Increasing postsecondary attainment levels is all over in the news. President Obama has said that he would like the United States to rank number one in college graduation rate by 2020. Given that the United States currently ranks 12th that would require a 60% increase. Although not an insurmountable task, this will require a great deal of effort. On the state level, the Lumina Foundation has adopted this goal of a 60% increase, which it dubbed the Big Goal, and has extended the timeline to 2025.
On a regional level, several area organizations are joining together to do their part in attaining this 60% goal. Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast, Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community School District, WorkOne and Freedom Academy are partnering to form Project Millennium. This project works to increase the awareness and availability of postsecondary opportunities for students, parents and adults. Ivy Tech will offer courses at Garrett Learning Center starting in the fall. To make the classes easily accessible, they are offered in face-to-face as well as online format and many classes are in the evening which makes work schedules less of an issue. This program has the potential to make a huge impact on the Garrett community as well as make a difference on the 60% goal.
And in yet another effort to make these opportunities available to everyone, Project Millennium is in line with the “Anytime/Anywhere” Initiative funded by the Classroom Innovation Grant which works to provide all students in the Garrett community with Internet access. If you can’t make it to the Learning Center, then you will have the opportunity to take the classes online from the comfort of your own home.
This is such an amazing opportunity and at the root of it all is collaboration. What can be accomplished when people get together is truly motivational and the impact of Project Millennium will be felt for years to come.
Read more about Project Millennium.
Visit the partners’ websites:
Freedom Academy
WorkOne
Ivy Tech Community College – Northeast
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