National College Attainment Network Conference
Lisa King, ACAC director, presenting “The Pandemic’s Impact on Students’ Postsecondary Decisions: Where Do We Go From Here?”
Sustaining Sponsor: ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning
Webinar – Why Host a College Application Event: Insights from ACAC 2021 Schools of Excellence
Co-hosted by ACAC and National College Attainment Network
Learn the importance of hosting a college application event, innovative ways to reach students in person or virtually, and ways to remove barriers that prevent students from applying to a postsecondary institution.
Equity Speaker Series Webinar
Disability and Innovation: The Universal Benefits of Inclusion
Hosting a College Signing Day Event 2022
#IApplied Instagram Live
Current college students @maciasbella.ny and @n.frederick_ joined ACAC Director @lasommer for a candid conversation about their college experiences to help us celebrate College Application Month!
#ConnectedAndEngaged Twitter Chat
Twitter Chat
Postsecondary education and career training are the best pathway for long-term success and a lifetime of opportunity. With the onset of COVID-19, educators were forced to prioritize the more immediate needs of their students, staff, and the community.
This Twitter chat focused on the impact of that shift on college and career readiness, especially for Black and Latinx students and students of low-income background, and what it looks like during this extraordinary period of recovery. Leaders in the field discussed the trends seen nationally at the state level and how they should help inform their action plans.
ACAC Webinar: Why Host a College Application Event
The college application process can be intimidating and confusing, especially for students from low-income families and those who will be the first in their family to go to college. By joining the American College Application Campaign, high schools can develop strategies to ensure every senior has a plan and gets the opportunity to apply to college.