The March to Graduation Madness Men's Elite 8: California Baptist University | UCLA | Prairie View A&M University | University of Houston | University of Arizona | The University of Texas at Austin | Howard University | Tennessee State University

The March to Graduation Madness Women's Elite 8: The University of Texas at San Antonio | Howard University | Southern University and A&M College- Baton Rouge | UC San Diego | UCLA | Texas Tech University | The University of Texas at Austin | University of Louisville

The Elite 8 is HERE. In #MarchToGraduationMadness, schools advance on graduation rates, Pell access & affordability. Congratulations to these schools doing the work to get students across the finish line!

Final Four is next!

#MarchMadness #CollegeCompletion #CCADoesTheWork

𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 Sweet 16: UT San Antonio | Murray State | Howard | Illinois | Southern U. | Idaho | UCSD | UVA | Minnesota | Nebraska | Texas Tech | Texas | WVU | Louisville | Michigan | NC State

𝗠𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 Sweet 16: California Baptist | South Florida | UCLA | Prairie View A&M | Troy | Illinois | Houston | Arizona | Hawaiʻi | Kennesaw St. | Queens | Howard | Texas Tech | UVA | Tennessee State | Ohio State

The Sweet 16 is set in our #MarchToGraduationMadness brackets! 🏀🎓 In this tournament, schools advance on graduation rates, Pell access, and affordability — not just wins.

Check the updated brackets. Who’s your pick for the Elite 8?

#MarchMadness #CollegeCompletion #HigherEd #CCADoesTheWork

It’s #MarchMadness 🏀 and we’re settling a different kind of bracket.

CCA’s 2026 #MarchtoGraduationMadness is back, ranking NCAA tournament schools on what really matters: graduation rates, Pell Grant access, and net price of attendance.

#CollegeCompletion #HigherEd #StudentSuccess #CCADoesTheWork

CCA was at this week's #HBCU EdTech Summit in ATL, where Norm Palmer, Meacie Fairfax, and Board Member Dr. Adrian Haugabrook joined conversations on creativity, ownership, and opportunity in the #AI era. Inspired by the innovators and student leaders shaping the future of education. #CCADoesTHeWork

Last week our CCA team gathered in New Orleans for Home Week to have deep conversations and share big ideas. Many battled weather disruptions to be there—resilience we often ask of our students. Grateful for a team that shows up! 💙
#HigherEd #StudentSuccess #CCADoesTheWork

CCA is proud to welcome three new team members: Austin Floyd, EdD, (Data Impact & Engagement Specialist), Andrea Hill (Administrative Coordinator), and Sean Morris, MA, (Director, CCA University). Their expertise will strengthen our mission to increase college completion nationwide. #CCADoesTheWork

2025 wrapped! 🎓
✅ 55 events, 2,700+ attendees
✅ 7 new publications
✅ 780 people at NEXT in Baltimore
✅ 1,114 news stories
✅ 11 new team members
✅ Complete College Photo Library launched

Thank you for being part of the college completion movement. 2026, here we come!

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Ready to discover what's NEXT in student success? Join us on December 11 at 1 pm ET for a virtual follow-up to our Annual Convening—open to both NEXT attendees and those who couldn't join us in person.

Register: CompleteCollege.org/WhatsNext

#CCANext2025 #CCADoesTheWork #CollegeCompletion

Notes on the Complete College America Conference Reconnecting with old friends and learning about new initiatives in Baltimore.

Great recap of #CCANext2025 in @insidehighered.com by Matt Reed. "The key is to push the change in the right direction. Kudos to CCA for doing exactly that."

Thank you to all our attendees for the honest conversations about student success.

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Thank you to our state teams from NJ, NH, KS, and ND for an excellent 2025 Strong Start to Finish Policy Academy in Denver! CCA equipped institutional leaders with our new COREQ board game and facilitation skills to drive corequisite discussions on their campuses.
#highereducation #CCADoesTheWork

Colleges Must Embed Career Purpose Throughout Student Journey, New Report Urges The report highlights troubling statistics about the disconnect between college education and career outcomes.

Great coverage from @diverseissues.bsky.social on the report that we released yesterday. Read the story below to hear from CCA President Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva on why purpose is essential to the college completion journey.

#HigherEd #CCADoesTheWork

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Dive into CCA's newest report, College, On Purpose 2.0, and discover why purpose is the answer. We're tackling new challenges and showing how purpose can guide every step of the journey. Read the full report: CompleteCollege.org/Purpose2 #HigherEd #CCADoesTheWork

From Data to Action: The 2025 CCA Data Days event is in full swing in Denver! Grateful to the 170+ higher education leaders, student support advocates, & data experts gathered here to think about how we create & measure a better system for students.

#HigherEdData #CCADoesTheWork

CCA is thrilled to announce the Complete College Photo Library, a free collection of authentic images that show real higher education, featuring actual students, faculty, and staff.

Explore the library: CompleteCollegePhotoLibrary.org

#HigherEd #CompleteCollegePhotoLibrary #CCADoesTheWork

With bold ideas and a commitment to college student success, leaders across #HigherEd came together June 10–11 to accelerate #CollegeCompletion nationwide. 🎥 Check out the recap of the 2025 CCA Policy Summit & Day on the Hill: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTpH...
#CCADoesTheWork #StudentSuccess #EdPolicy

CCA is excited to welcome Kaitlyn Vitez as our new Director of Policy! 🎉 Kaitlyn joins us from the U.S. Department of Education and brings a passion for accessible higher education. We're excited to have her on board! Read more about Kaitlyn: completecollege.org/person/kaitl...
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Join us in Denver, July 28–29, for a hands-on, high-impact experience to use data to drive meaningful change in #HigherEd student outcomes.

Explore new tools. Collaborate across systems. Turn insight into action.
Register by July 7. More info at: 🔗 completecollege.org/datadays2025
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Join us in Denver this summer for CCA's 2025 CCA Data Days—a two-day, hands-on experience designed for higher ed teams looking to use data more effectively to support student success.

Register for your spot today!
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Meet CCA's Summer Interns Two images next to words: [An image of a young woman with long, brown hair standing in front of a window in an office building, smiling and looking directly into the camera.) Rebecca is a rising junior at Northern Arizona University, double majoring in Political Science and Politics & Media. She is excited to connect with the dynamic CCA team and contribute to its vital mission. Fun fact: she holds a second-degree black belt in Okinawan Kempo! [An image of a young man with short, dark blonde hair wearing a graduation cap, gown, and stole in an outdoor setting, smiling and looking directly into the camera.] Jaydason is a graduate student at Frostburg State University, pursuing a Master’s in Applied Computer Science. This summer, he is eager to deepen his skills in web design and media outreach while supporting CCA’s mission. Fun fact: He’s in a movie releasing this year!

🎉 Let's welcome CCA's summer interns! Northern Arizona University student Rebecca Sandhu joins us as development & strategic partnerships intern, and grad student/recent Frostburg State University grad Jaydason Miller as communications intern. Excited to have them on the team! #CCADoesTheWork 🎓

We are grateful to the experts, leaders, & practitioners from across the CCA Alliance who joined us last week for the 2024 CCA Policy Summit/Day on the Hill. Check out the full set of photos from an invigorating event: www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...

#CCADoestheWork #HigherEd

More than 100 college completion advocates from across the nation and the CCA Alliance are with us in DC today for the 2025 CCA Policy Summit. We are gathered to discuss how communities can invest in themselves by creating a talent pipeline for the future.

#CCADoestheWork #HigherEducation

The experts and practitioners who comprise CCA's Strategy and Alliance Engagement teams have been together this week for their summer retreat in Atlanta. We're grateful to count this group of caring and student-focused people as colleagues!
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📻 NEW EPISODE: In the latest from CCA on the Air, meet our Alliance engagement directors as they share their personal journeys, professional missions in #HigherEd, and their commitment to improving college completion and closing equity gaps.
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Complete College America Launches Center to Boost Data-Driven Student Success Strategies -- Campus Technology National nonprofit Complete College America (CCA) recently launched the Center for Leadership, Institutional Metrics, and Best Practices (CLIMB), with the goal of helping higher education institutions...

Check out coverage from @campustech.bsky.social on CCA's latest initiative, CLIMB, to build capacity for data-driven decisions to fuel college completion: campustechnology.com/articles/202...
#CCADoesTheWork #HigherEd

CCA's Support Pillar removes barriers to student success through academic resources, coaching, proactive advising, and basic needs support. CCA equips institutions to address students’ needs beyond the classroom, so every student can focus on reaching their goals. #CCADoesTheWork

CCA's Momentum Pillar focuses on student progress by recognizing prior learning, expanding access to college-level courses, and providing the necessary support for academic success. CCA guides colleges in facilitating strong starts that sustain critical progress. #CCADoesTheWork

Center for Leadership, Institutional Metrics, and Best Practices (CLIMB). Providing institutions with the tools, frameworks, and support to turn data into action and ensure more students graduate and achieve economic mobility. Read more at CompleteCollege.org/CLIMB. A triangle-shaped illustration in the bottom right of the larger picture contains bar charts, pie charts, and line charts.

CCA is excited to announce the launch of the Center for Leadership, Institutional Metrics, and Best Practices (CLIMB). The initiative will help colleges leverage data to drive student success and boost completion rates. Read more: completecollege.org/resource/cca...
#CCADoesTheWork #HigherEd

CCA's Structure Pillar creates clear, guided pathways that help students navigate their academic journey efficiently. CCA works with colleges to meet students where they are, balancing flexibility and structure and clarifying the path to a degree or credential. #CCADoesTheWork

CCA's Purpose Pillar helps students establish clear academic and career goals early in their journey. From recruitment to onboarding to the first-year experience, CCA partners with institutions to align student goals and abilities with course selections. #CCADoesTheWork

That's a wrap on the first round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament! So how does the #MarchtoGraduationMadness bracket stack up to the #collegebasketball bracket now that we're down to 32 teams? Take a look to see who is moving ahead on college completion!

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