Mobilizing the Boldest Innovation for Every Leader, Every Campus, Every System - Strategic Plan 2025-27

Oct 15, 2026

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Mobilizing the Boldest Innovation for Every Leader, Every Campus, Every System presents a strategic plan for 2025–27 from Complete College America. The document frames college completion as complex, interconnected barriers requiring simultaneous and intersectional action across educators, institutions, policymakers, and states. It outlines a refreshed brand and updated strategic goals, describing three major objectives and cross-cutting actions to strengthen learning organization leadership and board impact, supported by alliance-wide implementation.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages16

Reading Time40 min

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About Complete College America

Our Mission

Our Vision

Our Theory of Change

About the Plan

Strategic goals and implementation approach

Mobilizing the Boldest Innovation for Every Leader, Every Campus, Every System STRATEGIC PLAN 2025–27 This publication is copyrighted by Complete College America. Complete College America grants this limited license for the following uses of this publication: (1) You may copy and redistribute the material in digital or paper format for noncommercial use, and (2) you may adapt this publication by transforming it or building upon the material for any noncommercial use. These licensed uses are granted on the condition that you must give appropriate credit to Complete College America, include a copy of this license language, and indicate if changes were made. You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain. No warranties are given. This license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use. Citation: Complete College America. Mobilizing the Boldest Innovation for Every Leader, Every Campus, Every System: Strategic Plan 2025–27. (2025). [https://completecollege.org/](https://completecollege.org/)[ ](https://completecollege.org/)StrategicPlan Cover Photos: Complete College Photo Library/Allison Shelley FEBRUARY 2025 Dear Partners, For 15 years, Complete College America (CCA) has been building movements for scaled systemic change and transforming institutions. Together, our committed network of unapologetic reformers is working to pair bold, innovative thinking with practical actions that colleges and policymakers can implement across every level of higher education. Our reach is growing. The CCA Alliance now includes 53 members, and we work with 86 percent of the nation’s public, degree-granting colleges, along with several private Minority-Serving Institutions. While we have expanded our efforts over the past 15 years, we have studied the best ideas and co-designed the most promising practices to move the needle on college completion. We have learned a lot about how to translate these ideas into actionable strategies and equip cross-sectional teams to accelerate implementation. We also have learned a lot about how best to organize CCA and our work to be nimble and innovate as we continue to lead and grow this movement. As we build on these lessons and look to the next phase of our work, we have refreshed our brand to reflect our solutions-oriented and future-focused approach. We also have updated our strategic goals, laying out plans for how to structure our work for the next three years. Developed with thoughtful input and guidance from CCA staff, members of the CCA Board, Alliance members, CCA Fellows, and funders, the plan outlines three major goals: 􀂄 Set a renewed public agenda for college completion; 􀂄 Accelerate learning across the Alliance; and 􀂄 Promote new structures and solutions for innovation at scale. Two cross-cutting sets of actions will enable our work in these areas: 􀂄 Lead by example as a learning organization; and 􀂄 Deepen Board impact. The plan also includes subgoals and specific action steps we will take to continue to fulfill our mission and realize our vision of a world in which all learners of every race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and educational background can graduate on time because the higher education system—every pathway, institution, and state—supports them . When it feels like the field is evolving faster than ever before, we believe the most successful approach is to take these bold steps with trusted partners who know the context of higher education but can also step outside its confines. We thank those who generously contributed their time and expertise to developing this plan, and we invite you to read more to find out how we will implement it. Please join us in taking a new, big swing for student success. Yolanda Watson Spiva, Ph. D. President Robin Martin, Ed. D. Board Chair Mobilizing the Boldest Innovation for Every Leader, Every Campus, Every System Strategic Plan

FAQs

What problem does the plan address?

The plan focuses on barriers to college completion that are complex and interconnected, requiring coordinated action across educators, institutions, departments, and states.

What are the plan’s core goals for 2025–27?

The plan outlines three major goals: set a renewed public agenda for college completion, accelerate learning across the Alliance, and promote new structures and scalable innovation solutions.

Which cross-cutting actions support the plan’s goals?

Two cross-cutting action sets are emphasized: lead by example as a learning organization and deepen board impact.

Oct 15, 2026

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