A Field-Changing Initiative

Scaling High-Quality
Postsecondary & Career PathwayAdvising

Partnering with content experts, CCR platforms and advising organizations, The Advising Network enables more adults to help learners make better informed post secondary choices. We want to keep the trust and relationships at the center of advising.

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The Converging Challenges

01

Not Enough Advisors

350:1 student-to-advisor ratio nationally is worsening, with most advisors serving only part-time

02

Crisis in Postsecondary ROI

30%+ of 2 and 4 year degrees won’t achieve a positive ROI within 10 years, if ever

03

Lack of Quality Information

As postsecondary options evolve, there is an unmet need for quality, trusted content and guidance across alternative pathways

04

Shrinking Budgets

Over $1.5B lost in latest budget cuts is causing huge strain on K-12 and AmeriCorps/Trio programs

The Opportunity: Advisors and students are navigating more choices without the information and support they need. Now is the time to team up across organizations to meet these challenges at scale.

What the Research Shows

2X

Students with trusted adult guidance are twice as likely to succeed

Humans matter

Human relationships matter to student success and well-being - human encouragement and support, complemented by technology, are proven to create successful outcomes

Advising is changing

Students need guidance on which universities provide quality support, trends on job opportunities with earning potential, and pathways beyond the traditional 2/4 year degrees

Quality matters

Quality advising dramatically improves postsecondary and career outcomes

Our Core Principles


Keep relationships between adults supporting students and families at the center of the work


Build tools alongside expert advisors and co-create the right tools to allow them to help more students and families nationwide


Embed research and best practices into everything we do - learning from past studies and ongoing work


We want to fast-track quality, proven, best practice, ever-evolving information to the trusted humans closest to learners so they can provide the best support possible


Disrupt the field for good by sharing, collaborating, and partnering with like-minded organizations to solve the bigger challenges together

Ready to Transform Postsecondary Advising?

Join us in building the future of advising together.

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