Channel A TV staff volunteered at the 2013 Seatlle College Access Network Convention held at the City Hall in down Town Seattle on Saturday, 16th of November 2013. Some of represented Businesses and Organizations inculded; Boeing, Microsoft, Nintendo, Musica Entertainment, Channel A TV, Seattle Aquarium, Seattle Police Department, Port of Seattle, U.S Coast Guard and many others.
The Seattle College Access Network (SCAN) was established with a goal of increasing college success among first-generation, low income, and students of color, measured by those who apply for, attend, and graduate from post-secondary education institutions. For purposes of this work defines college as two- and four-year colleges, trade and technical schools and programs. SCAN is motivated by the reality that today’s students face: by 2018 it is expected that the United States will need 22 million new workers with college degrees. In Washington State alone between 2008 and 2018, new jobs requiring postsecondary education and training will grow by 259,000. (Source: Seattle College Access Network).
Initially the network focused on aligning and coordinating efforts in the schools, reducing redundancies and addressing gaps in service, sharing best practices, and advocacy. In the 2010-11 school year SCAN members shifted to setting specific targets as a network to achieve. In the spring of 2011, SCAN set a goal of significantly increasing the number of 7th and 8th grade students for the Washington State’s College Bound Scholarship, an early commitment scholarship offered for low-income families.
