elcome to the new Student Access and Success Web site. We've changed our look, but not our intentions. This Web site provides information about the Student Access and Success Coordinating Council of Ohio as well as other projects and initiatives from across Ohio pertaining to student access to and successful participation in postsecondary education. It is targeted to those individuals who work directly with college access programs and their partners in PreK-16, local, business and community programs.

Student Access and Success
Coordinating Council of Ohio

The Student Access and Success Coordinating Council of Ohio (SASCCO) is a partnership among organizations dedicated to the idea of increasing the number of Ohioans who aspire to and successfully complete a postsecondary education. The SASCCO members include but are not limited to the Ohio College Access Network (OCAN), TRIO Programs, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), the Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education (OACHE), the Office of the Governor and the Ohio Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (OASFAA). For a complete list of partners, visit the Partners page.

To summarize SASCCO's charge, SASCCO works to promote greater communication and collaboration between organizations that are committed to college access and success. SASCCO also works to develop statewide higher education marketing efforts and recommends how these efforts can be implemented. Lastly, SASCCO shall develop a set of success measures to evaluate the effectiveness of higher education marketing projects and other state level college access initiatives.