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Title III - Strengthening Institutions Grant
Pathways to Persistence and Success
In October 2018, Cambridge College was awarded a $2.25M Title III Strengthening Institutions Grant aimed at increasing success for students through a comprehensive framework of focused support beginning at enrollment and continuing through graduation. The funds, to be delivered over a five year period, will provide Cambridge College with the financial backing to ensure that students not only persist to degree completion, but finish their programs of study in a timely manner.
Strengthening Institutions Grants are awarded to eligible institutions of higher education seeking to expand their capacity to serve low-income students by providing funds to improve and strengthen the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of the institution.
Since opening its doors in 1971, Cambridge College has been dedicated to educating non-traditional students who face many barriers to accessing higher education. As an institution of access and opportunity, Cambridge College responds effectively to the needs and expectations of adult students, who balance work, family, and personal responsibilities, by offering flexible course scheduling options during three full semesters per year.
- Transforming the Student Experiences: Emphasizes a continuum of support through enhanced enrollment systems that improve orientation and incorporate academic, personal and career assessments leading to a comprehensive First-Year Experience, which is designed to connect skill-building to learning experiences, personal strengths and career paths. Supported by an early alert system, an expanded suite of timely interventions coordinated by Academic Coaches, and a student services portal that improves communication among students, faculty and staff, the transformed student experience will ensure a significant increase in student persistence and degree completion rates.
- Reforming Curriculum and Instruction: Creates a multi-tiered framework of outcomes assessments and instruction to gather meaningful data on how well students are attaining identified knowledge, skills, and attitudes. The framework will improve and inform the coherence of program design, and incorporate high impact practices into the learning experience. Supported by a comprehensive professional development program, coordinated through the College’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CELT), the reformed educational experience will prepare Cambridge College graduates for success in today’s competitive global economy.
Alliance: Student Success Newsletter
Issue 09 - November 2021
Issue 08 - July 2021
Issue 07 - May 2021
Issue 06 - March 2021
Issue 05 - February 2021
Issue 04 - December 2020
Issue 03 - November 2020
Issue 02 - October 2020
Issue 01 - Fall 2019
Inside, we outline the changes that have been made at the College using the Title III Strengthening Institutions Grant. You'll meet our Success Coaches, hear about the new onboarding process, learn about the Starfish Student Success Network, and get a sneak peek into what the Title III Task Force is working on this year.
Download the P2PS Handbook
Please contact Tracy McLaughlin, Title III Activity Director, with any questions about this project at tracy.mclaughlin@cambridgecollege.edu or 617-873-0150.