Why It Matters
- Colleges must first understand current challenges and opportunities across the learning journey.
- Students are the most important source of information but are often left out of decision-making.
- Change involves the creation of a structure and culture that supports continuous improvement centered on students.
How We Help
- Achieving the Dream helps college teams envision and design the ideal student experience to build a student-ready institution.
- Colleges work closely with our coaches to develop a student-informed, prioritized action plan that addresses core issues.
- Guided by insights from the ATD Network and our own research, we equip campus teams to build internal operations and communications processes that streamline holistic student supports.
Related Services
Build a student-centered, evidence-based campus culture with ATD’s intensive three-year experience
- Partnerships with two expert coaches
- Strengths and opportunities analysis
- Support for a customized action plan
Foster success with customized strategies to meet your college’s unique needs around student support challenges.
- Support tailored to college priorities
- Strategies for diverse student issues
- Actionable, sustainable solutions
Learn essential, equity-informed, evidenced-based strategies to transform your college’s advising practices.
- Eight-part virtual seminar series
- Additional customized coaching
- Cross-college collaboration
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Resources to help colleges understand who their students are — and how to better support their success.
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Our coaches and subject matter experts have decades of combined experience supporting college leaders, educators, and administrators who are committed to designing supports that meet students where they are and help them succeed.
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