Article Archives - myFutureNC

Next NC Scholarship is Game Changer for State – That Starts With FAFSA

April 13, 2024

myFutureNC and Sector Partners Receive National Recognition

September 26, 2023

Educational Attainment Gains Throughout North Carolina

June 23, 2023

myFutureNC March Highlights

April 21, 2023

myFutureNC CEO Cecilia Holden named Winter Commencement speaker at UNCP

November 17, 2022

N.C. Reconnect adds five more community colleges to its adult learner initiative

November 14, 2022

myFutureNC Releases 2022 County Attainment Profiles

November 9, 2022

The 2023-24 FAFSA opens Oct. 1. What do I need to know?

October 6, 2022

2022 North Carolina State of Educational Attainment Report

September 7, 2022

Avoid the “Summer Melt”

May 19, 2022

Gratitude Series: John M. Belk Endowment

April 21, 2022

Credit Suisse Announces $100,000 Grant to myFutureNC

April 8, 2022

Industry-Supported Workforce Credentials List Published

March 22, 2022

NC First in FAFSA 2020-21 Year in Review Report

February 17, 2022

Wilkes County is on a Mission to Erase the Rural Urban Divide in Attracting Hi-Tech Job Opportunities

February 17, 2022

myFutureNC Attainment Trends Workbook Available Now

February 7, 2022

N.C. High Schools Prioritize 2021 FAFSA Completion to Pave Way for Free or Affordable College for Students

January 20, 2022

The myFutureNC 2021 Year in Review

December 20, 2021

myFutureNC Advisory Board Members Bring Experience to N.C.’s Efforts to Close the Educational Attainment Gap

December 16, 2021

A myFutureNC collaborative to reengage and prevent disconnected youth

December 9, 2021

Person High School Adviser Creates a College Going Culture to Encourage FAFSA Completion

November 29, 2021

Resource for Success: New County Explorer Tool

November 29, 2021

Longleaf Commitment Grant: More need-based financial aid in new NC budget

November 27, 2021

College Advisers Crucial to Growing FAFSA Completion Rates

November 19, 2021

North Carolina Model Offers Promising Statewide Approach to Driving FAFSA Completion

November 2, 2021

myFutureNC Webinar: Local Attainment Goal Setting

October 11, 2021

FAFSA Application Opens October 1

October 1, 2021

Carolina Demography: Guide to North Carolina’s Opportunity Youth

September 30, 2021

Meet the new student on campus: Why colleges are focusing on ‘adult learners’

September 28, 2021

myFutureNC receives honorable mentions in PIE Network’s Best Collaboration category

September 24, 2021

The Hunt Institute Adds 26 New Members to ElevateNC: Higher Education

September 22, 2021

myFutureNC Recognizes North Carolina First in FAFSA Innovation Grant Winners

September 16, 2021

myFutureNC receives sponsorship from Bank of America to help increase post-secondary educational attainment

August 6, 2021

Duke Energy helps build North Carolina workforce with $615,000 in grants to community colleges, HBCUs and nonprofits

July 27, 2021

How will the pandemic shape postsecondary education in North Carolina?

May 14, 2021

2 million educated by 2030

May 6, 2021

FAFSA completions down among NC high school seniors, but turnaround efforts ramp up

March 31, 2021

Listen | myFutureNC and ncIMPACT leaders discuss the need for local attainment efforts and a pilot effort to support collaboratives

March 18, 2021

The North Carolina Latino Youth Support Network for FAFSAs

February 24, 2021

ncIMPACT Launches myFutureNC Local Education Attainment Collaboratives with Partners

February 22, 2021

Melissa Caperton, director of regional impact for myFutureNC, was the guest speaker for the session.

February 23, 2021

myFutureNC Blog Series: A Legislator Q&A with Rep. James Gailliard, NC House District 25

November 18, 2020

myFutureNC Blog Series: Research Review | The $78 Billion Community College Funding Shortfall

November 18, 2020

Inaugural Cohort of ElevateNC: Higher Education Program Announced by The Hunt Institute

October 13, 2020

NC Trend: Education and employable skills

September 2, 2020

How one rural district boosted its FAFSA completion rate to one of the highest in the state

September 1, 2020

myFutureNC Blog Series: County Attainment Profiles

August 26, 2020

myFutureNC Blog Series: Innovative Models for Increasing College Enrollment and Completion: McNair Mentors Program

July 9, 2020

Many college students could have received help paying for school, but didn’t

June 27, 2020

myFutureNC Blog Series: College Foundation of North Carolina | Supporting Students to Plan, Apply, and Pay for College

June 26, 2020

Peter Hans, myFutureNC Vice-Chair, named next President of UNC System

June 25, 2020

Change The Culture, Fill The Skills Gap

June 25, 2020

High school seniors: Don’t leave money on the table — fill out the FAFSA

June 11, 2020

Free or Affordable College May be Just a Click Away

June 10, 2020

FAFSA completion rates: Where does NC stand?

May 28, 2020

FAFSA completion is key to postsecondary attainment. Here are 6 ways states can boost their rates.

May 28, 2020

myFutureNC Blog Series: A Board Member Q&A with Kevin Howell, Vice Chancellor for External Affairs, Partnerships, and Economic Development, NC State University

June 26, 2020

myFutureNC Blog Series: Innovative Models for Increasing College Enrollment and Completion: Land of Sky Consortium

April 23, 2020

myFutureNC Blog Series: North Carolina’s Workforce Development Boards | Aligning Attainment Efforts to Workforce Needs

March 24, 2020

NCWorks Commission Approves Four-Year Workforce Plan for State

March 5, 2020

Where did North Carolina’s educational attainment goal come from?

March 4, 2020

NC needs 2 million people with post-high school degrees by 2030. The workforce demands it.

February 26, 2020

NCWorks Commission Adopts New Strategic Plan for Building a Job-Ready Workforce

July 2, 2020

Framing States’ Education Attainment Goals at the Local Level: Leveraging Industry Sector Partnerships

February 24, 2020

More skilled workers needed for the jobs of tomorrow: Announcing 5,000 new apprenticeships

February 24, 2020

How will we reach our attainment goal? This pilot project hopes to help.

February 24, 2020

Two million by 2030 and what it will take to get there

February 24, 2020

Ask the Expert: What is Workforce Development?

February 24, 2020

A vision for attainment: 2 million by 2030

February 13, 2020

The Syllabus: A new education data dashboard for North Carolina

February 13, 2020

myFutureNC Names First-Ever President & CEO

November 6, 2019

Dan Lunsford: No Student Should Skip FAFSA

October 31, 2019

As Students Head Back to School, Workforce and Educational Organizations Charge Forward to Close the 400,000-Person Attainment Gap

October 8, 2019

FAFSA Now Accepting Applications for 2020-2021 School Year

October 2, 2019

myFutureNC Quarterly Update: Support Grows for myFutureNC, Statewide Attainment Goal

September 23, 2019

NC Association of County Commissioners President Announces Initiative in Partnership with myFutureNC

August 29, 2019

Higher Ed Works: “Goal: 2 million educated NC workers by 2030”

August 21, 2019

myFutureNC Launches Search for Executive Director

July 8, 2019

North Carolina Sets Bar for Statewide Educational Attainment Goal

June 27, 2019

NC Education Attainment Goal Makes Progress

June 19, 2019

NC Education Attainment Goal Gains Critical Endorsements

May 1, 2019

Andrea Smith’s Op-Ed on myFutureNC – News & Observer

February 28, 2019

myFutureNC Commission Issues a Call to Action for a More Competitive NC

February 19, 2019

Blog: Higher Education Works June 15 Meeting Summary

January 29, 2018