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CCCC First in the World project co-director Sarah Deal visited the White House and the Department of Education in 2016.
CCCC-led project finds success coaching helps

students stay in school and earn credentials

In 2015, Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) embarked
on a journey with nine additional North Carolina Community Col-
leges to help validate a solution that could help boost community
college student success. CCCC led the “Carolina Works” project
to spread the proactive success coach model to improve student
outcomes across North Carolina with the ultimate goal to validate
coaching as a proven student success strategy.

The 2015 consortium project was funded by a $9.2 million First in
the World validation grant by the U.S. Department of Education.
The grant remains the largest in the history of Central Carolina
Community College.

Central Carolina’s history with success coaching dates back to
2012 when the college launched a College Success Center with
a team of success coaches who collaborate with faculty and staff
to provide individualized academic and personal support for stu-
dents who need it the most. Success coaches collaborate with
faculty and staff using an innovative early alert/advising system
powered by Aviso Retention.

Dr. Brian S. Merritt, Central Carolina Community College’s
Vice President of Student Learning & Chief Academic Officer,
made a presentation in the White House about the plans for
the First in the World grant in 2016.
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