Ascendium Education Group

2501 International Lane

Madison, WI 53704

Ascendium Education Group (formerly Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation & Affiliates) is the nation’s largest federal student loan guarantor, a leading postsecondary education philanthropy and a provider of student success services for postsecondary institutions. Ascendium, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, provides information, tools and counseling to help millions of borrowers nationwide avoid default and keep the door to re-enrollment open. Ascendium’s philanthropic mission is to elevate opportunities and outcomes for learners from low-income backgrounds so they can better achieve postsecondary educational and career success. To learn more, visit ascendiumeducation.org.

Funded Initiatives

Assessing The Impact of Prison-Based Postsecondary Education Programs

In July 2018, the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) launched a research initiative to develop a Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) framework that will help Higher Education in Prison (HEP) practitioners assess the impact of programs and processes.
Degrees When Due

Degrees When Due (DWD) is an innovative, nationwide completion initiative led by the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP). DWD helps participating institutions improve their student completion rates by sharing data-driven strategies and tactics through a free web-based platform. Institutions apply an equity lens to their own real-time student data to ensure that todays’ students – students of color, low-income students, working students, student parents, and others – are re-engaged to cross the finish line.

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Ascendium Education Group

Assessing The Impact of Prison-Based Postsecondary Education Programs

Degrees When Due