1. Increase post-secondary educational opportunity and attainment Advocate for higher education as a stimulus for economic development Public member institutions are: Cleveland State University, Cuyahoga Community College, Eastern Gateway Community College, Kent State University, Lakeland Community College, Lorain County Community College, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Stark State College, The University of Akron, and Youngstown State University.

2. Northeast Ohio Talent Dividend 58% of a city's success, as measured by per capita income, can be explained by the percentage of the adult population with a college degree CEOsforCities (http://www.ceosforcities.org/city-dividends/talent/network/)

3. College Attainment Rate Northeast Ohio has 92,344 more two-year and four-year degree holders since 2009, up 10.3 percent to 989,826. The regional attainment rate is up 2.8 percentage points to 31.7 percent

4. Per Capita Income For every one percentage point increase in four-year college attainment, per capita income increase $763. That’s $2.8 billion for Northeast Ohio annually

5. Per Capita Income For every one percentage point increase in four-year college attainment, per capita income increase $717. That’s $506 million for Akron/Kent/Stark area annually

6. Northeast Ohio Talent Dividend Enhanced advising Pathways for student success Choose Ohio First STEMM scholarships Redesigned scholarship strategy Gap scholarships Encouragers Help a Zip & Early Alerts Finish in Time (FIT) ZipStart & Summer Bridge First year success seminar