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SUMMARY:From Columbus Promise to Buckeye Bridge: Expanding Affordable Pathways to Bachelor’s Degrees
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, April 13\n3:15-4:00 PM PDT\nLocation: 428\, SCC_Summit\n\nThis session presents Columbus State Community College’s expansive educational pathways\, from high school through associate and bachelor’s degrees\, developed in collaboration with local partners including the City of Columbus\, Columbus City Schools\, The Ohio State University\, and civic/industry leaders. It highlights the Columbus Promise—a tuition-free entry to Columbus State for local high school graduates and its impact on enrollment\, FAFSA completion\, and persistence—and expands the model with the Buckeye Bridge to create a seamless transfer pathway to The Ohio State University without financial barriers. Attendees will learn about the design\, implementation\, and data-informed evolution of these initiatives\, explore the cross-sector partnerships that enabled scaling\, and engage in interactive polling and small-group exercises to map transfer challenges in their own contexts and compare them with the Columbus model.\n\nSpeaker(s):\n\nColumbus State Community College\nJen Gilbride-Brown \nDesiree Polk-Bland\n\nhttps://zogotech.com/events/conferences/aacc/
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