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.
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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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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Like millions of people, last weekend I was horrified to see another person killed in the streets of Minneapolis by masked agents acting on behalf ICE.
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Decades ago, Illinois led the nation by opening the first full-time college degree-granting program in a state prison. Prison education programs reduce recidivism, prepare incarcerated people for reentry,...
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PCC Executive Director, Kyle Southern, Ph.D., addressed the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) during a virtual testimony on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. In his remarks below, Dr....
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By Danielle Stanley, Senior Manager of Government Affairs Members of the Illinois General Assembly wrapped up their fall veto session in the early morning hours of October 31...
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