Midland County Career and College Access Network (CCAN)

What is Midland County CCAN?

Midland County needs a strong workforce equipped to compete in a 21st century global economy. In order to build and sustain a vibrant economy and strong community based on a highly educated population, Midland County Career and College Access Network works to ensure everyone in Midland County has the opportunity to access and succeed in postsecondary education.

The long-term goal of Midland County CCAN is to raise our community’s postsecondary completion rate from 42% to over 60% by 2025.

Purpose

Midland County CCAN will:

Ensure access to comprehensive services aimed at assisting all students, but especially first generation and low-income students, to complete postsecondary education
Build a culture that encourages completion of career preparation or college education
Increase success of traditional and nontraditional students through lowering barriers

Goals

All Midland County students will:

Be academically, socially and financially prepared for postsecondary study by the end of high school
Enroll in college/postsecondary education within six months of high school graduation or GED completion
Complete a college or postsecondary credential within six years of high school graduation or GED completion

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Initiatives

2020 Census Hub Established to ensure our region gets an accurate count in the upcoming 2020 census

Access to Recreation Allowing everyone the opportunity to get out and explore

Cultural Awareness Coalition Our Mission: To promote, encourage, share and sustain cultural awareness throughout Midland.

Exploring Our Future Ensuring Midland remains a strong, vibrant, welcoming community well into the future

Impact Investing Through impact investing, we can deploy capital locally instead of making investments in more typical capital markets, where the dollars flow all over the world. When communities need more resources, many community foundations are seeking ways to have their endowment fund investments put to work to accomplish their mission and financial target goals.

Midland Area Youth Action Council Providing grantmaking and other philanthropic opportunities to area youth

Midland Believes Midland Believes is a different kind of scholarship targeting economically disadvantaged and first-generation college-going students i.e. none of the parents/guardians have earned a college degree

Public Arts Midland Public Arts Midland is a space to help people create connections through public art.

Ready For School The goal of this initiative is for every child in Midland County to receive at least one year of high-quality preschool prior to kindergarten.

River Days The free family event culminates with a spectacular fireworks show

Santa House Each year, Santa comes to Midland on the Tuesday evening after Thanksgiving. He arrives at the Tridge, makes his way up Ashman St. and helps our community light the Courthouse for the Holidays. Then he makes his way over to the Santa House where he brings joy to the community throughout the Christmas season.

The Big Give A men's Giving Circle impacting nonprofits in Midland County

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