1. Financial Empowerment for Student Success
Lessons from the ATD-MDC-Bank of America Partnership

2. MDC-ATD-Bank of America Partnership
Partnership is a two year engagement
Grants to three pilot colleges
Community College of Baltimore County
Houston Community College
Los Angeles Harbor College
Technical assistance to participating colleges
Establishment of learning network
Publication of learning paper

3. MDC-ATD-Bank of America Partnership
Each of the pilot colleges have pursued different approaches
Houston Community College: Financial literacy components in student success courses and financial literacy fairs
Los Angeles Harbor: Targeting a specific cohort of students
CC of Baltimore County: Increased financial coaching

4. Some preliminary lessons learned
Incorporating volunteers into plans has been challenging
Getting buy in from college administration is incredibly important
Fostering collaboration – or at the very least, connection – between student services and academic departments is key for campus-wide change
Leveraging resources for support of these activities is critical
Showing impact of financial empowerment programs beyond individual interventions is extremely difficult
No two programs look exactly alike—and that’s OK!

5. Contact info
Dan Broun
Program Director
MDC
307 W. Main St., Durham, NC 27701
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