The Latest News and Insights About ECMC Group Companies and Our Work

ECMC Group’s Education Impact Fund Launches EIF Catalyst

12-Week Educational Program Designed to Help Advance EdTech and Workforce Companies from Early Traction to Scalable Business

4/7/2025

ECMC Group Launches the Bold Path Fellowship to Provide Entrepreneurial Onramps for Under-Resourced Birmingham Graduates

Program offers funding and mentoring to postsecondary students and graduates seeking to start their own business

10/14/2024

KMSP (Fox) Features ECMC Group's Go! Program Honoree Event

9/11/2024

ECMC Awards $306,000 in College Scholarships to 51 Students in Oregon

Students From Eight High Schools Complete ECMC Scholars Program

8/27/2024

ECMC Awards $264,000 in College Scholarships to 44 Students in Connecticut

Students From Seven High Schools Complete ECMC Scholars Program

8/27/2024

ECMC Awards $228,000 in College Scholarships to 38 Students in Virginia

Students From Nine High Schools Complete ECMC Scholars Program

8/27/2024

ECMC Group Awards Annual McSherry Scholarship to Recent Totino-Grace High School Graduate

Funds have benefited students pursuing career and technical education since 2020

8/20/2024

What Good Allyship in Minnesota Looks Like

8/10/2024

New Program Helps BIPOC Youth Navigate Life

8/5/2024

‘Just Try It Out': What’s Behind a Shift Away From 4-Year College

7/30/2024

Crunchtime

5/13/2024

ECMC Group Appoints Aaron Woodrich Vice President of Information Technology

5/7/2024

Junior Achievement North Names Christine Noël to Board of Directors

4/5/2024

ECMC Foundation Launches Nationwide Initiative to Address Postsecondary Needs of Rural Learners

Grants and investments will aim to improve postsecondary completion and degree attainment for rural communities

1/30/2024

ECMC Group Establishes the Paulette Jones Memorial Scholarship

Annual Award Will Support Graduate Students Studying Cybersecurity

11/8/2023

2 DePodesta Fellows Receive Additional $75,000 in Funding

10/19/2023

A Woman Explains Why Just One Year Of Her Daughter's College Will Cost $100,000 More Than She Was Quoted

8/19/2023

Preparing Gen-Z: Our Role In Cultivating Future Learners And Workers

8/14/2023

Insights from ECMC Group: August 2023

8/8/2023

Survey Shows Gen Z’s Unique Perspective on Higher Ed

7/12/2023

Gen Z Values Education — But Doesn’t Think a Four-year Degree is the Only Option

6/30/2023

ECMC Awards $486,000 in College Scholarships to 81 Students in Connecticut, Oregon and Virginia

6/28/2023

Report: Gen Z Teens Have Changed Their Priorities for Education and Work

6/27/2023

New National Survey Finds Pandemic-Driven Shifts in Gen Z Priorities for Education and Work Persist

Fourth Annual “Question The Quo” Study Shows Strong Belief in Education After High School; Vast Majority of Teens Feel Unprepared to Choose Their Future Path

6/27/2023

ECMC Group Awards McSherry Scholarship to Totino-Grace High School Senior

Funds have benefited students pursuing career and technical education after graduation since 2020

6/26/2023

Insights from ECMC Group: April 2023

4/14/2023

Why Manufacturing Jobs are Attracting More Young Minnesota Workers

4/8/2023

ECMC Assumes Responsibility for Loans Guaranteed by Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority (UHEAA)

3/6/2023

National Study Finds Students from Underserved Populations Less Inclined to Seek Education after High School than Their Peers

Latest data from low-income, first-generation and BIPOC high school students reveal concerns about preparedness, ability to meet their basic needs and academic costs are impacting their future plans

3/2/2023

College is Still Worth It, Research Finds — Although Students are Growing Skeptical

3/1/2023

White Paper: Insights from Underserved Student Populations

3/1/2023

ECMC Group Appoints Jacob Fraire as President of ECMC Foundation

Fraire brings decades of experience advancing transformational change through postsecondary education and economic mobility for historically underserved communities

1/31/2023

ECMC Group Skills Sheet: November 2022

11/30/2022

ECMC Awards $654,000 in College Scholarships to 109 Students in Connecticut, Oregon and Virginia

7/6/2022

ECMC Group Skills Sheet: June 2022

6/3/2022

ECMC Group Skills Sheet: Special Edition May 2022 (Question The Quo Education Pulse Survey)

5/19/2022

National Study Finds High Schoolers Keenly Aware of Current In-Demand Jobs, Impacting Education Choices After Graduation

5/18/2022

Report: Gen Z Teens Want Shorter, More Affordable, Career-Connected Education Pathways

5/16/2022

ECMC Group Announces Leadership Appointments

5/16/2022

ECMC Group Appoints Dan Fisher as President and CEO

5/10/2022

ECMC Group Awards McSherry Scholarship to Totino-Grace High School Seniors

5/3/2022

Four-Year College Has Lost Its Luster Among Teens; Less Than Half Considering a Four-Year Degree or Believe One Is Necessary for Success

11/9/2021

Gen Z Teens Seek to Blaze Their Own Higher Education Path

11/9/2021

Aprende Institute Raises $ 22 Million to Grow in Spanish-speaking Markets

10/9/2021

Winners of 2021 TwinCitiesCIO ORBIE Awards Announced

10/1/2021

Local Groups Repair and Repaint Woman’s Home

8/27/2021

ECMC Awards $930,000 in College Scholarships to 155 Students in Connecticut, Oregon and Virginia

6/25/2021

ECMC Group Awards McSherry Scholarships

5/4/2021

ECMC Group’s DeeDee Gorman Appointed to the Corporate Volunteerism Council—Twin Cities Board of Directors

3/30/2021

ECMC Group Appoints Jennifer Anderson and James Runcie to Board of Directors

3/29/2021

Gen Z Leery of 4-Year Degree Paths, Surveys Show

2/19/2021

Today’s Teens Questioning the Status Quo When It Comes to College

2/18/2021

Turn Extracurricular Activities Into Scholarships

1/28/2021

Gen Z Views Traditional College Path as Old School

12/2/2020

Dan Fisher Named President of ECMC

7/8/2020

ECMC Awards $270,000 in College Scholarships to 45 Students in Connecticut

7/7/2020

McSherry Scholarship Winners Announced

5/4/2020

ECMC Group’s Matt Mikulski Appointed to Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education

4/14/2020