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tnAchieves hits major milestone as 50,000+ recipients graduate from college
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The nonprofit, tnAchieves, is celebrating a major milestone in the program's history. According to the group's annual report, 53,168 students who have received support from tnAchieves have graduated from college.
In addition, tnAchieves found that every graduation metric included in the report saw an annual increase. The three-year graduation rate jumped five percentage points, which tnAchieves said is a historic increase in college completion. The report added that 84.7% of graduates are living and working right here in the state.
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According to the nonprofit, the increases are being driven by the COMPLETE and Knox Promise Programs. In addition, tnAchieves said Knox Promise's 49.3% three-year graduation rate would place the program third in the country when compared to national graduation rates.
To read the full report, click here.
'tnAchieves is dedicated to taking a human approach to building Tennessee's future workforce,' said tnAchieves President and CEO Krissy DeAlejandro. 'There is power in supporting a student in not only going to college but encouraging them through meaningful degree completion and into the workforce. Today these 50,000 grads are more educated, more skilled and more prepared than ever to live and work in Tennessee.'
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The nonprofit's mission is to support Tennessee students and keep these numbers on the rise by offering educational resources like mentors, tutors and scholarships, including the TN Promise scholarship program. With these resources, tnAchieves hopes to ensure Tennessee students are as prepared to enter the workforce as they can be while also increasing their chances of graduating.
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