Michigan College Access Network

The road to college and career success begins with students who are healthy and ready to learn. Research consistently shows that when students have reliable access to nutritious meals, attendance improves, behavior issues decrease, and academic performance rises.

Today, we stand with Senator Dayna Polehanki as the Michigan Senate considers SB-784 and SB-785, legislation that would make Michigan's free school meals program permanent in state law.

At MCAN, we know that school meals are more than food. They are critical for student success. We proudly support these bills and the effort to ensure that every Michigan student has access to free breakfast and lunch at school.

The Office of Federal Student Aid will now provide instant eligibility information for students who properly filled out the FAFSA and immediately notify those who didn’t of the errors they made following Monday's Real-Time FAFSA Results update.

FAFSA Submitters Can Now See Their Results Immediately Students who fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid will now be able to get feedback on their eligibility for grants and loans immediately, thanks to a user experience update the platform launched Monday. The Office of Federal Student Aid will not only provide instant eligibility info...

Level Up Michigan!, a nonprofit created to boost postsecondary education and skill attainment, is working to raise awareness of the state scholarships from 30% to 80% or better by fall 2027.

“We have more financial aid than we have ever had in the past, and yet students don’t know it exists," said MCAN executive director Ryan Fewins-Bliss during the campaign's launch at the Mackinac Policy Conference. https://www.crainsdetroit.com/education/cdb-free-community-college-campaign-20260528/ #

Campaign aims to engage employers in promoting Michigan’s free community college, skills training Lack of knowledge about the program is stunting post-secondary enrollment.