UNCF and InsideTrack join together for HBCU student success excellence
The Opportunity
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) established its Institute for Capacity Building (ICB) in 2006 to help the organization’s HBCUs and PBIs sustainably build capacity and improve admission, retention and graduation rates. So when the ICB received student feedback during the pandemic that they needed more wraparound support to stay on track in school, the ICB searched for a partner who could collaborate with them to holistically address these needs — and chose InsideTrack.
The Opportunity
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) established its Institute for Capacity Building (ICB) in 2006 to help the organization’s HBCUs and PBIs sustainably build capacity and improve admission, retention and graduation rates. So when the ICB received student feedback during the pandemic that they needed more wraparound support to stay on track in school, the ICB searched for a partner who could collaborate with them to holistically address these needs — and chose InsideTrack.
The Solution
The partnership began with a re-enrollment pilot initiative, in which InsideTrack collaborated with nine UNCF HBCUs and PBIs to bring stopped-out students back to school. The benchmark re-enrollment rate was set at 4% — and, through direct, one-to-one coaching and proactive outreach, InsideTrack doubled the expected goal, with a final pilot re-enrollment rate of 8.6%. This pilot success sparked what is now a multi-phase, multi-year partnership that will bring re-enrollment, enrollment and retention coaching, as well as capacity building to even more UNCF schools.
The Solution
The partnership began with a re-enrollment pilot initiative, in which InsideTrack collaborated with nine UNCF HBCUs and PBIs to bring stopped-out students back to school. The benchmark re-enrollment rate was set at 4% — and, through direct, one-to-one coaching and proactive outreach, InsideTrack doubled the expected goal, with a final pilot re-enrollment rate of 8.6%. This pilot success sparked what is now a multi-phase, multi-year partnership that will bring re-enrollment, enrollment and retention coaching, as well as capacity building to even more UNCF schools.
Proven Results
The Impact
See how a successful re-enrollment pilot initiative helped bring hundreds of stopped-out students back to HBCUs and PBIs across UNCF’s network.
The Coach’s Impact:
InsideTrack Coach Supervisor Michelle Smith shares her experience in supporting students to overcome barriers, re-enroll and get back on track toward their educational goals.
The Impact
See how a successful re-enrollment pilot initiative helped bring hundreds of stopped-out students back to HBCUs and PBIs across UNCF’s network.
The Coach’s Impact:
InsideTrack Coach Supervisor Michelle Smith shares her experience in supporting students to overcome barriers, re-enroll and get back on track toward their educational goals.
Julian Thompson
Senior Director of Strategy Development, Institute for Capacity Building at UNCF
Dr. Michael Lomax
President and CEO at UNCF
Ed Smith-Lewis
Vice President of Strategic Partnerships & Institutional Programs at UNCF
Download the case study to learn how UNCF brought stopped-out students back to school.
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