We unite to increase higher education participation and success in the Central Valley.
Our vision is to make the Central Valley the state leader in higher education attainment resulting in an enhanced quality of life and economic vitality for Valley residents.
The Central Valley Higher Education
Consortium has adopted five strategic goals:
- Building and nurturing a college-going
culture in which a higher percentage of our Valley
residents obtain associates and bachelor's degrees.
- Enhancing cooperation between two-year
and four-year institutions to increase the student
transfer rate.
- Establishing an effective regional
policy voice and advocacy for higher education in
the Central Valley.
- Encourage Valley higher education
institutions to provide programs meeting the workforce
preparation needs of Valley employers.
- Supporting the effectiveness of our
member institutions through appropriate collaborative
initiatives including professional development and
data collection and analysis.
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The Central
Valley Higher Education Consortium is involved in educational
promotion and awareness programs at the K-12 and college
levels. Many programs are taking place now and many
more are on the drawing board.
The
Consortium is involved in activities that include:
- Developing
and implementing a college awareness campaign aimed
initially at middle school students and their parents.
- Creating
culturally appropriate information materials.
- Forming
new partnerships between K-12 schools and area colleges
and universities.
- Developing
campus visitation programs in underserved areas.
- Promoting
financial aid opportunities for students.
- Working
to reduce barriers between high school and college
and between two-year and four-year higher education
institutions.
- Providing
connections between the business community and higher
education through the formation of K-16 partnerships.
- Advocating
public policies favorable to increased college enrollment.
- Collecting
relevant data that will help us better understand
the educational environment in the Central Valley
and assist in measuring progress.
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A public outreach
effort of the Central Valley Higher
Education Consortium.