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National Initiative to Help Community College Students Succeed Expands to Michigan 
Six Michigan colleges join Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count; receive $450,000 grants to plan, launch and implement student success strategies
Author: Zachary Brousseau
Date: June 26, 2007

Chapel Hill, N.C. – Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, a national initiative to help more community college students succeed, today announced the selection of six Michigan colleges joining the initiative. The initiative has now grown to 84 participating institutions in 15 states. This marks Achieving the Dream’s first expansion into Michigan, made possible through new funding partnerships with the W.K. Kellogg and Kresge foundations.

Arkansas and Massachusetts Colleges Join National Initiative to Help Community College Students Succeed 
Four colleges in each state join Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count; receive $450,000 grants to plan, launch and implement student success strategies
Author: Zachary Brousseau
Date: June 6, 2007

Chapel Hill, N.C. - Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, a national initiative to help more community college students succeed, today announced the names of eight colleges joining the initiative in Arkansas and Massachusetts. The colleges are part of the initiative's latest expansion, which has added 24 colleges in eight states, bringing the total number of participating institutions to 82 colleges in 15 states.

National Initiative to Help More Community College Students Succeed Will Expand to 24 New Colleges in Eight States 
Total investment in Achieving the Dream to approach $100 million
Author: Zachary Brousseau
Date: April 16, 2007

Chapel Hill, N.C - Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, a national initiative to help more community college students succeed, will add 24 new colleges in eight states, bringing the total number to 82 participating institutions in 15 different states.

Lumina Foundation renews commitment to Achieving the Dream 
Lumina Foundation for Education has committed up to $18 million in additional funds over five years to Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count
Author: Lumina Foundation
Date: March 1, 2007

Initiative to Help Community College Students Succeed Expands to Pennsylvania and Washington State, Adds More Schools in Texas 
Twenty-three institutions join Achieving the Dream, receive $50,000 grants, become eligible for additional funding up to $400,000
Author: Zachary Brousseau
Date: July 27, 2006

INDIANAPOLIS - Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, a national initiative to help more community college students succeed, will expand to 23 new campuses in Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington state. The initiative provides participating colleges with grant money and support to implement strategies designed to help more students - particularly students of color and low-income students - earn degrees, complete certificates or transfer to other institutions to continue their studies.

Community Colleges Awarded National Grant to Help More Students Succeed 
Colleges Part of National Initiative That Includes Funding and Broad Support
Author: Robert Gilbert
Date: June 16, 2005

INDIANAPOLIS - Twenty-seven community colleges in five states each have awarded a $400,000 multiyear grant as participants in Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, a national initiative that promotes change to improve student success in community colleges. Each college will receive its implementation grant over four years to support institutional change. The grants were awarded by Lumina Foundation for Education.

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