Community College of Rhode Island Foundation
Project Title
For project support to promote pathways to postsecondary success through dual-enrollment, early-college and community-based campus programs
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
19 months
Description
The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) is New England’s largest community college and one of the only college systems nationally to serve an entire state. CCRI serves students from historically marginalized communities in a state with a declining working-age population. By 2040, RI’s working-age population (20 – 64 years old) will shrink by 50,000, or 8 percentof the workforce. Only 33.1 percentof Black Rhode Islanders and 21.2 percentof Latinx Rhode Islanders have earned postsecondary credentials. Therefore, closing these equity gaps is imperative for CCRI and the state. Continued Corporation support will allow CCRI to continue its Coaching4Success pilot and demonstrate its scalability as a model to improve outcomes for these student populations via wraparound academic, coaching, and engagement support.
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Project Title
For Coaching4Success, a pilot project that connects black male students with mentors who will put them on a path toward post-secondary degrees
Date
Sep. 15, 2022
Duration
24 months
Description
The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) is New England’s largest community college and one of the only college systems nationally to serve an entire state. CCRI serves students from historically marginalized communities in a state with a declining working-age population. By 2040, RI’s working-age population (20 – 64 years old) will shrink by 50,000, or 8% of the workforce. Only 33.1% of Black Rhode Islanders and 21.2% of Latinx Rhode Islanders have earned a postsecondary credential. Therefore, closing these equity gaps is imperative for CCRI and the state. With support from the Corporation, CCRI will pilot Coaching4Success, a program that connects black male students with mentors who will put them on a path toward postsecondary degrees. The goal of the program will be to demonstrate its scalability as a model to improve outcomes for these student populations via wraparound academic, coaching, and engagement support.