The Solution

The Achieving the Dream National Reform Network helps more community college students succeed. Their success, after all, means much more than a personal goal secured. It means improved skills, better employability, and economic growth for communities and our nation as a whole. 

To foster an enduring movement for community college student success and completion, Achieving the Dream, Inc. leads the nation's most comprehensive network of forward-thinking leaders and practitioners dedicated to college reform. The Achieving the Dream National Reform Network includes nearly 200 colleges, 15 state policy teams, more than 100 coaches and advisers, and more than 20 investors, who have forged a common commitment to a shared agenda for student success while building an understanding of the challenges we'll overcome together.

The Achieving the Dream National Reform Network was founded upon three pillars that continue to fortify us at every turn: 1) a student-centered vision, 2) equity & excellence, and 3) evidence-based decision-making. These pillars lend strength, discipline, and focus as we work to close achievement gaps and accelerate student success nationwide. And this extraordinarily complex work is advanced through four carefully designed approaches: 1) guiding evidence-based institutional improvement, 2) influencing public policy, 3) generating knowledge, and 4) engaging the public.