Brandy Johnson

Our student success rate is now approaching 50 percent, but we recognize more is needed to ensure more students graduate or transfer to four-year schools. For that to happen, we need greater state investment in student support.

Michigan residents need the 21st-Century skills necessary to compete in the global market economy.

In response to a Bridge article on some students who apply to many colleges, Brandy Johnson of MCAN notes that studies show most college-bound students apply to fewer than two schools. For too many students from disadvantaged backgrounds, the application process can be daunting.

When a student decides to pursue a professional certificate or associate degree in a technical field after high school, we should celebrate that as a college completion, and not confine the term to those students attending a four-year university.