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College completion coaches aid in Michigan students’ success

News-Herald

After learning about the role I could have in a student’s journey, I felt that becoming a college completion coach was perfect for me. I was able to advocate for students and help foster connections to create a campus support team.

STEM degrees soar at Michigan colleges; business grads decline, records show

Bridge Michigan

The push to get more Michigan students into math and science heavy programs is bearing fruit, with more people majoring in those fields — while fewer are graduating with degrees in business or liberal arts programs.

Mason County College Access Network awarded $60K

Ludington Daily News

Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) has awarded Mason County College Access Network a $60,000 implementation grant to be used over the next two years.

LeFevre: College enrollment is key to Michigan's future economy

The Detroit News

Michigan’s economy needs workers with a degree. Michigan’s employers currently have nearly 10,000 more job postings for workers with a college degree than there are unemployed workers with the same credential in the state, an ongoing issue.

ICYMI: Michigan Business Beat | MCAN - College Advocacy Day - Ryan Fewins-Bliss

Michigan Business Network

Hear Ryan Fewins-Bliss, MCAN's Executive Director share opening remarks then take questions in an interview.

Knowledge and access

Daily News

For AmeriCorps college and career adviser and Belding native Makennah Rousseau, her mission is to now provide guidance and support that was missing during her own time at Belding High School.

West Shore Community College students attended College Access Advocacy Day

The Lake County Star

West Shore Community College students attended the College Access Advocacy Day in Lansing recently, an event hosted by the Michigan College Access Network.

Rick Haglund: More education funding is a good start to boost Michigan’s economic competitiveness

Michigan Advance

Experts say Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget actions offer the best hope Michigan has had in decades for addressing a crisis that is putting its economic competitiveness in peril.

APS Scholarship Applications on the Horizon

Thunder Bay News Network

On Tuesday, Taratuta is hosting a scholarship application setup in the senior lounge at Alpena High School, to answer questions about scholarship applications or any questions students might have in general about college.

Michigan encounters college enrollment 'crisis'

The Detroit News

A little more than half of the Class of 2022 enrolled in college within six months of graduation, a 13 percentage point plunge from a decade ago when 65.8% of new graduates enrolled in college, according to state data.