What could your business do to help get Grant County students to complete college? Does your church or organization have a program that assists college students? What can you, as an individual, do to make a difference in getting local students on a college campus?
These are some of the questions being asked by the Grant County College Success Coalition. And the coalition wants you to be involved in finding the answers.
The Grant County College Success Coalition is a network of local schools, businesses, churches, non-profit agencies and community service organizations interested in making higher education a priority for Grant County’s students. Made possible by Indiana’s Learn More Indiana partnership, the Grant County College Success Coalition is part of a comprehensive statewide effort to increase the percentage of Hoosiers who attend college and complete a college certificate or degree within four years.
The first Grant County Coalition meeting will be held at 6 p.m. January 19th at the Mississinewa High School library. Coalition members and those interested in learning more about this new initiative are to the hour long information session. Assistance will be available for those interested in registering for Coalition membership.
Organizations from around the county are invited to become a part of the Grant County College Success Coalition by visiting the coalition website at: www.grantcountycsc.org
Here, interested organizations can register to become a part of the coalition, view local school data, share college success activities, and learn about upcoming coalition meetings.
“Our hope is that the Grant County College Success Coalition will come to represent the different facets of our community,” said Tammy Pearson, Project Leadership director. “We would like schools and youth serving organization represented in the group, but we’d also like to see churches, businesses and civic organizations making a commitment to promote college attendance and completion to local students.”
Member organizations will learn about academic rigor, college opportunities, financial aid, and college access mentoring. They will also explore small and comprehensive activities that organizations can implement to help students and adults get to college.
“Promoting college access can be as elaborate as planning a campus visit or as simple as distributing flyers,” said Steve Gibson, Project Leadership education liaison. “Every organization has a part to play in establishing high expectations for the students in our county. Through the coalition we can serve as a resource for one another in developing this community wide push.”
