Overview
The CCA Accelerator is hosting a set of intensive, team-based learning experiences this summer. Each event is designed to move institutions toward transformation through expert facilitation, peer learning, and practical takeaways. Explore the full lineup below.
Pathways with Purpose
Grounded in the evidence base from College, On Purpose, the Pathways with Purpose Academy brings together institutional teams of 3–5 for two days of focused, facilitated work. Your team will leave with a concrete, campus-specific action plan, developed alongside colleagues, informed by national content experts, and shaped by the real challenges on your campus.
Your team will hear from national experts in career exploration, advising, and student success; assess where your institution stands and identify your highest-priority next steps; and learn from peer teams across approximately 25 institutions doing this work. You’ll leave with momentum, a shared plan, and new relationships to sustain it.
Who should attend:
- Chief Academic Officer, Provost, or VP of Academic Affairs
- Dean of Students or VP of Student Affairs
- Director of Advising or Academic Advising Leadership
- Director of Career Services
- Faculty leader or First-Year Experience
Space is limited. We are accepting teams of 3–5 participants, including a mix of decision-makers and practitioners, such as academic affairs and student affairs leadership, advising and career services directors, and faculty or first-year experience leads. coordinator.
Register by June 8 here.
Attendees should plan to arrive in Denver on the evening of July 6th and depart on July 8th no earlier than 2:30pm.
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Data Institute
Complete College America’s Data Institute is a practitioner-focused, working event designed to help postsecondary institutions strengthen their data infrastructure across three core areas: foundational skills and knowledge, data accessibility and literacy, and cultivating a culture where evidence drives decisions.
This is not a passive conference. Teams arrive ready to work — and leave with practical frameworks, stronger peer connections, and real progress on data challenges that matter to their students and campuses.
The Institute opens with a pre-conference Foundations Day on July 27, a welcoming entry point for teams building their data practice from the ground up. Breakout days on July 28–29 offer focused, deeper-dive sessions on data governance, literacy planning, dashboard creation and design, and additional topics to be announced.
Who should attend:
- Institutional Research staff
- Office of Information Technology
- Student success, advising, or enrollment personnel
- Any relevant staff involved in the Accelerator project
Space is limited. We are accepting teams of 4–5 participants, including a mix of decision-makers and practitioners — participants should come ready for a hands-on, working event.
Register by July 1 here.
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NACUBO Learning Lab
The NACUBO Summer Learning Lab Intensive is a three-month partnership between CCA and NACUBO for Accelerator institutions, designed to align financial decision-making with student success. A two-day workshop anchors the experience, where cross-functional teams engage in structured exercises and peer collaboration and leave with a finance-informed action plan. Virtual prep in June and individualized coaching in August support lasting implementation.
Who should attend: A team of 3 individuals. The following roles are recommended:
- Chief Business Officer or Chief Financial Officer
- Academic or Student Success Leader
- Institutional Research, Strategy, or Operations Leader
Register here.
Watch this brief video to learn more:
Beyond ACCESS: A virtual institute on strengtheing student success in corequisite support
Registration coming soon.