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Mobilizing the Boldest Innovation

CCA advocates for dramatically increasing college completion rates and closing institutional performance gaps by working with states, systems, institutions, and partners to scale highly effective structural reforms and promote policies that improve student success. ​

Higher Education Has a Choice

We can either reflect the disparities of society — or we can be an engine of prosperity and hope. No one educator, department, institution, or state can solve the problems of higher education. Without a simultaneous and intersectional approach, those barriers will continue to rob all of us — educators, advocates, and students alike — of the life-changing benefits of a complete college journey.

At CCA, we’re building a new system that restores the promise of higher education.

72%

of jobs will require at least some postsecondary education and training beyond high school by 2031.

54.9%

of adults in the United States have a post-high school degree or credential.

19%

of degree-seeking students at two-year public colleges graduated on time, and only 43% at 4-year public institutions.

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We face complexity
head-on

Mobilizing across these four interconnected areas of the student journey accelerates the creation of higher education systems that work for every learner on any campus: 

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Featured resources

We’re focused on addressing problems at the root. Learn more about the initiatives and resources we provide so your students can achieve their dreams.

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Photo Library

A free photo library showing a representative view of authentic college students on real campuses. All images are free for non-commercial use.

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Accelerator

The CCA Accelerator works long term alongside the teams serving students at colleges and universities to empower change at the core of an institution–all to support student success.

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AI Resources

AI has the potential to enhance work already happening across states, systems, and campuses to propel CCA’s mission forward. Generative AI can be an effective tool in the college attainment toolbox.

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Join the Coalition of Completion

CCA has been leading the movement for higher-ed reform for nearly two decades — working with courageous leaders to build colleges and universities that interrupt the status quo. If your institution is ready to make meaningful changes that break down inequitable systems and put students on a pathway to graduation, we’ve got the tools and strategies to make it happen.

Join our efforts to restore the promise of a college degree for hundreds of thousands of Americans.

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The 2026 CCA Annual Convening

Join us in San Diego, December 1-3, as we coordinate the power to set the agenda for change.

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Spotlight on the Alliance

Find out the latest updates, resources, podcast episodes, and more spotlighting members of the CCA Alliance and the ideas they are scaling. 

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