Succeeding in college has never been more important.
Students with a college degree have more opportunties to get a good job and earn a salary that can support a family, and having well-educated citizens benefits businesses and communities. But far too few Indiana students - particularly those who are low income or the first in their families to attend college - earn a postsecondary degree.
Currently, Indiana ranks 44th among states in the number of adults with college degrees. We also lag the country in individual earnings. This is not surprising given that, according to a 2007 survey, more than six out of 10 students are not confident that they are doing what it takes to get to college.
Indiana's College Success Coalition is working to change these facts and eliminate barriers to help Indiana students get the education they need to succeed in life by increasing the number of Hoosiers who finish high school, enroll in college and earn a degree.
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There already is a lot of good work being done in Indiana at the state and local levels, but we can do more.
Indiana students and families have a unique resource available to help them overcome financial barriers to college: the Twenty-first Century Scholars GEAR UP program. Through Twenty-first Century Scholars, qualified students are guaranteed tuition scholarships at participating Indiana schools as well as ongoing assistance to complete their college degrees.
The number of students participating in Twenty-first Scholars is growing, but far too many eligible students are not yet taking advantage of this opportunity and the many other resources available to them.
The coalition is working to bring together local organizations and individuals to raise awareness of available state and local resources, to share lessons learned, and to coordinate college success efforts. Through this work, the coaltion's vision is to increase the reach and capacity of already existing programs and provide all students and families the vital support they need.
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The coalition is working to meet its goals by:
Calling on caring adults across Indiana to connect more students and families to 21st Century Scholars and other state and local resources that can help them get to college.
Communicating clearly the steps to college success through the KnowHow2GOIndiana campaign.
Convening community members, leaders and organizations around local college access issues.
Connecting and strengthening relationships among community-based organizations interested in helping more kids get to college.
Collaborating to share information, research and resources so we can learn from each other.
Creating capacity through professional development and technical assistance opportunities.
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