The choices colleges make matter to students and the world they will inhabit after college. Decades of evidence and experience demonstrate that similar groups of students at similar colleges achieve different outcomes, and those differences correlate to community college and university practice and leadership. While many institutions of higher learning are working hard to improve student success, most could do better.
The Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program aims to advance higher education practices, policies, and leadership in ways that help institutions of higher education make the choices that matter most to improving student outcomes in four areas that, we believe, define student success:
The Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program aims to advance higher education practices, policies, and leadership in ways that help institutions of higher education make the choices that matter most to improving student outcomes in four areas that, we believe, define student success: