The College Success Coalition (CSC), is a network of organizations powered by the American Student Achievement Institute that combine to improve student performance across the state of Indiana. This statewide network implements activities that are designed to prepare young people to take the necessary steps for college entrance and success. Within only the first three years of this program, seventy-two counties joined the CSC. The remaining twenty counties are expected to join by the end of 2015.
The two main goals of CSC are to:
- increase percentage of students who enter college the Fall after high-school graduation; and
- increase percentage of students who earn a college degree within the first four years of postsecondary schooling.
Member organizations of the CSC includes local governments, schools, businesses, community foundations, libraries, service clubs, and many more. These members implement local activities designed to encourage students to seriously consider postsecondary education and encourage achievement in the classroom. Hosting college preparatory activities in high schools and printing scholarship notifications in the local newspaper are some examples. College prep activities could include scholarship searches, watching college readiness videos, understanding how to use the College Cost Estimator, among many more. Each county has a leadership team that will help local organizations form these activities and use statistics to discuss the community impact.
Membership to the CSC is open to any community organization that has an interest in the county’s educational well-being. The application for organizations is a short five pages. If an organization’s county does not currently have a CSC program, it is possible to start one through the online coalition application. For more information, visit the website or contact Debbie Howell at 812-349-4142.
At Transform Consulting Group, we support youth development, improvement, and programs that aim to create young leaders. The College Success Coalition is a great example of such a program, and many of our clients are involved similar causes. Call us at (317) 324-4070 or visit our website to learn more!
