The Partnership For College Completion
Sharing PCC’s analyses of local, state, and federal policies impacting college access and success, insights from higher education leaders on equity-centered plans and practices, and student perspectives about the urgent need for greater college access and affordability to support them realizing their career aspirations.
Watch our latest interview with Rebecca Popelka, Director of Institutional Partnerships, on her career-long commitment to improving higher education experiences for students of all backgrounds.
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The Partnership for College Completion (PCC) and Young Invincibles (YI) are coming together to lead the Illinois College Student Basic Needs Task Force, addressing student basic needs insecurity...
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Failing to adequately fund higher education would continue this trend, diminishing the governor’s own record of turning that history around and putting college further out of reach for...
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Through its work with the Coalition for Transforming Higher Education Funding, the Partnership for College Completion spoke alongside Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford and State Representative Carol Ammons...
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PCC has legislative proposals that would meet this pivotal moment in higher education, and secure the equity-centered investments Illinois needs to get more students through college.
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Caroline DeHaven joined PCC as the Policy Intern in October 2025. She is a Master of Planning and Policy at the University of Illinois Chicago, focusing on community...
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