Wrap-around Supports
Elevating Student Voice: Resources from the Non-Credit to Credit Alignment Lab
ACCT and ESG are pleased to help introduce and amplify the voices of students and institutional leaders focused on serving them, including profiles of six students who each attended colleges participating in NCAL and benefited from the work to build alignment between non-credit and credit.
Students in Non-Credit Programs Want Degrees… And Three Other Things They'd Like You To Know - Education Strategy Group
To improve non-credit and credit alignment and eliminate unnecessary silos between the two, learners offered three recommendations that warrant larger discussion in the field.
Child Care Access Means Parents in School Programs and Experiences
The CCAMPIS program supports the participation of low-income parents in post-secondary education through the provision of campus-based childcare services. Following our recent webinar on Campus Based Childcare, we were joined by seven rural community colleges during our Peer Learning Network Discussion to learn about their experiences as CCAMPIS recipients.
The Growing Mental Health Crisis in Community Colleges
All colleges require additional resources to better address students’ mental health needs. But community colleges have particularly significant gaps in their ability to provide students with mental health resources. Research suggests that community college students may have even larger mental health needs than four-year university students, yet community colleges have far fewer resources to address those needs.
