Join the ATD Network
Leaders of ATD Network institutions have unique opportunities to learn from — and with — their peers through exclusive access to network events, summits, and convenings. You benefit from strategic, customized, sustained support during your participation in the network and have options to deepen your work through targeted coaching services. Join our Network to begin the next stage of your institutional transformation.
How to Join
If you are interested in joining the ATD Network or want to schedule an initial consultation call, please get in touch with us at [email protected]. We would be honored to welcome you into the ATD Network!
Network Benefits
Exclusive access to Network-only programs and tools
- Invitation-only webinar series
- Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool (ICAT)
- Participation in the Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP)
- ATD Connect portal
Networking opportunities with thousands of peers, policymakers, and industry leaders
- Two registrations to DREAM national convening
- One hour of coach time at DREAM
- Opportunity to participate in various role- or topic-specific forums
- In-Network pricing to attend annual topic-specific events
Eligibility for innovation grants, initiatives, and awards
- Opportunity to compete for national initiatives available only to Network colleges
- Certify or recertify for ATD Leader College and Leader College of Distinction status
- Maintain eligibility to win ATD awards
- DREAM Scholars program
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Equity
Leveraging Emerging Technologies for Collaboration and Deeper Engagement
This session explores how institutions can leverage digital tools, including AI, and platforms to foster collaboration among students, faculty, and community partners. Participants will discover strategies for co-creating inclusive, engaging learning environments — both in-person and online — that strengthen relationships, expand access, and enrich the overall educational experience.
DREAM 2026
During this 22nd annual convening in Portland, Oregon, thousands of practitioners from over 300 colleges will exchange evidence-based strategies that drive access, momentum, mobility, and community impact.
Pathways
Building Workforce Pathways That Work for Students
This session will share proven strategies for aligning academic programs with local labor market demands, strengthening employer partnerships, and leveraging approaches such as noncredit-to-credit pathways, competency-based education, credit for prior learning, and workforce-aligned dual enrollment pathways.