MCAN Congratulates Michigan High Schools with High FAFSA Completion Rates Lansing, MI May 31, 2013 - As the cost of college continues to increase, financial aid becomes ever more important. While many factors are involved in the decision to attend college, there is a strong correlation between completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and college enrollment. Since 2012, the U.S. Department of Education has provided high schools with current data about their FAFSA submissions and completions so that high schools can track their progress and help to ensure that their students complete a FAFSA. In Michigan, Local College Access s (LCANs) have sparked schools and communities to dramatically increase FAFSA completion rates. A completed FAFSA allows the U.S. Department of Education to determine a potential student s eligibility for federal student aid a key factor in families college decisions. Michigan College Access (MCAN) encourages community and education leaders to prioritize strategies that lower the financial barriers to postsecondary education, including FAFSA completion efforts. MCAN congratulates the following high schools and LCANs for having at least a 55% FAFSA completion rate among enrolled seniors as of May 2013: High School City County Local College Access Addison Jr/Sr High School Addison Lenawee Lenawee County College Access Albion Senior High School Albion Calhoun Greater Albion College Access Algonac High School Clay St. Clair KnowHow2GO St. Clair County All Saints Central High School Bay City Bay Bay Commitment College Access Allendale High School Allendale Ottawa Coopersville-Allendale College Access Alpena High School Alpena Alpena Alpena College Access Athens High School Athens Calhoun Athens/Tekonsha/Union City CAN Baldwin Senior High School Baldwin Lake Baldwin Promise & College Access Center
High School City County Local College Access Battle Creek Central High School Battle Creek Calhoun Battle Creek College Access Bay City Central High School Bay City Bay Bay Commitment College Access Bay City Western High School Auburn Bay Bay Commitment College Access Beal City High School Mt. Pleasant Isabella Gratiot-Isabella College Access Bedford Senior High School Temperance Monroe Monroe County College Access Belding High School Belding Ionia Montcalm Ionia College Access Black River Public School Holland Ottawa Destination Education Blissfield High School Blissfield Lenawee Lenawee County College Access Boyne Falls Public School Boyne Falls Charlevoix Char-Em Early College Alliance LCAN Britton-Macon Area School Britton Lenawee Lenawee County College Access Burt Township School Grand Marais Alger Marquette Alger College Access Calumet High School Calumet Houghton KeweenawCAN! Camden-Frontier High School Camden Hillsdale Hillsdale County CAP! Capac High School Capac St. Clair KnowHow2GO St. Clair County Carman-Ainsworth High School Flint Genesee Carman-Ainsworth College Access Cass Technical High School Detroit Wayne Metro Youth College Access Cedarville High School Cedarville Mackinac EUP CAN DO IT! Central Academy Ann Arbor Washtenaw Success Alliance of Washtenaw
High School City County Local College Access Central Collegiate Academy Detroit Wayne North End/Central College Access Central Lake Public School Central Lake Antrim Char-Em Early College Alliance LCAN Charlevoix High School Charlevoix Charlevoix Char-Em Early College Alliance LCAN Chelsea High School Chelsea Washtenaw Success Alliance of Washtenaw Clinton High School Clinton Lenawee Lenawee County College Access Cody Academy of Public Leadership Detroit Wayne Cody Rouge College Access Community High School Ann Arbor Washtenaw Success Alliance of Washtenaw Comstock High School Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Area College Access Concord Academy Petoskey Petoskey Emmet Char-Em Early College Alliance LCAN Concord High School Concord Jackson Jackson County Cradle to Career Coopersville High School Coopersville Ottawa DeTour High School DeTour Village Chippewa Coopersville-Allendale College Access EUP CAN DO IT! Detroit Cristo Rey High School Detroit Wayne Springwells Village CAN Detroit Institute of Technology College Prep HS at Cody Detroit Wayne Cody Rouge College Access Dexter High School Dexter Washtenaw Success Alliance of Washtenaw Eastern High School Lansing Ingham Capital Area College Access Engadine High School Engadine Mackinac EUP CAN DO IT! Everett High School Lansing Ingham Capital Area College Access
High School City County Local College Access Fruitport High School Fruitport Muskegon Muskegon Opportunity Fulton High School Middleton Gratiot Gratiot-Isabella College Access Garber High School Essexville Bay Bay Commitment College Access Grand Haven High School Grand Haven Ottawa Tri-Cities Area College Access Grant High School Grant Newaygo WE CAN! Newaygo County Grass Lake High School Grass Lake Jackson Jackson County Cradle to Career Hamilton High School Hamilton Allegan Destination Education Hancock Central High School Hancock Houghton KeweenawCAN! Hanover-Horton High School Horton Jackson Jackson County Cradle to Career Hazel Park High School Hazel Park Oakland Hazel Park Promise Zone Hillsdale Academy Hillsdale Hillsdale Hillsdale County CAP! Hillsdale High School Hillsdale Hillsdale Hillsdale County CAP! Holland High School Holland Ottawa Destination Education Houghton Central High School Houghton Houghton KeweenawCAN! Ionia High School Ionia Ionia Montcalm Ionia College Access J.W. Sexton High School Lansing Ingham Capital Area College Access Jackson High School Jackson Jackson Jackson County Cradle to Career Jeffers High School Painesdale Houghton KeweenawCAN!
High School City County Local College Access John Glenn High School Bay City Bay Bay Commitment College Access Jonesville High School Jonesville Hillsdale Hillsdale County CAP! Kalamazoo Central High School Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Area College Access Lakeview High School Battle Creek Calhoun Battle Creek College Access Lakeview High School Lakeview Montcalm Montcalm Ionia College Access LaSalle High School St. Ignace Mackinac EUP CAN DO IT! Mackinac Island School Mackinac Island Mackinac EUP CAN DO IT! Mancelona High School Mancelona Antrim Ironmen College Access Manchester High School Manchester Washtenaw Success Alliance of Washtenaw Marine City High School Marine City St. Clair KnowHow2GO St. Clair County Marquette Senior High School Marquette Marquette Marquette Alger College Access Marysville High School Marysville St. Clair KnowHow2GO St. Clair County Medicine and Community Health Academy at Cody Michigan Center Jr/Sr High School Detroit Wayne Cody Rouge College Access Michigan Center Jackson Jackson County Cradle to Career Mona Shores High School Muskegon Muskegon Muskegon Opportunity Montabella Jr/Sr High School Blanchard Montcalm Montcalm Ionia College Access Montague High School Montague Muskegon Muskegon Opportunity Munising High and Middle School Munising Alger Marquette Alger College Access
High School City County Local College Access New Lothrop High School New Lothrop Shiawassee Shiawassee County College Access Newberry High School Newberry Luce EUP CAN DO IT! North Muskegon High School Muskegon Muskegon Muskegon Opportunity Northwestern High School Detroit Wayne North End/Central College Access Oakridge High School Muskegon Muskegon Muskegon Opportunity Orchard View High School Muskegon Muskegon Muskegon Opportunity Osborn Academy of Mathematics Osborn College Preparatory Academy Osborn Evergreen Academy of Design and Alternative Energy Detroit Wayne Osborn Local College Access Detroit Wayne Osborn Local College Access Detroit Wayne Osborn Local College Access Otsego High School Otsego Allegan Allegan County College Access Pennfield Senior High School Battle Creek Calhoun Battle Creek College Access Petoskey High School Petoskey Emmet Char-Em Early College Alliance LCAN Pinconning High School Pinconning Bay Bay Commitment College Access Pioneer High School Ann Arbor Washtenaw Success Alliance of Washtenaw Plymouth Educational Center Preparatory High School Detroit Wayne North End/Central College Access Port Huron High School Port Huron St. Clair KnowHow2GO St. Clair County Portage Central High School Portage Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Area College Access Portage Northern High School Portage Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Area College Access
High School City County Local College Access Portland High School Portland Ionia Montcalm Ionia College Access Ravenna High School Ravenna Muskegon Muskegon Opportunity Reading High School Reading Hillsdale Hillsdale County CAP! Rudyard High School Rudyard Chippewa EUP CAN DO IT! Saline High School Saline Washtenaw Success Alliance of Washtenaw Saugatuck High School Saugatuck Allegan Destination Education Sault Area High School Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa EUP CAN DO IT! Skyline High School Ann Arbor Washtenaw Success Alliance of Washtenaw Spring Lake High School Spring Lake Ottawa Tri-Cities Area College Access Springport High School Springport Jackson Jackson County Cradle to Career St. Clair High School St. Clair St. Clair KnowHow2GO St. Clair County Tecumseh High School Tecumseh Lenawee Lenawee County College Access Tekonsha High School Tekonsha Calhoun Athens/Tekonsha/Union City CAN Union City High School Union City Calhoun Athens/Teknosha/Union City CAN University Preparatory High School Detroit Wayne North End/Central College Access Vandercook Lake High School Jackson Jackson Jackson County Cradle to Career Waldron High School Waldron Hillsdale Hillsdale County CAP! Wayland High School Wayland Allegan Allegan County College Access
High School City County Local College Access West Ottawa High School Campus Holland Ottawa Destination Education Western High School Parma Jackson Jackson County Cradle to Career Whiteford High School Whitmore Lake High School Will Carleton Charter School Academy Ottawa Lake Whitmore Lake Monroe Washtenaw Monroe County College Access Success Alliance of Washtenaw Hillsdale Hillsdale Hillsdale County CAP! Ypsilanti High School Ypsilanti Washtenaw Success Alliance of Washtenaw Zeeland East High School Zeeland Ottawa Destination Education Zeeland West High School Zeeland Ottawa Destination Education