Middle College National Consortium

By A. Berger, N. Adelman, S. Cole in Peabody Journal of Education, v.85 n.3 (2010) p 333-347.

This links to the record on ERIC. Full article is available by subscription only; check with your local library for access.

Fifth Annual Early College High School Initiative Evaluation Synthesis Report. (PDF) Prepared by American Institutes for Research and SRI International for The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. August 2009.

OCAN focuses on program development, advocacy and sustainability.

Supports the work of counseling and enrollment professionals who support students pursuing postsecondary education.

A regional organization of 15 Western states created to facilitate resource sharing among these states' higher education institutions. Offers student exchange programs, regional initiatives, and research and policy work.

OECD works with governments to provide a forum for exchange and helps to understand what drives economic, social and environmental change.

Grant funded partnership formed to research and provide national leadership to advance knowledge about the employment and earnings benefits associated with postsecondary education.

The Community College Research Center (CCRC) is part of the Insitute on Education and the Economy, Teacher's College, Columbia University. From their site: "CCRC"s mission is to conduct research on major issues affecting community colleges in the United States and to contribute to the development of practice and policy that expands access to higher education and promotes success for all students."

Organization aimed at "building, strengthening, and empowering communities committed to college access and success..."

National College Access Network listserv

Member benefits include NCAN Daily E-Briefing and Discussion Listserv, Advisor Discussion Listserv, access to webinars, and more.

AAE "is the largest national nonunion professional teachers association...." The organization provides both advocacy and professional development.

An organization that promotes higher education opportunities for first-generation and other under-served college-bound students. A variety of initiatives and resources have been developed to achieve this goal, including the College-Bound Coalition, The College Access & Opportunity Guide; CSO College Center online clearinghouse of college programs and admissions information and the College Counseling Outreach Initiative

A San Francisco-based college access program that helps students finish high school and become the first in their families to graduate from college. The program takes a long term, individualized approach, making a 10 year commitment to each student, starting the summer after sixth grade through college graduation. The program serves more than 200 San Franciso-based students each year.

First in the Family: Your College Years is comprised of two products for sale: Audio slideshows that capture the voices of students interviewed by the Next Generation Press and a 124-page book that shares the stories of those interviewed and provides tips for high school graduates. These are intended for first-generation college students and the faculty and staff who guide them.

An Austin-based program that combines individualized case management, rigorous programming, a "do whatever it takes" philosophy, and performance management to address low-income students' unique academic needs and personal circumstances as they work to become the first in their families to go to college.

Research studies and other resources. Pathways To College Network is an "alliance of national organizations that advances college opportunity for underserved students by raising public awareness, supporting innovative research and promoting evidence-based policies and practices across the K-12 and higher education sectors."

Organization that promotes and supports academic advising in institutions of higher education.

NADE seeks to improve the theory and practice of developmental education at all levels.

A DC-based organization that helps students get on the road to college. Site offers tips and links to resources for students in 6th grade through 12th, including guidance on finding scholarships.