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  • Approach
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    • Overview
    • NCII Intensive
    • Multi-College Initiatives
    • Short-Term Engagements with Individual Colleges
  • Issues & Resources
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Colleges want more of their students to earn credentials, prepare for careers, and be positioned to thrive. But these good intentions do not always lead to meaningful improvement, particularly for historically marginalized groups. NCII helps colleges redesign their approaches so they more effectively serve students and create positive change in their communities.

This work is challenging. Colleges are operating in the wake of economic crises. Students are experiencing alarming levels of unmet basic needs. Everyone is grappling with the ongoing fallout from a global pandemic. And all these circumstances have amplified existing inequities in communities across the country.

Even with these challenges, community colleges and other broad-access institutions are committed to educating each student who walks through their doors. NCII is a leader in helping these colleges implement the authentic change necessary to fulfill that promise.

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dakotapawlicki Dakota Pawlicki @dakotapawlicki ·
06.28.22

Pres. Emeritus Ed Massey said it best: “Layering policy/practice onto your college won’t work unless you focus on people.” Kicking off day two w/ defining what #systems are - relationships between people and organizations. @NCII_Improve @AscendiumEP #rural #highered

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talent_hubs Talent Hubs @talent_hubs ·
06.28.22

Thinking about your regional talent & education system, would you describe it as program- & system-rich, or program-rich but systems-poor? @NCII_Improve @AscendiumEP @dakotapawlicki #highered #workforce #systemschange

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ncii_improve NCII @ncii_improve ·
06.28.22

We’re so excited to launch this project and work with our amazing partners!

Dakota Pawlicki @dakotapawlicki

Spending the next 3 days with 16 #rural community colleges & their partners working to improve economic mobility in the place they call home. #CivicLab is proud to partner with @NCII_Improve, @AscendiumEP, and the cohort of coaches and SME’s to serve these communities.

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Since its inception in 2013, NCII has worked with more than 450 colleges in 42 states on implementing evidence-based reforms at scale.

With our help, colleges make sure every student’s experience is designed for success.

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