible without our partners from the National Center for Inquiry and Improvement and the Ohio Association of Community Colleges Success Centers for Ohio Community Colleges or the generous support from the ECMC Foundation.

Over 40 million American students have attended college but stopped out before earning any credentials. As college enrollment trends start to stabilize nationally post-pandemic, it is essential that higher education institutions re-engage the “some college, no credential” (SCNC) student population.

Learn more about SCNC students here. https://cngc.org/hec/scnc202306

Do you know someone that stopped out? College Now can help them re-enroll! https://cngc.org/hec/finishyourdegree

More Than 40 Million Americans Have Now Attended College Without Earning A Degree More than 40 million Americans have attended college but stopped out before earning any credential as of July 2021. That’s a 3.6% increase, equal to 1.4 million more “some college, no credential” (SCNC) students over the prior year.

It's graduation season for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Congratulations, Class of 2023! Your hard work and dedication have paid off! We wish all CMSD graduates the best of luck in their postsecondary education next fall and all of those taking advantage of their Say Yes scholarships!

Congratulations, Eric Gordon! We look forward to continuing to work with you in your new role as Senior Vice President of Student Development and Education Pipeline at Cuyahoga Community College.

Tri-C Hires Eric Gordon as SVP of Student Development and Education Pipeline Whether you want to earn a degree, improve your skills, get certified, train for a new career, or explore a new hobby, you can choose from many programs and courses.

ICYMI - Watch Higher Education Compact partner and College Now Greater Cleveland Chief Program Officer Michele Scott Taylor's Senate Finance Committee hearing testimony and learn more about the Ohio College Opportunity Grant's critical role in educating Ohio's future workforce.

College Now Chief Program Officer Michele Scott Taylor returned to the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday, May 16, to testify before the Ohio Senate Finance Committee, advocating for increased funding for the Ohio College Opportunity Grant (OCOG) in the state biennium budget. Ohio ranks 39th nationwide and dead last in the Midwest in average aid allocated per student. Now is the time to invest in our state’s future workforce so more Ohioans can fully participate in our state’s economy.

Watch her testimony: https://www.ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-senate-finance-committee-5-16-2023?start=4380&end=4724

ATTENTION JOB SEEKERS

Cleveland Metropolitan School District is hiring! Learn more at the CMSD Job Fair on Tuesday, May 23rd, from 9 am to 4 pm at the East Professional Center.

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District Summer Learning Experience offers fun and adventure for students in grades PreK-12. And the best part? It’s FREE!

The program will be held at more than 26 school sites throughout the city. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. K-8 students will receive yellow bus transportation from the nearest K-8 school. High school students will receive tickets to ride RTA.

Registration is underway! For more information, visit https://www.clevelandmetroschools.org/SummerLearning

The Higher Education Compact of Greater Cleveland congratulates Dr. Warren Morgan on being selected as CMSD’s next CEO. We are excited to partner with you to help CMSD students enroll and succeed in college!

To learn more about Dr. Morgan, visit: https://www.clevelandmetroschools.org/CEO-Search

Last Call for applications! The deadline is Friday, April 14, 2023, for mail/drop-off submissions, and Sunday, April 16, 2023, for online submissions. For more information, visit https://www.clevelandohio.gov/CMSDAppointmentInfo

CMSD is looking for engaged citizens to nominate themselves or others to participate in interview panel nominations and candidate interviews as part of the next phase of the CMSD CEO search. Visit https://www.clevelandmetroschools.org/CEOSearch to learn more.

It’s not just Indiana. Thousands of Ohioans are currently unable to fulfill their dreams of going back to school to finish their degree due to transcript withholding. The Higher Education Compact of Greater Cleveland is working to change that. We think it’s simple – if you did the work, you deserve to be able to prove it to your employer or school.

‘This is wrong’: How transcript holds block Hoosiers from completing their schooling Colleges across Indiana can withhold transcripts from former students who owe money in an attempt to incentivize them to pay up.

Looking for ways to give back? Apply to join the Cleveland Metropolitan School District Board of Education! For more information, visit: https://www.clevelandohio.gov/CMSDAppointmentInfo