The Partnership for College Completion has set an ambitious goal to eliminate institutional achievement gaps in college degree completion for low-income and first generation students in the region by 2025, establishing northeastern Illinois as a national leader in equity in degree attainment. 

Despite improvements in the high school graduation rates and college matriculation rates for students, college completion rates have remained flat and achievement gaps between groups have persisted or widened. 

Mission: To catalyze and champion policies, systems and practices that ensure all students in and around Chicago - particularly low-income, first-generation students - graduate from college and achieve their career aspirations.

Vision: The Chicago region graduates significantly more students from college prepared for meaningful careers and civic leadership and is a model of postsecondary degree attainment for the nation.