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Access To Completion (A2C) is a movement focused on one of the most pressing issues facing higher education today: completion. Our desire is that this site will become a hub for leaders, educators and industry partners to share ideas, information, research and inspiration that lead to student success. Tom Shaver, Founder and CEO of Ad Astra Information Systems explains the motivation behind the Access to Completion movement.

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Less Digging and More Sifting

A more granular look at the data that can help policymakers build better, more sensible higher education policy.

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How Many Students Are Having Loan Repayment Difficulties?

College affordability is important to student success. Getting the policy recommendations right
first means understanding how to best measure the scale of the problem.

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Georgia State University: Real results for improved student success

Everyone wants to know what’s in the water at Georgia State University.

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A2C ANALYTICS

The Power of Numbers, And Putting Them to Work for You

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A2C ANALYTICS

Facts, figures, charts and graphs show us what happens when the rubber meets the road. We’ve designed the calculators below so you can run what-if scenarios for your institution.

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Ad Astra Information Systems

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Data Link: How do college and high school students spend their time?

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Breakdown of how much time high school & college students spend on education activities.
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Data Visualization: Where do college graduates work?

By U.S. Census Bureau

A Special Focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
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Data Link: College Completion

By The Chronicle of Higher Education

Who graduates from college, who doesn’t, and why it matters. An interactive graph which dives into higher education graduation rates by state, demographics, more.

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Velocity to Completion Calculator

By Ad Astra

This calculator allows you to model the potential impact of scheduling on students’ time to degree completion.
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Data Library

By A2C Editor

Linking you to higher education data.
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Cost Savings Calculator

By Ad Astra

This calculator allows you to model cost savings opportunities tied to removing unneeded offerings from a course schedule.
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Course Capacity

By Ad Astra

To achieve the best use of instructional space, course enrollment should closely match course capacity.
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Classroom Capacity

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This represents an opportunity to grow enrollment in an average course
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Balanced Course Ratio

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Balanced Course Ratio indicates the percentage of all courses that fall between 70 and 95 percent enrolled.

THOUGHT LEADERS

Smart People with Good Ideas, Getting Things Done

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THOUGHT LEADERS

We’ve gathered the writings of the brightest leaders, thinkers, writers and speakers in higher education. Read what they have to say and let us know what you think. And join the conversation with your comments and views.

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Gene Hickock, Senior Advisor, Whiteboard Advisors
Amit Mrig, President, Academic Impressions
Carlo Salerno, PhD, Consultant
Tom Shaver, Founder/CEO, Ad Astra Information Systems
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Learn about Industry Leaders and What’s Working for Them

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INDUSTRY INSIGHT

Best practice research and practical advice are what leaders in higher education are looking for to help them solve problems and win in the marketplace. Consultants, analysts, higher education executives and corporate partners share their best ideas and hands-on experience so you can put them to work in your institution.

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Education Advisory Board

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All of Our Resources in Easy to Use Formats

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Here is where you’ll find the conversations, ideas, and results discussed throughout A2C that are captured in audio and video.

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Tom Shaver, Founder/CEO, Ad Astra Information Systems
Talk of the Nation, NPR.org

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The Iron Triangle

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Breaking the unbreakable relationship between cost, quality and access.
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Introducing Access To Completion

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A2C is a place where conversations on Access To Completion take place.

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NPR: It’s Tough To Graduate In Four Years

By NPR: Talk of the Nation

Educators say many students are reducing semester credit hours to save money, taking time off or dropping out of school all together.

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