Belonging: The Transfer Experience Gap
PCC Policy Intern, Caroline DeHaven, adds a student perspective to the ongoing conversation regarding transfer student patterns and experiences within Illinois' higher education system.
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Throughout 2026, PCC will celebrate the past 10 years, assess the current landscape of challenges and opportunities, and look to debut our new strategic plan later in the year.
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This report evaluates both the successes and the areas of improvement for Illinois’ higher education system since the Developmental Education Reform Act (DERA) was implemented nearly five years ago.
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PCC’s Illinois College Transfer Pathways dashboards feature a series of interactive data visualizations, offering a clearer picture to undergraduate community college transfer student rates and patterns throughout the state.
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This report presents a new higher education accountability framework that centers students, prioritizes adequate resourcing, and promotes transparency, collaboration, and measurable progress across the state’s public university system.
Read the ReportThe Partnership for College Completion (PCC) advances solutions that address historic inequities in our higher education system.
We advocate for bold equity-centered policies that improve college access and affordability and address structural barriers to persistence and completion.
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We partner with Illinois colleges and universities to provide support as they develop and deploy equity-centered strategies on campus.
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We use data and research to advance both transformational equity change on college and universities campuses and through state policy efforts in Illinois.
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Explore our tools for equity—resources created for higher education leaders and practitioners committed to driving campus change.
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Here’s our playbook for how lawmakers can make more equity-centered higher education appropriations.
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See how Illinois Equity in Attainment initiative (ILEA) partners are working to eliminate racial and socioeconomic disparities in degree completion on their campuses.
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Our libraryPCC Policy Intern, Caroline DeHaven, adds a student perspective to the ongoing conversation regarding transfer student patterns and experiences within Illinois' higher education system.
PCC Policy Intern, Caroline DeHaven, shares her experience as a student advocate attending the 2026 Higher Education Advocacy Day, hosted by the Coalition for Transforming Higher Education Funding,...
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The Partnership for College Completion joined nearly 500 advocates with the Coalition for Transforming Higher Education Funding on their journey to Springfield, Illinois for Higher Education Advocacy Day...
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PCC Policy Manager, Alejandra Villa-Moges, provided a statement at the Illinois State Capitol during the House Subject Matter Hearing Testimony on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
