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  • Federal Student Loan Forgiveness

    Federal Student Loan Forgiveness

    UPDATE 11/29/22 – From Federal Student Aid “Courts have issued orders blocking our student debt relief program. As a result, at this time, we are not accepting applications. We are […]

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  • The Power of State Networks

    The Power of State Networks

    Listen to MOCAN Executive Director Laura Winter speak on the power of state networks for the Lumina Foundation podcast, “Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Talent”. Other guests include colleagues from Michigan College […]

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  • Start Your Year Off Right by Refreshing Your College and Career Toolbox

    Caroline Doglio, Program Associate, National College Attainment Network As January approaches and you consider your new year’s resolutions, here at NCAN we find it to be a great time to […]

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  • As The Year Winds Down, Use NSC Data to Plan Next Steps

    Bill DeBaun, Senior Director of Data and Strategic Initiatives The National Student Clearinghouse recently announced that its “effective date” for the fall 2022 semester was November 18. This means that […]

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  • Centering Value in Postsecondary Education

    Postsecondary credentials are the proven path towards economic mobility, but recent polls show public perceptions of the value of postsecondary education are waning. Earlier this month, MOCAN hosted the “Centering […]

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  • AAC&U Announces 16 Institutions Hosting New Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers

    MOCAN was announced as one of 16 partners accepted as part of the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Campus Centers through the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC & […]

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  • Tackling Summer Melt in the Fall

    Tackling Summer Melt in the Fall

    Caroline Dogolio, National College Attainment Network Despite fall still being its early days, it’s never too early to think about freezing summer melt. It’s estimated that every year between 10-40% […]

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  • Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Hispanic Development Fund

    Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Hispanic Development Fund

    As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to an end, MOCAN is highlighting a program doing great work with Hispanic and Latinx students in Missouri, the Hispanic Development Fund. The mission of […]

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  • FAFSA Season is Here – Here’s How to Prepare

    Caroline Doglio, Program Associate at National College Attainment Network With October comes all the exciting autumnal things, trees changing colors, Halloween, and the opening of FAFSA season. As FAFSA numbers […]

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  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness

    One year ago, the federal government issued a waiver for many of the requirements for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. These changes expanded the number of borrowers eligible […]

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  • NCAN College & Career Readiness Fellows Announced

    Mid-July the National College Attainment Network (NCAN) announced its fellows selected to participate in its College and Career Readiness Fellows Program. The Fellows Program aims to develop a cohort of […]

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  • Key Questions to Ask Before the School Year Starts

    Bill DeBaun, Senior Director of Data and Strategic Initiatives I get it: no one wants to talk about to-do lists in August. For many, August is when we’re clinging to […]

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  • Supporting Racial Healing & Institutional Transformation

    Missouri College and Career Attainment Network (MOCAN) recently participated in the American Association of College and Universities (AAC&U)’s 2022 Institute on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT). The Institute focused […]

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  • Use Fit and Match to Increase Students’ Success

    Bill DeBaun, National College Attainment Network Among students who entered college in the fall of 2015, about 60% completed a degree or certificate six years later. Just three out of […]

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  • Putting Purpose First

    Fifty people representing 21 postsecondary institutions, and representatives from the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (MDHEWD) came together this month at the MOCAN Purpose First Summer Institute. […]

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  • Solidify K12-Higher Education Connections to Firm Up Students’ Next Steps

    Solidify K12-Higher Education Connections to Firm Up Students’ Next Steps

    Bill DeBaun, National College Attainment Network There are few more poignant moments than when students cross the stage and receive their high school diplomas. At that moment, families, district and […]

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  • Purpose First: Increasing Equity in Career Preparation for Missouri Students

    Purpose First: Increasing Equity in Career Preparation for Missouri Students

    MOCAN’s Postsecondary Equity Network (PEN) is excited to launch an innovative three-year initiative to eliminate equity gaps in degree completion and increase career preparation for students of color and students […]

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  • Promoting Institutional Transformation through Racial Healing

    MOCAN is honored to be the first nonprofit organization accepted to participate in the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)’s Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center Institute. […]

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  • National ACPA conference highlights

    National ACPA conference highlights

    Postsecondary Equity Network partners Andre Thorn of the University of Missouri-Columbia, Trent Ball and Tatianna Hanna of Southeast Missouri State University, and Kristin Copeland of St. Louis Community College recently […]

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