Plus 50 Completion Strategy

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For baby boomers who started college and began working toward a degree or certificate but didn't finish, community colleges are revving up a new grant-funded initiative that will help them reach their dreams. The College was among 11 colleges recently selected by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) to participate in the Plus 50 Completion Strategy.

The colleges involved with the initiative will strive to increase the number of students age 50 and up, especially those with some prior college credits, to complete credentials and degrees that will help them get hired. The new completion effort builds on AACC's Plus 50 Initiative, which has devoted the last three years to helping colleges improve services and support for baby boomers.

The strategy is part of a growing completion thrust among community colleges to promote the development and implementation of policies, practices and institutional cultures that will produce 50 percent more students with high quality degrees and certificates by 2020. President Obama and leading foundations have identified community colleges as a key drive in achieving a higher percentage of college-prepared citizens for the nation.