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.

New PCC Report Finds 64,000 Fewer Students Put in ‘Dead End’ Courses, but Challenges Remain

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The Partnership for College Completion (PCC) released findings today that 64,000 fewer Illinois students were placed into developmental education, non-credit courses that tend to deter students from completing...

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Celebrating the passage of HB 2170!

The Illinois Black Caucus’ education bill, HB 2170, is headed to the Governor’s desk. Here’s how one piece of the legislation will help Black students on their path toward a college degree.

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Partnership for College Completion  |  January 12, 2021 [UPDATE: Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 2170 into law on March 8, 2021.] Systemic racism underlies both the disproportionate impact of COVID-19...

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