Using an evidence-based approach, programs being launched now by colleges and universities focus on the core missions of early college and dual enrollment programs, connecting youth less likely to attend college directly out of high school with powerful programming that propels them towards successful completion of degrees and to the start of their career. This article presents perspectives from a range of institutions (high school, two-year institutions, four-year institutions, and philanthropic investors) that are rethinking these models to maximize community impact and affordability to students and families. This is based on experience in Massachusetts statewide, as well as at Merrimack College and at Bristol Community College. The journal was very interested in Massachusetts’ efforts in this area, and in the efforts to create a truly equitable system for early college from the start!
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