As profoundly accessible hubs of learning and opportunity, community colleges play a significant role in making sure students have access to meaningful economic mobility. This includes paving a seamless pathway for students to travel from high school through college and into family-sustaining careers through strategic K–12/college partnerships.
Dual enrollment and early college are powerful college access tools, but they require a holistic approach combining outreach, student supports, and high-quality instruction in order to be effective and to equitably support BIPOC communities, economically disadvantaged youth, and first-generation college students. Achieving the Dream’s K–12 partnership services focus on innovative strategies to foster increased college readiness, access, and completion for students from vulnerable populations — the core of the ATD mission.
Gateway to College
Reconnect youth to educational opportunities and put them on a pathway to self-sufficiency with a high school diploma and meaningful college credentials.
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Our K–12 Partnerships Landscape Analysis delivers a strategic framework to build, scale, and optimize equitable K–12 partnerships.
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Our coaches and subject matter experts on bridging K–12 and postsecondary networks can support your community’s efforts to achieve educational attainment and workforce outcome goals.
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