New Orleans College & Career Attainment Network (NOLA CCAN)
“NOLA CCAN staff sort through the vast array of information available to educators, identifying the best resources so we can focus on helping our students plan their futures.”
Our vision is that NOLA CCAN impacts the city's entire school system. We strive to ensure that every student has a well-trained counselor or success coach and is on a path toward gainful employment in a dignified career with an affordable postsecondary education credential of value. We are focused on system-level impact.
NOLA CCAN drives city-wide change through key programs, resources and capacity building initiatives.
NOLA CCAN serves as the essential hub for postsecondary readiness and success in New Orleans’ decentralized education landscape. We foster collaboration across schools and community organizations and provide targeted professional development for high school counselors, success coaches, and youth-serving professionals —strengthening their skills, knowledge, and connections to better support students. By elevating the practitioners who guide young people, we expand college and career access, persistence, and success for New Orleans youth, because our impact is strongest — and our youth are best supported — when we work together.
A strategic initiative of the Cowen Institute at Tulane University and a proud member of the National College Attainment Network (NCAN), NOLA CCAN builds on the Cowen Institute’s decades of collaborative leadership.
FAFSA Professional Development and Resources
We lead city wide efforts to ensure all eligible students complete this critical financial aid application by providing complimentary essential training and support to practitioners including:
- Financial Aid Friday virtual information sessions
- Access to national resources and training
- Access to Cowen Institute’s FAFSA tracker and data resources
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Professional development and resource connection
NOLA CCAN hosts monthly gatherings on timely topics to strengthen our network and deepen connections among local practitioners. In addition, we offer practitioners a wide range of opportunities to engage with essential organizations like the National College Attainment Network, u-Aspire, the Louisiana Board of Regents, and the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) and gain access to essential resources such as the Cowen Institute’s Data Fellowship, Level All and CollegeCraft.ai.
To stay informed about meetings and upcoming events, sign up for the NOLA CCAN newsletter. Have a question? Contact us at nola-ccan@tulane.edu.
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NOLA CCAN Partners
Other NOLA CCAN Partners
- Ben Franklin High School
- Booth-Bricker*
- Capital One*
- Career Immersion & Leadership Institute (CILI)
- Carnegie Corporation of New York*
- Coach Across America
- College Beyond
- College Track (New Orleans)
- Collegiate Academies
- Convenient House New Orleans
- De La Salle High School
- Delgado Community College
- Dr. Martin Luther King Charter High School
- ECCO Community Center
- Education Research Alliance (ERA)
- Educators for Quality Alternatives
- Generation Hope
- Holistic Higher Education Solutions
- Invest in Lousiana
- KIPP Forward
- KIPP New Orleans
- Kresge Foundation*
- La Voz
- Louisiana Board of Regents
- Louisiana Center for College Access
- Louisiana Community and Technical College System
- Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOFSA)
- Metairie Park Country Day School
- Morris Jeff High School
- New Harmony High School
- New Orleans Career Center
- New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
- New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy
- New Schools for New Orleans
- NOLA PS
- Nunez Wind Energy Technology
- Odyssey House Louisiana
- Our Voice Nuestra Voz
- Posse New Orleans
- Puentes NOLA
- Reconcile New Orleans
- Reengagement Center NOLA
- Rooted School
- Sarah T. Reed High School
- Sophie B. Wright High School
- Southern University at New Orleans
- St. Bernard Circle
- The Booth-Bricker Fund
- The Greater American Leadership
- The NET High Schools (NET HS)
- The Willow School
- Travis Hill School
- TRiO Robert McNair Scholars at University of New Orleans
- TRiO Student Support Services @ SUNO
- TRiO Upward Bound at University of New Orleans
- University of New Orleans
- Upward Bound
- Warren Easton Charter High School
- Work Wise Now
- Youth Empowerment Project
- YouthForce NOLA
* denotes Funders of NOLA CCAN at the Cowen Institute