Nassau Community College Celebrates Expansion of SUNY’s Highly Successful Student Retention, Graduation Support Model: ASAP

Nassau Community College Celebrates Expansion of SUNY’s Highly Successful Student Retention, Graduation Support Model: ASAP
 
Garden City NY, June 22, 2026 – Nassau Community College celebrated the expansion of Advancing Success in Associate Pathways (ASAP). This expansion will mean that 300 students at Nassau Community College will receive important resources to help students gain and maintain academic momentum so they can graduate on time. 
 
Nassau Community College is part of SUNY’s systemwide expansion of Advancing Success in Associate Pathways (ASAP) and Advancing Completion through Engagement (ACE) — the nation’s leading college retention and completion models — that will serve 10,000 students at 44 SUNY campuses by the Fall 2026 semester. ASAP|ACE helps students gain and maintain academic momentum so they can graduate on time. 
 
The expansion was made possible through an additional $8 million in allocated funding in the FY2026-27 Enacted State Budget, bringing the total state investment in this successful program to $20 million annually.

The Advancing Success in Associate Pathways (ASAP) supports students pursuing associate degrees, while Advancing Completion through Engagement (ACE) supports baccalaureate students. Eligible students have access to a wide array of resources and support to help them overcome barriers that can prevent them from obtaining a degree. This includes funding to cover textbooks, groceries, transportation, and other costs of attendance, as well as comprehensive personalized advisement, academic support, and career development activities.
 
In addition to State investments, SUNY has received a $2 million renewal commitment from Brightway, which will extend its program’s support for additional student parents who are primary caregivers at seven community colleges with childcare costs, access to emergency cash assistance, and support for winter and summer course taking. The renewal commitment, which builds on an initial matched commitment of $1 million made to SUNY in 2023, will also expand personalized career guidance, strengthen connections to internships and employment opportunities, and pilot a new program supporting ASAP student parents transferring to SUNY baccalaureate campuses that offer ACE.   
 
About Nassau Community College
Nassau Community College (NCC), a campus of the State University of New York (SUNY), provides a comprehensive public college experience designed to prepare students to start, and continue, their successful journeys through higher education. Serving more than 17,000 full-time and part-time students annually, NCC offers 70 degree and certificate programs. Through on-campus and online offerings, the College educates local and international students and boasts more than 164,000 alumni. Situated on 225 acres in Garden City, Long Island, NCC is located in historic Nassau County, one of the most desirable locations to live in the United States and an epicenter for business and careers. Since 1959, the College has earned a nationwide reputation for academic excellence, affordability, and ease of transferability to four-year schools.