Forsyth Technical Community College is celebrating a dream accomplishment. The community college has been designated as one of 10 Leader Colleges in the US by the national nonprofit Achieving the Dream (ATD). The organization is made up of more than 300 colleges nationwide + is dedicated to advancing community colleges as local hubs of equity and economic mobility.
The recognition comes as the community college has made institutional changes to reduce the achievement gap between the majority of students and students of color. Those include:
- Creating and expanding offerings by the Minority Male Success Initiative (MMSI)
- Creating Forsyth Tech Cares, a wrap-around support system designed to reduce non-academic barriers to student success
- Redesigning developmental education
As a Leader College, Forsyth Tech will develop new ways to work with other colleges. The goal is to share knowledge and ideas about reform strategies to increase student completion rates.