Greenville Technical College has joined the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program’s expanded Unlocking Opportunity network—an initiative designed to help community colleges enhance programs in ways that improve student outcomes—ensuring students earn degrees that lead to good-paying jobs.
Greenville Technical College, alongside 54 other colleges, will join 10 pilot institutions in a growing national effort to align their programs and student advising with the two most important goals of community college students: leaving college with a credential and a good job or transferring and completing a bachelor’s degree. Through three years of focused work, these colleges will work with Aspen to assess current programs, set goals, and implement research-based changes to increase student success.
“Greenville Technical College is thrilled to expand our relationship with the Aspen Institute through the Unlocking Opportunity initiative to meet the most challenging element of our mission – reshaping communities by advancing the economic mobility of our students,” said Dr. Larry Miller, president of Greenville Technical College. “The chair of our Area Commission, Ray Lattimore, and vice chair, Jo Watson Hackl, are Aspen Fellows. Standing on the shoulders of these leaders of our college and in our community, we are prepared to unlock opportunity for all.”…