College Completion

TICAS:Onward, our ambitious and transformative strategic plan envisions a more fair, accessible, and equitable higher education system for the next generation of students.

In its latest advocacy primer, TICAS urges local and national leaders to increase funding for PSSG and help institutions invest in data-driven and evidence-based solutions such as CASS programs.

In response to the Senate HELP Committee's request for input on the reauthorization process for the Education Sciences Reform Act, TICAS urged Chairman Sanders and Ranking Member Cassidy to center racial and economic equity by improving postsecondary outcomes for all students -- especially Black, Latino, Indigenous, and underrepresented AAPI students.

In a letter to the House and Senate Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, TICAS, along with more than 20 partners united in increasing college graduation rates, urged Members of Congress to dedicate at least $165 million for the Postsecondary Student Success Grants (PSSG) program in the Fiscal Year 2024.

Lessons from City Colleges of Chicago and One Million Degrees

In December 2022, Congress passed the final bipartisan omnibus bill that included an agreement to increase the Postsecondary Success Grants (PSSG) program funding from $5 million to $45 million for the Fiscal Year 2023.