About the amplification lab
The Complete College America (CCA) Amplification Lab elevates the voices and stories from the leaders, practitioners, elected officials, and impatient reformers across the CCA Alliance. The Amplification Lab provides a platform for CCA Alliance members to share how they are implementing the policies, perspectives, and practices from our Pillars of Transformation and how students, including historically underserved students, are seeing the benefits of their strategies.
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Learn More: Amplification Lab: West Virginia Takes Dual Enrollment to the Next LevelAmplification Lab: West Virginia Takes Dual Enrollment to the Next Level
West Virginia’s LevelUpWV pilot program offers a replicable model for statewide dual enrollment by providing tuition-free, career-pathway-aligned college courses to high school students, resulting in expanded participation from 4,600 to over 6,700 students in just two years while accelerating college completion and workforce development.Retry
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Learn More: Fortune: Already facing a student loan ‘financial reckoning,’ Trump’s changes to graduate students loans could make Gen Z’s diplomas a pricier gambleFortune: Already facing a student loan ‘financial reckoning,’ Trump’s changes to graduate students loans could make Gen Z’s diplomas a pricier gamble
Includes a quote from CCA President Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva
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Learn More: Lineup of Sessions for NEXT: The 2025 CCA Annual Convening
Lineup of Sessions for NEXT: The 2025 CCA Annual Convening
Lineup of Sessions for NEXT: The 2025 CCA Annual Convening Complete College America today announced […]
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Learn More: University Business: Rethinking academic scheduling could unlock higher graduation rates, report finds
University Business: Rethinking academic scheduling could unlock higher graduation rates, report finds
Features CCA’s joint report with Ad Astra, Building a Healthy Culture for Academic Scheduling.
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Learn More: Rethinking Career Readiness: New Report Guides Colleges on Embedding Career Purpose From Enrollment to AlumniRethinking Career Readiness: New Report Guides Colleges on Embedding Career Purpose From Enrollment to Alumni
Complete College America refreshes Purpose First report with new recommendations for how colleges can connect the student experience to career and economic mobility after graduation
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Learn More: The EDU Ledger: Colleges Must Embed Career Purpose Throughout Student Journey, New Report Urges
The EDU Ledger: Colleges Must Embed Career Purpose Throughout Student Journey, New Report Urges
Quotes CCA President Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva on CCA’s College on Purpose, 2.0 publication.
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Learn More: Government Technology: Anthropic Taps Higher Education Leaders for Guidance on AI
Government Technology: Anthropic Taps Higher Education Leaders for Guidance on AI
Mentions CCA President Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva’s appointment to Anthropic’s Higher Education Advisory Board.
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Learn More: Amplification Lab: Change Management as a Leadership Imperative: 7 Principles for Lasting Student Success ReformsAmplification Lab: Change Management as a Leadership Imperative: 7 Principles for Lasting Student Success Reforms
Student success reforms are reshaping higher education, but their impact depends less on the brilliance of the idea and more on leaders’ ability to manage change effectively. Too often, promising reforms collapse—not because they were poorly designed, but because they weren’t managed in a way that anticipated institutional realities. For administrators, the lesson is clear:…
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Learn More: Inside Higher Ed: How Colleges Can Reimagine Course Scheduling
Inside Higher Ed: How Colleges Can Reimagine Course Scheduling
Mentions CCA’s joint report with Ad Astra, Building a Healthy Culture for Academic Scheduling.