About WisCCAN

Why WisCCAN Started

Wisconsin students and employers face challenges that WisCCAN aims to address:

  • Students and families often encounter confusing or disconnected post–high school options

  • Strong pathways efforts across schools, colleges and employers fall short without strong collaboration

  • Employers need stronger alignment between education and workforce pathways

  • Workers at all stages need to know the right building blocks to advance their skills and careers.

Who This Is For

Students & Families

exploring post–high school options

Educators & Schools

supporting college and career readiness

Community & Workforce Partners

aligning education with workforce needs

Thoughtfully crafted to elevate what matters most.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • The Wisconsin College and Career Attainment Network (WisCCAN) is a statewide effort that brings together education, workforce, and community partners to help students and families better understand and access college and career pathways after high school.

  • Yes. WisCCAN works across Wisconsin to align K–12 schools, colleges and universities, workforce partners, and community organizations toward shared goals that support student success and workforce needs statewide.

  • Organizations can get involved by signing up for updates, participating in future convenings, sharing resources, and collaborating to support college and career access for students across Wisconsin.

  • WisCCAN is for students, families, educators, community organizations, and workforce partners who want clearer, more connected pathways from high school to college, training, and careers.

  • WisCCAN does not provide direct services. Instead, it connects and aligns organizations across the state so students and families can more easily access existing programs, supports, and resources.

  • WisCCAN helps make post-high school options easier to understand by improving coordination among schools, colleges, and workforce partners, and by supporting efforts that expand access to college, training, and career information.

  • WisCCAN supports statewide efforts that improve college access and financial aid completion, including coordination around FAFSA and other postsecondary planning initiatives, in partnership with existing organizations.

  • WisCCAN is a collaborative initiative supported by education, workforce, community, and public-sector partners across Wisconsin, with support from the Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC) and guidance from the National College Attainment Network (NCAN).

  • WisCCAN works closely with state agencies and public partners but is a collaborative network designed to bring together partners from multiple sectors across the state.

  • Partners will work together to identify shared, data-informed measures focused on improving college access, credential attainment, and career outcomes for students across Wisconsin.

  • Yes. Local college access networks, schools, community organizations, and workforce partners are encouraged to engage and collaborate as the network continues to grow.