Sustainability
Strategies to support you in sustaining momentum, resources, and engagement throughout implementation and beyond.
Continuous Improvement
Embrace a culture of ongoing evaluation and refinement of pathways.
Building Momentum: Using Guided Pathways to Redesign the Student Experience
This report outlines data-driven strategies for continuous improvement within Guided Pathways. The report presents best practices for monitoring progress, engaging stakeholders, and refining institutional processes to enhance student success and foster sustainable reform in colleges, serving as a practical roadmap for leaders.
Building Momentum: Using Guided Pathways to Redesign the Student Experience
Building Momentum: Using Guided Pathways to Redesign the Student ExperienceFunding and Resource Allocation
Secure and strategically allocate resources to support the sustainability of pathways initiatives.
A Case Study in Strategic Governance
In this case study, published by ASCCC, strategic governance practices in the implementation of Guided Pathways are examined. It details how college leadership restructures decision-making processes, fosters cross-functional collaboration, and supports reform sustainability to improve student outcomes and drive institutional transformation in higher education.
A Case Study in Strategic Governance
A Case Study in Strategic GovernanceStakeholder Engagement
Engage faculty, staff, students, and the community to build support and promote collaborative efforts.
Engaging the College Community in Guided Pathways Reforms: Advice From Project Leaders
This article by the Community College Research Center outlines effective strategies for mobilizing college stakeholders to support guided pathways initiatives. The paper emphasizes building engagement across faculty, staff, and students, offering actionable insights to drive sustainable institutional transformation and improve student outcomes.
Engaging the College Community in Guided Pathways Reforms: Advice From Project Leaders
Engaging the College Community in Guided Pathways Reforms: Advice From Project LeadersCapacities Necessary for Long-term Success
Understand what you need to have in place (or build along the way) and who you need to partner with to support long-term sustainability—this is a marathon, not a sprint!
Creating Sustainability and Charting the Path Forward
Created by the California Community Colleges and the California Community Colleges Foundation, this resource provides strategies and tools for sustaining Guided Pathways initiatives and planning future steps to support students and build pathways to family-sustaining wages. It is designed for college leaders seeking practical guidance to maintain momentum in transforming student experiences.
Creating Sustainability and Charting the Path Forward
Creating Sustainability and Charting the Path ForwardInstitutional Capacity Framework and Assessment Tool
Achieving the Dream’s Institutional Capacity Framework is a comprehensive approach to addressing the emerging needs of the field to improve results for all students. The framework is built on seven essential capacities for colleges to create the student-focused culture that promotes student success. Evidence shows colleges must be strong in each capacity area to take on any large-scale interventions.
Institutional Capacity Framework and Assessment Tool
Institutional Capacity Framework and Assessment ToolUsing Guided Pathways to Build Cross-Sector Pathways Partnerships
Created by the Community College Research Center, this comprehensive report guides community college leaders in enhancing guided pathways through strategic partnerships with employers, universities, and K–12 schools. It outlines innovative practices—such as reorganizing programs into career-aligned meta-majors and redesigning advising—to boost student success.
Using Guided Pathways to Build Cross-Sector Pathways Partnerships
Using Guided Pathways to Build Cross-Sector Pathways Partnerships Using Guided Pathways to Build Cross-Sector Pathways Partnerships