CCA On the Air

How might we build a postsecondary experience that is designed especially for adult learners? In this conversation, Buffy Tanner speaks to Laura Schueller about the ACE program at Shasta College; what has been successful and what they have learned along the way.

Nikolas Huot is joined by the president of NCDA (National Career Development Association), Dr. Lakeisha Mathews, in this conversation about the crucial role career services play in retaining and graduating our students.

Laura Schueller is joined by David Kung, from the Charles A. Dana Center, to explore how we arrived in postsecondary math and what opportunities there are to rethink math pathways in light of the need to modernize and consider the role of equity. 

CCA’s Brandon Protas is joined by Dr. Timothy Renick, CCA Fellow and Executive Director at the National Institute for Student Success at Georgia State University. They discuss how data can be effectively harnessed to drive action and create significant change in student outcomes.

CCA's Nikolas Huot is joined by Dr. Tammie Briggs, Jennifer Reynolds, and Lula Snowden from Wallace Community College Selma to discuss their scaled coaching model. Together, they share how their intentional coaching model creates meaningful relationships with students and breaks down silos to increase student success and retention at this Predominantly Black Community College.

CCA AVP of Alliance Engagement, Brandon Protas, speaks with Dr. Barbara Damron, Professor and Senior Advisor at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences about the kick-off of the first ever higher education research project testing Project ECHO® as an intervention to scale up the corequisite model in New Mexico.

CCA’s Meacie Fairfax is joined by Dr. Michael Buccilli from CT State Community College, which officially launches July of this year, to discuss the guided pathways advising experience that at times feels so personalized it appears to rival those provided by private institutions or provided through cohort or athletic support programs.  The advising redesign across 12 campuses allows the college to provide local and systemwide supports and opportunities that benefit the student academically and boosts their well-being.

Brandon Protas, Assistant Vice President for Alliance Engagement at Complete College America, is joined by Matt Bergman, Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership at the University of Louisville and CCA Fellow, to discuss the power of Credit for Prior Learning (CPL). They will talk about how CPL can propel students, colleges, and universities forward to increase success at individual and institutional levels.

Marián Vargas, Policy Analyst at Complete College America is joined by Jessie Hernández-Reyes, Senior Policy Analyst for Higher Education at the Education Trust to discuss their recent publication, Higher Education Access and Success for Undocumented Students Start with 9 Key Criteria. The conversation reviews why it is a critical time to focus on serving undocumented students in the postsecondary sector, and how this can be done at the institutional, state, and federal level. 

Publication Link: Higher Education Access and Success for Undocumented Students Start with 9 Key Criteria

Nikolas Huot, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Transformation at Complete College America, is joined by Charlee Beasor, Associate Commissioner for Marketing & Communications of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, and Alison Kuehr, Communications Director for the Indiana Commission for Higher Education for a conversation about rethinking how we communicate the value of a college degree (certificate, Associate's, and Bachelor's) to different audiences. Hear more about the findings from this statewide outreach.  

To learn more about the excellent work and efforts in this area occurring in Indiana, please visit:  https://resources.learnmoreindiana.org/edvalue