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Ryan Fewins-Bliss of MCAN, Chandra Scott of Alabama Possible, and Laura Winter of the Missouri College and Career Attainment Network discuss the ways their networks build trust, advance postsecondary policy and practice, and improve equitable outcomes.

Over the last decade, MSU has seen total enrollment growth of about 1.5%, or 753 students, according to Michigan Association of State Universities enrollment reports.

In the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan's public higher education institutions have found themselves in a landscape rife with challenges — some long-anticipated, others entirely new.

Nine of Michigan’s 15 public universities graduate a lower share of their low-income students than the national average of 49 percent, according to a Bridge Michigan analysis of data from the National Center for Education Statistics.

AdviseMI currently has 45 college graduates who act as college advisers, helping students from their prospective schools learn about and explore options regarding post-secondary education. One of those advisers is 2020 NMU alumna Brooke Baneck.

Maureen Ovington, director of Berrien College Access Network, and Chris Machiniak, assistant superintendent of Berrien RESA, recently joined the Morning Show on 94.9 WSJM to discuss their college access work.

Michigan employers are desperate for college-educated workers

Choosing where you’ll spend the next two to four years is a big decision, but it doesn’t have to be paralyzing, say two college advisors who spoke to Bridge Michigan. Here are their tips for students and families weighing college choices.

Brandon Wardlow, a college adviser at Port Huron High School serving with AdviseMI, discusses some common FAFSA misconseptions.

Over the past decade, the Hazel Park Promise Zone has been continually fundraising to provide college scholarships to city residents who graduate from the Hazel Park Public Schools.