Press Releases

All Areas of Work

MCAN responds to Governor Whitmer’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal

February 11, 2026

On Wednesday, Feb. 11, State Budget Director Jen Flood and Deputy State Budget Director Kyle Guerrant presented Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget to a joint meeting of the House and Senate appropriations committees.

Adult Student Attainment

MCAN Receives $750,000 Grant to Support Higher Education in Michigan Prisons

January 22, 2026

Three-year investment will strengthen statewide leadership, expand humanities-based programming through Michigan Consortium for Higher Education in Prison

High School Innovation

Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals, Michigan College Access Network collaborate to cultivate transformative leaders

January 14, 2026

The Michigan Leadership Fellows program, a groundbreaking collaboration between Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals and Michigan College Access Network, is set to empower its third diverse, state-wide cohort of rising educational leaders.

All Areas of Work

MCAN awards $9,500 in second annual pitch competition

November 20, 2025

MCAN's 14th annual conference concluded with Take Flight: Sixty by 30 Pitch Competition, awarding cash prizes to support innovation in college access and completion

All Areas of Work

MCAN honors individuals, organizations improving college access and success

November 6, 2025

Nine College Access Impact Awards recognize exemplary work in postsecondary education

Educated Workforce

MCAN awards $30,000 in Educated Workforce Pathway Planning Grants

October 31, 2025

Six organizations awarded funding to strengthen and improve college-going culture through articulated, transferable and stackable credits in higher education

All Areas of Work

MCAN celebrates budget wins, evaluates tough cuts

October 3, 2025

Education priorities mostly survive tough, drawn-out negotiations over fiscal year 2026 budget

High School Innovation

Michigan College Month shows students why college still matters

September 24, 2025

Hundreds of Michigan schools, organizations work to boost college applications, FAFSA completions among seniors

All Areas of Work

Leading Michigan organizations join MIHEART to advance the state’s Sixty by 30 postsecondary attainment goal

September 23, 2025

Four key organizations join higher education-focused cross-sector collaborative