"I didn't grow up believing in myself and I do believe in myself now." Every comebacker has a reason to recommit to their education. For Crystal, completing her education was proof positive that she could do it and she was worth it. Subscribe to ProjectAttain!'s YouTube channel to hear more comebacker stories. https://youtu.be/R7gYBSe9BT0
CivicLab selects ProjectAttain! as one of five rural partnerships across the U.S. to participate in a two-year initiative to improve higher education and workforce systems. Supported by Ascendium Education Group, ProjectAttain! will receive training, technical assistance, and direct financial support valued at $150,000 to develop and implement system-level strategies that create pathways to prosperity for rural, low-income learners. Sacramento-based ProjectAttain! joins a cohort of four other partnerships from Florida, Indiana, New Mexico, and Texas that will meet virtually and in person to share ideas, resources, and receive technical assistance. “We are thrilled to be selected to participate in this national [...]
A new Sacramento State program that will forgive outstanding fee debt for returning students is part of a series of initiatives aimed at getting learners back into the classroom and on the path to a degree. The need to make good on unpaid fees – sometime in the hundreds or thousands of dollars – presents a significant barrier for many students hoping to return to college after having left before earning their degree. A new Sacramento State program, however, will eliminate that barrier by forgiving up to $1 million of outstanding debt owed to the University by adult learners who [...]
Jose Returned to Complete his Degree to Honor his Immigrant Parents Every comebacker has a reason to recommit to their education. For Jose, completing his degree was a tribute to his parents who left school without a high school education. Subscribe to ProjectAttain!'s YouTube channel to hear more comebacker stories. https://youtu.be/d2r_rGtaMHU
Dr. Jenni Murphy envisions a California where every credential counts and she's working with UPCEA to make it happen. Dr. Murphy, Dean of Sacramento State’s College of Continuing Education and Founder of ProjectAttain!, joins 15 other senior campus leaders charged with driving non-degree credential strategy and key thought leaders from nonprofit organizations actively contributing to the development of an alternative credential space. Through its Council on Credential Innovation (CCI), UPCEA focuses on leveraging the strategic potential of non-degree credentials and non-credit education and training to transform institutions of higher education as well as the talent marketplace. Non-degree and alternative credentials [...]
Capital Region Ranks 49th out of 150 To determine where the most educated Americans are putting their degrees to work, WalletHub compared the 150 largest metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) across 11 key metrics. Their data set ranges from the share of adults aged 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or higher to the quality of the public-school system to the gender education gap. Of 150 MSAs, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, ranked 49th overall, 57th in educational attainment, and 37th in Quality of Education & Attainment Gap. Great news for the Capital Region, but we've still got work to do! In the [...]
Dave Roughton may be retiring from his role as CEO and president of SAFE Credit Union, but his investment in the organization — and its impact on Sacramento — hasn’t wavered. Through leadership positions on the Greater Sacramento Economic Council, the California Credit Union League, and the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Roughton has been an influential voice in the region's economic vitality, helping businesses navigate through pandemic-related struggles. "In order for SAFE to be a strong and healthy organization, we need strong and healthy communities,” Roughton said of the reciprocal relationship between investing in Sacramento and in turn SAFE [...]
The Degree Reclamation Playbook supports practitioners seeking to re-engage adult learners, capture the momentum of existing credits, and bring students across the degree finish line ProjectAttain!’s work attracted IHEP's Degrees When Due (DWD) opportunity to the region and to California's broader network of public higher education institutions. This equity initiative helps statewide systems and colleges identify students that earned credit thresholds but left without a degree or credential. The national report has been delayed until March; however, IHEP has just released its Degree Reclamation Playbook with tactical steps and recommendations. We are happy to share that our regional institutions have [...]
New KSU Study Highlights Benefits to Graduates and Institutions when Comebackers Complete their Education Returning to college to earn a bachelor's degree leads to both an immediate increase in annual income after graduation and an increase in annual income growth each year after graduation, according to a Kansas State University economics researcher. Amanda Gaulke, assistant professor of economics in the College of Arts and Sciences, found that students who return to college and finish a bachelor's degree earn on average $4,294 more immediately after graduation and experience an extra income growth of $1,121 per year, on average. While most education-focused [...]
Robynne's Children Motivated Her to Complete Her Degree Every comebacker has a reason to recommit to their education. For Robynne Rose-Haymer, completing her degree boosted her self worth and set an example for her children. Subscribe to ProjectAttain!'s YouTube channel to hear more comebacker stories. https://youtu.be/zhcNnVqZ_Fc
