The Latest News and Insights About ECMC Group Companies and Our Work

ECMC Group Launches the Bold Path Fellowship to Provide Entrepreneurial Onramps for Under-Resourced Birmingham Graduates

Program offers funding and mentoring to postsecondary students and graduates seeking to start their own business

10/14/2024

What's Ahead In the Special Series Future Focused

10/12/2024

Career Coaching Can Aid Student Success, but Not Every Student Receives Guidance

10/9/2024

Report Examines Fragmented Reentry Services for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Attending College

10/3/2024

Students Want to Learn More About Careers. Will High Schools Step Up?

10/1/2024

Students Want to Learn More About Careers. Will High Schools Step Up?

10/1/2024

Vassar’s Exploring Transfer Program Inspires Initiatives at Other Colleges

9/30/2024

ECMC Group Student Loan Places $353.6 Million in Student Loan ABS

9/26/2024

Balancing Books And Babies: Challenges Of Student Parents In College

9/25/2024

Acknowledging the Silent Stigma of Student Parents

9/19/2024

Bay College staff in Leadership Academy

9/18/2024

Roanoke Joins 100 Colleges Nationwide to Advance Civic Preparedness and Uphold Free Expression on Campuses

9/17/2024

Breaking Down Student Loans, Repayment Options

9/17/2024

GCC’s Interim Dean Participates in Leadership Academy for 2024-25

9/16/2024

Bay College Staff Participating In Michigan Leadership Academy This Fall

9/14/2024

Marin Nonprofit Lands $100K Grant to Help FAFSA Filers

9/12/2024

KMSP (Fox) Features ECMC Group's Go! Program Honoree Event

9/11/2024

Webinar Series Targets Governance Strategies for Leaders at Minority-Serving Institutions

8/29/2024

Berkeley Chamber Program Chosen for National Effort to Rethink, Revitalize Rural Economies

8/28/2024

ECMC Awards $306,000 in College Scholarships to 51 Students in Oregon

Students From Eight High Schools Complete ECMC Scholars Program

8/27/2024

ECMC Awards $264,000 in College Scholarships to 44 Students in Connecticut

Students From Seven High Schools Complete ECMC Scholars Program

8/27/2024

ECMC Awards $228,000 in College Scholarships to 38 Students in Virginia

Students From Nine High Schools Complete ECMC Scholars Program

8/27/2024

Why Are Fewer and Fewer Men Enrolling in College?

8/27/2024

3 Online Resources to Encourage Student Career Planning

8/23/2024

ECMC Group Awards Annual McSherry Scholarship to Recent Totino-Grace High School Graduate

Funds have benefited students pursuing career and technical education since 2020

8/20/2024

North Carolina’s Revolutionary Transfer Portal Forecasts a New National Push

8/20/2024

Ten Rural Partnerships Chosen for National Effort to Rethink and Revitalize Economies in Rural Communities

8/20/2024

The Road to College: Supporting Traditionally Underserved Students

8/19/2024

From TikTok To Trade School: Capturing Gen Z's Attention

8/19/2024

Three Perspectives on Transfer

8/15/2024

Iowa College Aid Uses Grant Funds to Expand Program for FAFSA Completion

8/14/2024

Feds Spend $1M to Boost FAFSA Completion in Arizona

8/13/2024

What Good Allyship in Minnesota Looks Like

8/10/2024

Ranked 50th in the Nation, Arizona Turns to Instagram Creators to Boost FAFSA Completion

8/8/2024

Rural Colleges Foster Student Success Through IEBC’s Caring Campus

8/8/2024

Miami EdTech Receives $250,000 Grant from ECMC Foundation to Expand Apprenticeship Programs

8/7/2024

Ongoing FAFSA Glitches Leave Thousands of San Antonio Students Behind

8/5/2024

New Program Helps BIPOC Youth Navigate Life

8/5/2024

Graduating With Honors: Life Prisoner Reflections On Achieving an Academic Milestone at Coastline College Thirty Years in the Making

8/1/2024

Grant Aims to Boost Financial Aid Completion Rates This Summer

7/30/2024

‘Just Try It Out': What’s Behind a Shift Away From 4-Year College

7/30/2024

Pennsylvania Launches New Free Resource to Help Students, Families Fill Out FAFSA Form

7/28/2024

SUNY Aims to Boost FAFSA Submissions With New Grant

7/28/2024

ECMC Foundation Grants $1 Million to Equity-Focused Organizations

Annual program supports education innovation and equity; Recipient organizations chosen by employees

7/25/2024

Addressing The ‘Crisis Of Confidence’ In U.S. Higher Education

7/24/2024

NCICU Awarded $1.3 Million Grant to Partner with NCCCS to Streamline Transfer

7/23/2024

UM 'leans in' to Gender Stereotypes to Attract Male Students

7/22/2024

What to Know About Kamala Harris' Viral Coconut Tree Meme: "You Exist in the Context of All in Which You Live"

7/22/2024

Strategic Affiliation Partners Secure Major Grant Funding

7/22/2024

Pennsylvania Launches New Free Resource To Help Students, Families Fill Out The FAFSA

7/21/2024

Utah Colleges and Universities Receive Funding to Help Families with Delayed FAFSA Applications

7/17/2024

Opportunities for Stronger Ties Between Community College and Public Libraries

7/17/2024

Departments of Higher Education, Education and Workforce Urge Students to Complete FAFSA

7/16/2024

Making Space Secures an Oversubscribed $2M Pre-Seed Round to Scale Talent Acquisition & Learning Platform for Disabled Workers

7/16/2024

Addressing Single Mother Students’ Needs

7/15/2024

Commonwealth University to Lead Regional FAFSA Completion Outreach

7/12/2024

The HBCU Executive Leadership Institute at Clark Atlanta University Celebrates June Seminar Residency for 2024 Community of Fellows and Inaugural New Presidents

7/12/2024

Benedict College President Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis Vows to Uphold Free Expression

7/12/2024

GCC to Host island-wide FAFSA Workshops

7/11/2024

How Maine Employers Can Bridge the Skills Gap and Develop a Workforce

7/10/2024

Thurgood Marshall College Fund Kicks off Campaign to Aid FAFSA Completion

7/10/2024

RIDE Announces High School Grant Opportunity to Support Summer 2024 FAFSA Completion

7/5/2024

Opinion: Finish Your FAFSA, Find Your Future: Solutions for Black Students and HBCUs Navigating the FAFSA Rollout

7/3/2024

Grant to Help Central MN United Way Educate About New Financial Aid Forms

7/3/2024

SUNY JCC’s Parmenter Completes Leadership Program

7/2/2024

Local Foundation to Host Clinics to Help Students Apply For Federal Financial Aid

7/2/2024

UOG Hosts FAFSA Workshops This Summer

7/1/2024

PASSHE Extends FAFSA Outreach with Summer Initiative

6/30/2024

Need Money for College? UOG Hosts FAFSA Workshops this Summer

6/28/2024

Millersville, Shippensburg Among Four PA Universities Joining Summer Initiative to Help Students Complete FAFSA Applications

6/27/2024

PASSHE Launches Summer Initiative to Increase FAFSA Outreach

6/27/2024

Unlock Your Future: Time Still Left to File FAFSA for Financial Aid

6/26/2024

The HBCU Executive Leadership Institute at Clark Atlanta University Celebrates June Seminar Residency for 2024 Community of Fellows and Inaugural New Presidents

6/26/2024

KHEAA Awarded $977,000 to Increase 2024-2025 FAFSA Applications

6/26/2024

Counselors Hit the Road, Hoping to Boost Grim FAFSA Completion Numbers

6/25/2024

Community College Bachelor’s Degrees Are on the Rise

6/25/2024

Center for First-generation Student Success Becomes Independent Organization Under New Brand--FirstGen Forward™

6/24/2024

Dayton Public Students Can Get Extra Help to Complete the FAFSA This Summer

6/20/2024

Chancellor King Announces 34 SUNY Fellows Complete the Inaugural New York State Community College Leadership Academy Program

6/18/2024

U.S. Department of Education Announces Jeremy Singer as FAFSA Executive Advisor in the Office of Federal Student Aid

6/14/2024

College Access Plan Receives Funding to Help Pasadena Students Complete Financial Aid Forms

6/14/2024

Apprenticeships: A Donor’s Guide to Creating New Pathways to Opportunity

6/5/2024

Tennessee Promise FAFSA Deadline Extended to August 1st Allowing More Students to Apply for Crucial Financial Aid

5/31/2024

Public Skepticism Mounts As College Costs Rise: Majority Question Value Amid Economic Concerns

5/30/2024

Colleges And Universities Are The Front Lines Of Mental Health Support

5/30/2024

Students, Parents and Voters Agree—Higher Ed Costs Too Much

5/29/2024

U.S. Department of Education Processes More Than 10 Million Better FAFSA Forms

5/24/2024

A Last-Minute Sprint to the FAFSA Finish Line

5/16/2024

Crunchtime

5/13/2024

Missing on Campus: Higher Ed Seeks to Reverse Decline of Male Student Population

5/13/2024

Community College Baccalaureate Programs Continue to Grow

5/13/2024

U.S. Department of Education Launches Next Phase of FAFSA Support Strategy to Boost Completion Rate Among High School Students

5/10/2024

Life after High School: What's Next for Graduating Seniors?

5/10/2024

College Promise Celebrates a Decade of Increasing Free Postsecondary Education with National Convenings

5/9/2024

ECMC Group and U of M Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship Announce 2024 DePodesta Leadership Fellows

5/9/2024

Next Phase of FAFSA Support Strategy Launched

5/8/2024

ECMC Group Appoints Aaron Woodrich Vice President of Information Technology

5/7/2024

Education Department Boosts FAFSA Outreach Efforts to Close Completion Gap

5/6/2024

From The College Campus To The Apprenticeship Campus

5/6/2024

Universities and Colleges Search for Ways to Reverse the Decline in the Ranks of Male Students

5/3/2024

Men are Leading the Way in Skipping 4-year degree, Raising more Doubts about Value of College

5/1/2024

Ann Bancroft Foundation Names ECMC Group’s Sarah Strehl to Board of Directors

4/30/2024

Junior Achievement North Names Christine Noël to Board of Directors

4/5/2024

Just 47% of Public Schools Rate Themselves Highly on College Prep

3/20/2024

gener8tor and ECMC Group Announce Five Startups Selected for Nationally-Ranked Accelerator

OnRamp Education & Workforce Innovation Accelerator welcomes fourth cohort

3/18/2024

College is Still Worth it, Research Finds — Although These Majors Have the Lowest Rate of Return

3/14/2024

ECMC Launches Free Digital Guide and Workbook for California Students Planning for Education Beyond High School

ECMC’s Opportunities guide and workbook provides state-specific information and resources to help students and families navigate the path to and through postsecondary education

2/28/2024

Sitting With Shay J | Latest Episode Features Nonprofit Helping Students with Free College Planning

2/10/2024

ECMC Foundation Launches Nationwide Initiative to Address Postsecondary Needs of Rural Learners

Grants and investments will aim to improve postsecondary completion and degree attainment for rural communities

1/30/2024

College Apathy is on the Rise

12/1/2023

Scaling Up: Connecting Experiential Learning Offerings

11/22/2023

ECMC Group Establishes the Paulette Jones Memorial Scholarship

Annual Award Will Support Graduate Students Studying Cybersecurity

11/8/2023

ECMC Assumes Responsibility for Loans Guaranteed by North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA)

11/6/2023

Report: Young People Want to Get to Work Sooner

11/2/2023

MSU, OTC, Cox College, Springfield Public Schools create Alliance of Healthcare Education

10/22/2023

2 DePodesta Fellows Receive Additional $75,000 in Funding

10/19/2023

As More Colleges are Promising High Schoolers Guaranteed Admission, ‘Everybody Wins,’ Expert Says

10/10/2023

Gen Z Bucks the Status Quo on College for All: They Want ‘Opportunity Pluralism’

9/22/2023

Gen Z Isn’t So Sure About College–But is That the Whole Story?

9/13/2023

New Healthcare Education Alliance Brings CTE Opportunities to Missouri District

9/5/2023

Spending Summer in Class Means These College Students Will be Done in Three Years

8/22/2023

A Woman Explains Why Just One Year Of Her Daughter's College Will Cost $100,000 More Than She Was Quoted

8/19/2023

Taylor Swift on the Syllabus? Her Songbook is Now Required Reading for some College Courses

8/18/2023

What Gen Z Teens Are Asking About Education, Work and Their Future

8/15/2023

Preparing Gen-Z: Our Role In Cultivating Future Learners And Workers

8/14/2023

Skilled Trades Are in Demand: So, Why Aren't More Young People Getting Into Them?

8/9/2023

Insights from ECMC Group: August 2023

8/8/2023

Insights from ECMC Group: August 2023

8/8/2023

The Big Nondegree Experiment

8/3/2023

Gen Z Isn’t So Sure About College, a New Poll Finds. Colorado Counselors Say That Isn’t the Whole Story.

8/3/2023

ECMC Provides College Planning Resources for Educators to Assist Students in Middle School, High School and Beyond

Training programs are available at no cost

8/3/2023

ECMC Foundation to Distribute $1 Million to 98 Nonprofits That Support Innovation and Racial Equity in Education

All organizations are nominated and chosen by ECMC Group employees

7/19/2023

What Gen-Z Teens Say About College and Work May Surprise You

7/14/2023

Survey Shows Gen Z’s Unique Perspective on Higher Ed

7/12/2023

Gen Z Wants To Get Educated — Just Not In College

7/6/2023

Supreme Court Block of Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Could Cause College Enrollment to Fall, Experts Say

6/30/2023

Gen Z Values Education — But Doesn’t Think a Four-year Degree is the Only Option

6/30/2023

Community College and Career Opportunities Becoming a Higher Priority for High Schoolers

6/29/2023

ECMC Awards $486,000 in College Scholarships to 81 Students in Connecticut, Oregon and Virginia

6/28/2023

Report: Gen Z Teens Have Changed Their Priorities for Education and Work

6/27/2023

New National Survey Finds Pandemic-Driven Shifts in Gen Z Priorities for Education and Work Persist

Fourth Annual “Question The Quo” Study Shows Strong Belief in Education After High School; Vast Majority of Teens Feel Unprepared to Choose Their Future Path

6/27/2023

ECMC Group Awards McSherry Scholarship to Totino-Grace High School Senior

Funds have benefited students pursuing career and technical education after graduation since 2020

6/26/2023

Philadelphia High School Students Explore Different Paths Forward After Graduation

6/8/2023

How to Help Kids Plan for the Future

6/6/2023

New York Sends College Acceptance Letters to 125,000 High School Seniors, But Broader Enrollment Crisis May Be Hard to Fix

6/2/2023

Filling the Boomer Gap

5/29/2023

Marketplace for College Courses Raises $11.92m as the Popularity of 'Course Sharing' Grows Among Learners and Institutions

Hundreds of U.S. colleges now share courses through Acadeum; platform gives students access to in-demand courses from institutions and employers nationwide

5/24/2023

Life After High School: Redefining Success for Today’s Teens

4/26/2023

ECMC Group at the 2023 ASU+GSV Summit

4/21/2023

ECMC Group at the 2023 ASU+GSV Summit

4/21/2023

Insights from ECMC Group: April 2023

4/14/2023

Insights from ECMC Group: April 2023

4/14/2023

Interplay Learning Names Former Coursera CMO Kim Caldbeck to Board and Announces the Addition of ECMC Group and Masco Ventures as New Strategic Investors

4/13/2023

Why Manufacturing Jobs are Attracting More Young Minnesota Workers

4/8/2023

Fewer Than Half of Underserved Students Believe Post-High School Education is Necessary

Fewer Than Half of Underserved Students Believe Post-High School Education is Necessary

4/7/2023

Helping Underserved Students Find the Right Postsecondary Pathway

3/23/2023

gener8tor and ECMC Group Partner to Launch Nationally-Ranked Accelerator for Startups

OnRamp Education & Workforce Innovation Accelerator welcomes third cohort

3/21/2023

Students Want More Workplace Skills from Colleges. Will Higher Ed Adjust?

3/15/2023

New Partnership Launches to Plan Free, High-Quality Early Learning on Community College Campuses

Head Start Partnerships Offer a Solution to Chronic On-Campus Child Care Shortage That Impacts Millions of Parenting Students

3/15/2023

Fewer Students of Color from Underserved Backgrounds Want to Go to College. Here's Why

3/10/2023

Education Experts Talk Shifting Postsecondary Pathways During SXSW EDU

3/9/2023

ECMC Group at SXSW EDU 2023

3/8/2023

ECMC Group at SXSW EDU 2023

3/8/2023

ECMC Assumes Responsibility for Loans Guaranteed by Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority (UHEAA)

3/6/2023

Survey of Underserved Groups in High School

3/3/2023

10 Things Generation Z Is Killing Off

3/3/2023

National Study Finds Students from Underserved Populations Less Inclined to Seek Education after High School than Their Peers

Latest data from low-income, first-generation and BIPOC high school students reveal concerns about preparedness, ability to meet their basic needs and academic costs are impacting their future plans

3/2/2023

College is Still Worth It, Research Finds — Although Students are Growing Skeptical

3/1/2023

White Paper: Insights from Underserved Student Populations

3/1/2023

ECMC Group and U of M Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship Announce 2023 DePodesta Leadership Fellows

2/23/2023

ECMC Group Partners with UCLA Law to Launch Annual Symposium on Philanthropy and Nonprofits

“Maurice Salter Endowed Lecture in Nonprofits and Philanthropy” designed to educate and expand awareness of issues impacting the sector

2/6/2023

ECMC Group Appoints Jacob Fraire as President of ECMC Foundation

Fraire brings decades of experience advancing transformational change through postsecondary education and economic mobility for historically underserved communities

1/31/2023

What Gen Z Thinks About Work, College, and the Internet

1/25/2023

ABC13's Weekly Virtual Job Fair Features Opportunities for Teens Outside of Traditional College

1/19/2023

How to Make a Stronger Case for the ROI of a College Degree

1/18/2023

Answering Your Questions About Our New Strategic Framework

Recap of Our Virtual Town Hall on December 14, 2022

1/11/2023

ECMC Assumes Responsibility for Loans Guaranteed by Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA)

1/3/2023

New Initiative Aims to Help Colleges and Universities Better Serve Men of Color

ECMC Foundation Launches Effort to Support Black, Latinx, Southeast Asian and Native American Men Through College and Into the Workforce

12/5/2022

ECMC Group Skills Sheet: November 2022

11/30/2022

ECMC Group Skills Sheet: November 2022

11/30/2022

ECMC Group Leads Clusiv’s $2.25M Seed Round to Improve Employment Outcomes for the Visually Impaired

Clusiv Platform Focused on Building the Future of the Blind Workforce

11/10/2022

Has Australia Fallen Out of Love with Higher Education?

11/9/2022

Gen Zers Don’t See the Point in Getting a Degree. Here’s How to Fix the ROI of College

10/31/2022

Biden's Student-Debt Relief Plans Aren't Enough to Restore the Value of a College Degree as More Young People Decide to Skip It

10/29/2022

ECMC Assumes Responsibility for Loans Guaranteed by Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD)

10/3/2022

Generation COVID: Record Numbers of Youth Opt Out of College, Work

9/28/2022

ECMC Group Volunteer Painting Event

9/28/2022

As Labor Market Struggles, Are More Students Forgoing College?

9/19/2022

7 Tips For Schools to Strengthen Career and Technical Education Programs

9/13/2022

Free Virtual Financial Aid Events For Students

9/13/2022

Skills-Based Learning Is The Key to Improving ROI In Education

9/6/2022

How Can NYC Help Students Aspiring to Attend College? Recent Grads Have Ideas

8/22/2022

How Higher Education Lost Its Shine

8/10/2022

ECMC Foundation President Peter J. Taylor to Retire in 2023

Taylor Has Served as President Since 2014; National Search Begins for His Replacement

8/10/2022

Supporting Low-Income, First-Gen College Students

8/4/2022

Impatient For Workers, Businesses Help Students Take College Shortcuts

7/29/2022

Construction's Branding Problem Can be Solved With a Technology Focus

7/28/2022

ECMC Group Donates Chromebooks to Jeremiah Program to Support Education for Single Mothers

Donation Is Part of $500,000 Chromebook™ Gift to Nonprofits Nationwide

7/26/2022

Correctional EdTech Provider APDS Raises $7 Million in Series C, Seeking to Break the Cycle of Incarceration with Its Career Readiness Platform

7/13/2022

ECMC Foundation to Distribute More Than $1 Million to 111 Nonprofits

GO! Program recipients determined by team members throughout the U.S.

7/7/2022

ECMC Awards $654,000 in College Scholarships to 109 Students in Connecticut, Oregon and Virginia

7/6/2022

Why 50% of Gen Z Students Say They See Less Value in College Degrees

6/7/2022

ECMC Group Skills Sheet: June 2022

6/3/2022

ECMC Group Skills Sheet: June 2022

6/3/2022

Why Gen Z Cares Less About Getting a 4-year College Degree

5/31/2022

High Schoolers are Putting Emphasis on Career Training

5/23/2022

We Want to Know: College Tuition Keeps Rising. Is it Still Worth the Cost?

5/23/2022

As College Enrollment Tanks, There's a Growing Push to Celebrate Students Going Into Skilled Trades

5/21/2022

ECMC Group Skills Sheet: Special Edition May 2022 (Question The Quo Education Pulse Survey)

5/19/2022

ECMC Group Skills Sheet: Special Edition May 2022 (Question The Quo Education Pulse Survey)

5/19/2022

National Study: High-Schoolers Eyeing Career & Workforce Landscape When Deciding Their Futures

5/19/2022

National Study Finds High Schoolers Keenly Aware of Current In-Demand Jobs, Impacting Education Choices After Graduation

5/18/2022

Report: Gen Z Teens Want Shorter, More Affordable, Career-Connected Education Pathways

5/16/2022

ECMC Group Announces Leadership Appointments

5/16/2022

Post-pandemic, Four Years of College Steadily Loses Its Appeal

5/16/2022

ECMC Group Appoints Dan Fisher as President and CEO

5/10/2022

ECMC Group Awards McSherry Scholarship to Totino-Grace High School Seniors

5/3/2022

ECMC Assumes Responsibility for Loans Guaranteed by Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)

5/2/2022

Next Generation of Innovative Education and Workforce Companies to Join Nationally-Ranked Accelerator

4/26/2022

Putting the Pell Grant to Work—in the Workforce

4/13/2022

2021 ECMC Education Annual Report Now Available

3/31/2022

It’s Time to Champion Student-Centric, Stigma-Free Education and Career Pathways for All

3/29/2022

A 23-Year-Old on Track to Make Six Figures this Year Says He’s Living Proof that College Isn’t Necessary

3/22/2022

ECMC Group and U of M Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship Announce 2022 DePodesta Leadership Fellows

3/14/2022

ECMC Debunks Myths About College Financial Aid Offers as Students Begin Receiving Letters

3/4/2022

Post-Pandemic, the Glow is Gone From the College Degree

3/3/2022

Expanded Federal Aid for Short-Term Training Requires Innovation in Quality Assurance

2/25/2022

Preparing for College: FAFSA/VASA Pop-Up

2/19/2022

ECMC Group Appoints Josh Slayton President of ECMC Education and ECMC Group Development

2/10/2022

[Podcast] ECMC Group: Philanthropy, Operating Companies and Impact Investing Under One Organization

2/8/2022

The Education Revolution that Could Solve the Labor Shortage

2/1/2022

New Financial Aid Webinar Series to Launch in February, Helping Minnesota Students and Families Plan for College

Office of Higher Education, Minnesota Department of Education, and ECMC Group will host five public events to support Minnesotans as they navigate the financial aid process

1/12/2022

Smart Money – Update on Student Loans

1/5/2022

The Shifting Value Propositions About Education and Work

12/5/2021

ECMC Group and University of Minnesota Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship to Provide $75,000 to Fund Mentoring Technology Platform

11/16/2021

High School Students Are Uncertain About College

11/15/2021

Two Studies Show Gen Z, Companies May Not Want 4-Year Degrees

11/12/2021

Four-Year College Has Lost Its Luster Among Teens; Less Than Half Considering a Four-Year Degree or Believe One Is Necessary for Success

11/9/2021

Gen Z Teens Seek to Blaze Their Own Higher Education Path

11/9/2021

Gen Z Looking to Bypass College Plans

11/8/2021

ECMC Group Appoints Bruce Feist Vice President of Applications and Analytics

11/8/2021

Less Than Half of High Schoolers Want to go to a Four-Year College, Survey Finds

11/5/2021

College Debt Crisis Drives More Students Away From Four-Year Schools

11/5/2021

Experts Agree: The Skills Gap is Now a National Emergency; Reversing it is the “Work of Our Lives.”

11/4/2021

Now is the Time to Apply for Free College Aid

10/18/2021

More Education Doesn’t Always Get You More Money, Report Finds

10/13/2021

Aprende Institute Raises $ 22 Million to Grow in Spanish-speaking Markets

10/9/2021

Winners of 2021 TwinCitiesCIO ORBIE Awards Announced

10/1/2021

Backed by ECMC Group, Dell Foundation and Others, New Apprenticeship Closes $2.5M Seed Funding to Solve Entry Level Tech and Diversity Hiring Gaps

9/14/2021

How I Approach (Post) Pandemic EdTech Seed Investing

9/14/2021

It’s Beyond Time to Showcase All Postsecondary Education Paths

9/3/2021

Local Groups Repair and Repaint Woman’s Home

8/27/2021

Going Back to School on a Budget: 5 Ways Nontraditional Students Can Cut Costs

8/19/2021

Mentor Spaces Raises $2.5MM to Advance the Careers of Underrepresented Talent Through the Power of Mentorship

ECMC Group's Education Impact Fund participated in a seed round for Mentor Spaces

7/29/2021

It’s Time for Congress to Acknowledge That Workforce Training Is Critical Infrastructure

7/26/2021

Belnick: For Free Community College to Work, Students Must Be Able to Transfer Their Credits. How Some States Are Making That Easier

7/12/2021

ECMC Awards $930,000 in College Scholarships to 155 Students in Connecticut, Oregon and Virginia

6/25/2021

101 Nonprofits to Receive Funding from ECMC Foundation Employee-Directed Grant Program

GO! Program to provide $1 million to organizations throughout the U.S.

6/22/2021

gener8tor and ECMC Group’s Inaugural OnRamp Education & Workforce Innovation Accelerator Cohort Addresses Learning & Labor Challenges with Creative, Tech-first Solutions

6/17/2021

ECMC Group Named a Top Workplace in Minnesota

6/16/2021

Redefining the Future of Workplace Wellness

6/8/2021

EmpowerU, Minnesota-Based Social-Emotional Learning Platform, Provides One-on-One Online Counseling to Thousands of K-12 Students

6/1/2021

FAB Life Returns To Teach Students How Expensive It Is To Be an Adult

5/24/2021

Planning for College

5/24/2021

Creating a Culture That Supports Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing

5/19/2021

12 About Town: Helpful Financial Tips for College

5/12/2021

The Framework of the Future

5/10/2021

A New 'Infrastructure' to Prepare Young People for Jobs and Careers

5/5/2021

ECMC Group Awards McSherry Scholarships

5/4/2021

Nonprofit Plants Trees for Arbor Day

5/3/2021

How To Help The Future Workforce Question The Status Quo Of Higher Ed

4/30/2021

Lighting the Spark in the Soul of Our Education System

4/28/2021

Seeking Better Data in Hopes of Better Outcomes

4/28/2021

ECMC Group Hosts Volunteer Doing Day

4/23/2021

ECMC Group Responds to Verdict in Derek Chauvin Trial

4/21/2021

“Scholarship Resumes” and Other Ways to Reduce College Costs

4/20/2021

25% of Students Postponed College During Covid, Some Indefinitely

4/16/2021

Deconstructing the Hidden Curriculum in COVID-19

4/15/2021

ECMC Group’s DeeDee Gorman Appointed to the Corporate Volunteerism Council—Twin Cities Board of Directors

3/30/2021

ECMC Group Appoints Jennifer Anderson and James Runcie to Board of Directors

3/29/2021

Fewer Students Apply for College Financial Aid Amid Pandemic; “It’s Like Walking in Blind”

3/26/2021

Avanti Completes $37 Million Series a Financing Ahead of Digital Asset Bank Launch

3/26/2021

ECMC Group and U of M Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship Announce 2021 DePodesta Leadership Fellows

3/24/2021

As Enrollment Crashes, Universities are Reinventing Themselves

3/23/2021

98% of College Applicants Need Financial Aid to Fund Their Education

3/23/2021

New Fund Will Help Colleges Consider Possible Collaborations, Mergers

3/19/2021

Gen Z High School Students Rethinking Their Pursuit of Higher Education

3/17/2021

Fewer Kids are Going to College Because They Say it Costs Too Much

3/14/2021

Gen Z Leery of 4-Year Degree Paths, Surveys Show

2/19/2021

Today’s Teens Questioning the Status Quo When It Comes to College

2/18/2021

OnRamp Education & Workforce Innovation Conference to take place June 17th, 2021

2/17/2021

MATTER Board of Directors elects Amanda Escen as chair

2/17/2021

AdmitHub Raises $14 Million For AI-Powered Education-Focused Chatbots

2/16/2021

ECMC Group, Alumnus, and NBAEF Offer Public School Staff COVID-19 Grants

2/4/2021

Turn Extracurricular Activities Into Scholarships

1/28/2021

ECMC Foundation Launches Catalyzing Transfer Initiative

Nearly $4.5M funding commitment aims to increase successful transfer of postsecondary credits and timely bachelor degree completion

1/13/2021

Career Education Is One Thing Biden and McConnell Can Agree On

1/6/2021

How to Prepare for the FAFSA

12/8/2020

Gen Z Views Traditional College Path as Old School

12/2/2020

Breaking Down Organizational Silos: 11 Tactics for Nonprofits

12/1/2020

Statewide Higher Ed Messaging Campaign Launches “123Go!” Steps to College Video

11/19/2020

How to Get FAFSA Completion Help During COVID-19

11/19/2020

Taking a Multi-Pronged Approach to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Business

11/11/2020

Postsecondary Instructors Need Innovative Supports, Now and Always

11/9/2020

Welcome to the Era of HR

10/30/2020

PRNEWS Platinum Awards: ECMC Group COVID-19 Response

10/28/2020

What Do VR and Online Communities Have in Common?

10/14/2020

Steele: Surveys Show Generation Z Seeks Different Education Paths. It’s Time We Showed Them All Their Options

10/1/2020

ECMC Foundation to Distribute $500,000 to Fund Educational Solutions That Advance Racial Equity

37 Nonprofits to Receive Grants Based on Employee Nominations

9/30/2020

ECMC Education Partners With Women In HVACR to Support Career Pathways For Women

9/22/2020

The Complete Guide to Federal Student Loan Repayment

9/21/2020

How Nonprofits Can Help Students Question the Status Quo

9/18/2020

Unlocking Gen Z

9/18/2020

Amid Economic Meltdown, We Must Reimagine the University

9/14/2020

ECMC Offers Tips to Navigate the Path to College in the Current COVID-19 Environment

9/9/2020

CoolSys Partners With ECMC Education to Launch Online HVAC-R Technician Training Program

8/26/2020

Volunteers Paint Minneapolis Educator’s Home

8/26/2020

Richfield Veteran's Home Painted

8/14/2020

ECMC to Serve As Third-Party Guarantor Servicer for Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development

8/3/2020

Altierus Career College-Tampa Names New Campus Director

7/20/2020

The Impact of COVID-19 on Generation Z and Its Vision of the Future of Education

7/13/2020

OnRamp Education & Workforce Innovation Conference to Host Virtual Startup Track

7/9/2020

Dan Fisher Named President of ECMC

7/8/2020

ECMC Awards $270,000 in College Scholarships to 45 Students in Connecticut

7/7/2020

ECMC Awards $264,000 in College Scholarships to 44 Students in Virginia

7/7/2020

ECMC Awards $294,000 in College Scholarships to 49 Students in Oregon

7/7/2020

The White House Endorsed Skills-Based Hiring. Why Aren’t Workforce Wonks More Excited?

7/2/2020

Finalists for 2020 Twin Cities CIO of the Year Orbie Awards Include Top Tech Execs From HealthPartners, Red Wing Shoes, More

6/26/2020

APDS, Which Provides Educational Opportunities to Inmates, Raises $5 Million

6/26/2020

Report: Gen Z Open to Nontraditional Education

6/25/2020