DCAN Update | Oct. 1, 2020
ARE YOU REGISTERED FOR COLLEGE BOUND MICHIGAN?
DCAN can help!
October is Michigan College Month, and we are ready to help you get your seniors applying for postsecondary education during!

Below, you'll find steps on how to sign up and additional resources as we open the door to opportunity for Detroit students.

Ready, set, go!

The DCAN Team
OCTOBER IS MICHIGAN
COLLEGE MONTH
Ready to sign your school up? Here's how!
Thank you to the schools that participated in Michigan College Month & submitted their required data last year!
  • Academy of the Americas High School
  • Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine
  • Cass Technical High School 
  • Cesar Chavez Academy 
  • Chandler Park Academy
  • Cody High School
  • Communication and Media Arts
  • Cornerstone Health & Technology 
  • Davis Aerospace High School
  • Denby High School 
  • DCP @ Northwestern
  • Detroit Cristo Rey
  • Detroit International Academy for Young Women
  • Detroit School of Arts
  • East English Village
  • Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men
  • Frontier International Academy
  • Hamtramck High School
  • Henry Ford High School
  • Hope of Detroit Academy 
  • Jalen Rose Leadership Academy 
  • Martin Luther King Jr. High School
  • Mercy High School 
  • Mumford High School
  • Osborn High School
  • Pershing High School
  • Renaissance High School
  • Southeastern High School 
  • University Prep Academy
  • University Prep Art & Design 
  • University Prep Science & Math 
  • Voyageur College Prep 
  • Way Michigan
If you did not participate last year or haven't got around to signing up this year, no worries.

To participate all you need to do is: 

  1. Register for College Bound Michigan (CBMI) 
  2. Create College Data Tracker (DCAN Tracker)
  3. Meet w/students (virtually/in-person) for college planning meetings
  4. Host application drives (College Month Resources)
  5. Record where students are applying in College Data Tracker 
  6. Submit College Month Data by Nov. 15, 2020

If you need support signing up check out this how to video and PDF to walk you through registration, or email alane@detroitcan.org for support.

Additional resources:
REMINDERS!
Detroit STRIVES & Data Use Agreements
Detroit STRIVES, Nov. 5

Detroit STRIVES is a professional development series for those who support students with college access.

2ND SESSION: Nov. 5
10 a.m.: Student Data Tracking
11 a.m.: Financial Aid: Tracking for Seniors
Submit your Data Use Agreements ASAP!

Be sure you submit your school's Data Use Agreement with Michigan Department of Treasury 
to gain access to your students' FAFSA completion status as the data becomes available.
ONLY 10 SEATS LEFT:
SCORE YOUR FOUR SAT PREP
Help your students get the SAT score they want!
Virtual SAT Bootcamp:
Oct. 10

D​ate: Oct. 10, 2020
Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m
Cost: $20
SAT Test: Statewide Oct. 14
SAT Vendor: Doorway To College
Location: Virtual!

Have your students register today - only 10 seats remain!
DETROIT COLLEGE
AMBASSADORS UPDATES
College Bound kickoff recap and save the date: FAFSA & Fajita Fest Oct. 31!
College Bound kickoff recap
More than 100 students engaged in the virtual and in-person celebration. Students who attended hailed from schools such as Detroit School of Arts, Voyageur College Prep, Renaissance High School and others. 
 
Participating universities:
  • Wayne State 
  • Western Michigan
  • University of Michigan Ann Arbor
  • Cleary University 
  • Saginaw Valley State University

During the in-person session, students were able to play a life-size College Bound Life Game, participate in an escape room, meet different college reps and shop with local vendors.

Students who met the participation requirements received a $5 Starbucks Card. Shoutout to Isiah Smith from Renaissance High School and Lena McDonald from University Prep Science and Math for winning Amazon gift cards!
College Ambassadors host FAFSA & Fajita Fest!
MCAN UPDATES
State Budget Protects Higher Education
The Michigan budget deal announced last week morning demonstrated that higher education is a priority for the state legislature and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

"A modified joint statement has been issued from Michigan College Access Network and The Institute for College Access and Success..." Read more at the link below.
Roadmap to Opportunity Professional Development Series
This virtual training offers counselors, college advisers, and others the opportunity to learn more about stackable credentials and supporting students pursuing in-demand fields. Community college experts and high school leaders will share ways to utilize Roadmap to Opportunity assets.
Date: Oct. 30
Time: 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
SHOUT OUT: COLLEGE BOUND FELLOWS, COHORT II
Good luck on the implementation of your intended programs for the year!

2020-2021 College Bound Fellows Schools
  • Cody
  • DCP Academy @Northwestern
  • East English Village Preparatory Academy
  • Hope of Detroit Academy
  • MacDowell Preparatory Academy
  • Mumford
  • Southeastern

Cohort II has completed term I in which they developed their programming proposal for implementation for the 2020-21 academic year. We're excited to see all the great things they have in store for their students unfold!

*Photo is from pre-pandemic. Hopefully we'll be back together next year!
UPCOMING VIRTUAL
COLLEGE FAIRS
Regional College Fairs
Midwest Dates: Oct. 19-14, 2020 and Feb. 22-27, 2021
 
Worldwide Fair hosting HBCUs
Dates: 10/17, 11/14, 2/13, 3/20, 4/17
 
More than 600 colleges and universities around the world
Dates: 10/12, 11/8
FAFSA OPENS TODAY!
CONNECT: Detroit College Access Network