Empowering Rural Communities Through Education
Bridging the Gap in Rural Education
Providing resources, support, and opportunities for students in rural communities to thrive academically and professionally.
Providing resources, support, and opportunities for students in rural communities to thrive academically and professionally.
About Us
The Comprehensive Initiative to Improve Rural Student Success, also known as the Center to Improve Rural Student Success (CIRSS), is a four-year, grant-funded project supported by the Department of Education through the Rural Postsecondary & Economic Development (RPEDS) program. The RPEDS program aims to improve postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion rates among rural students by developing high-quality career pathways aligned with high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand industries in the region.
Through targeted support programs and services, CVCC aims to address the unique challenges faced by rural students, including limited access to educational resources, career pathways, and technology. The grant will fund the development and expansion of initiatives that promote student success, such as personalized academic advising, career coaching, and the integration of advanced learning tools. Ultimately, this grant will help bridge the gap between rural students and their academic and career goals, while contributing to the economic growth of the surrounding region.
Project Overview
CVCC created the Center to Improve Rural Student Success (CIRSS) to serve the rural communities in the region. CIRSS will expand the College’s capacity to: positively impact rural communities within the service delivery area that are farther away from the College campus; deliver resources to bridge the digital divide and access electronic enrollment processes; provide educational and career information to rural middle and high school students; and target a cohort of rural students from the group of underserved individuals who are not employed, enrolled in school, or enlisted in the military to prepare to fill in-demand industry sector occupations and accept the challenge to work in and support rural communities.
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The contents of this guide were developed under a grant from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education and should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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