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  • Higher Education = Higher Earnings

    Higher Education = Higher Earnings

    How do we make postsecondary education more affordable for Missouri students? In February, MOCAN convened colleagues in its Network of Networks to develop priorities for increasing affordability for Missouri students. […]

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  • Planning for Better FAFSA

    When the 2024-25 FAFSA opens in December 2023, it will include the greatest changes to the process since 1997. The goal is a more simplified form and process, as well […]

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  • Use This High School Graduation To-Do List to Keep Supporting Students

    Caroline Doglio, National College Attainment Network As the school year comes to a close, seniors will be out of the door and moving onto their next step. Each year, an […]

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  • Award Letters Are Arriving, Do Your Students Understand Them?

    Bill DeBaun, Senior Director of Data and Strategic Initiatives With College Decision Day rapidly approaching, students might need help navigating financial aid offers. These offers, often referred to as award […]

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  • Career Pathways & Apprenticeship Showcase Saturday, April 22nd in Sikeston!

    Recent and soon-to-be high school graduates, adults looking for new career opportunities, and students in grades 6 through 12 are invited to a FREE Career Pathways & Apprenticeship Showcase event […]

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  • April is Scholarship Deadline Month!

    April is Scholarship Deadline Month!

    April is deadline month on My Scholarship Central. 108 scholarships are currently open and accepting applications. 75% of those scholarships are due in April, with many deadlines on April 15 […]

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  • Addressing Summer Melt Starts in the Spring

    Caroline Doglio, Program Associate Even though it might feel like summer is far away, for some students summer melt might already be starting. An estimated 10-40% of high school students […]

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  • Don’t Reinvent the Wheel: Learn from Other Schools’ Success Stories

    Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, NCAN Before I jump into the rest of this awesome blog post, I’d love for you to save the dates for April 17-21. During this week, […]

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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