Tools and Research | College Excellence Program

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150 colleges eligible for 2025 Aspen Prize

Media - Community College Daily

20 Colleges Named Aspen Prize Semi-finalists

May 07, 2024

Focus Areas

Workforce Transfer Completion Teaching and Learning Equity Access Leadership

Building a Scaled Culture of Continuous Improvement in Teaching & Learning at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

Research Report

Building a Scaled Culture of Continuous Improvement in Teaching & Learning at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

May 01, 2024

Focus Areas

Teaching and Learning

New Data Reveals Few Community College Transfers Complete a Bachelor’s Degree

Media - The 74

New Data Reveals Few Community College Transfers Complete a Bachelor’s Degree

April 22, 2024

Focus Areas

Transfer Completion Equity Access

Press Release

The Aspen Institute Selects 39 For Next Cohort of the Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship

April 17, 2024

Focus Areas

Leadership

Transferring from community college to a four-year school isn’t often successful — it’s ‘terribly unfortunate,’ expert says

Media - CNBC

Fewer students are graduating from college, but certificate programs are way up

April 12, 2024

Focus Areas

Workforce Transfer Completion Equity Access

Baruch College, an Upward-Mobility Machine

Media - The New York Times

Baruch College, an Upward-Mobility Machine

April 08, 2024

Focus Areas

Equity Access

College Transfer Is Too Often A Road To Nowhere, Suggest New Reports

Media - Forbes

American Talent Initiative Sees Gain In Lower-Income College Students

April 08, 2024

Focus Areas

Equity Access

Five Strategies to Advance Progress

Research Report

Five Strategies to Advance Progress: 2023 Annual Report of the American Talent Initiative

April 04, 2024

Focus Areas

Completion Access

Survey: These High Schools Report Declining Confidence in Properly Preparing Teens for the Future

Media - The 74

Survey: These High Schools Report Declining Confidence in Properly Preparing Teens for the Future

April 02, 2024

Focus Areas

Workforce Equity Access

American Talent Initiative High Fliers

Media - Bloomberg Philanthropies

Bloomberg Philanthropies Recognizes 28 Colleges and Universities as American Talent Initiative High-Fliers

March 25, 2024

Focus Areas

Equity Access