{"id":978,"date":"2025-12-23T11:42:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/atd\/?page_id=978"},"modified":"2025-12-23T11:43:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:43:18","slug":"what-is-achieving-the-dream","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/atd\/what-is-achieving-the-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Achieving the Dream?"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"section section-white body-section-wrapper alignfull wp-block-bc-sitka-spruce-body-section\">\n\t<div class=\"container-xl\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"body-section-content col-md-8\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview of ATD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Achieving the Dream (ATD) is a national nonprofit organization and network of colleges dedicated to improving student success and advancing equity in higher education. ATD works with community colleges across the country to help them use data, evidence-based practices, and institutional learning to remove barriers and improve outcomes for all students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bellevue College joined Achieving the Dream to strengthen its commitment to equitable student success and to ensure that institutional decisions, programs, and support systems are intentionally designed to help students persist, complete their programs, and achieve their academic and career goals.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"callout-wrapper col\">\n\t<aside class=\"callout text-margin-reset \">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"callout__heading card-title-small\">ATD Leader College<\/h3>\n\t\t<p>Bellevue College was named an Achieving the Dream Leader College in 2025, recognizing measurable progress in advancing equity and improving student outcomes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<hr class=\"section-divider\" \/>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"accordion-section-wrapper section section-xlight\">\n\t<div class=\"container-xl\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"accordion-section-content col-md-8\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-section-heading\">\n\t\t<h2>More Information<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapsibles accordion\" id=\"accordion_d46328e4-2bdf-4e5d-8fce-38235a666c3d\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"accordion-header mb-0\" id=\"heading_2268c05d-2ffc-4f48-996a-53b6d6d82aff\"><button class=\"accordion-button bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse_2268c05d-2ffc-4f48-996a-53b6d6d82aff\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_2268c05d-2ffc-4f48-996a-53b6d6d82aff\">How Achieving the Dream Works<\/button><\/h3><div id=\"collapse_2268c05d-2ffc-4f48-996a-53b6d6d82aff\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_2268c05d-2ffc-4f48-996a-53b6d6d82aff\" data-parent=\"#accordion_d46328e4-2bdf-4e5d-8fce-38235a666c3d\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_d46328e4-2bdf-4e5d-8fce-38235a666c3d\"><div class=\"accordion-body bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t\">\n<p>Achieving the Dream focuses on long-term, institutional change rather than short-term or isolated initiatives. Colleges work within a structured framework that examines how policies, practices, and systems shape the student experience from entry through completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through ATD, institutions engage in ongoing assessment, reflection, and improvement to ensure that student success efforts are aligned, sustainable, and responsive to student needs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"accordion-header mb-0\" id=\"heading_3e819117-f696-4a2a-9c0b-06cd9539832a\"><button class=\"accordion-button bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse_3e819117-f696-4a2a-9c0b-06cd9539832a\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_3e819117-f696-4a2a-9c0b-06cd9539832a\">Equity and Data-Informed Decision-Making<\/button><\/h3><div id=\"collapse_3e819117-f696-4a2a-9c0b-06cd9539832a\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_3e819117-f696-4a2a-9c0b-06cd9539832a\" data-parent=\"#accordion_d46328e4-2bdf-4e5d-8fce-38235a666c3d\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_d46328e4-2bdf-4e5d-8fce-38235a666c3d\"><div class=\"accordion-body bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t\">\n<p>A core principle of Achieving the Dream is the use of disaggregated data to understand how different groups of students experience college. This approach helps institutions identify barriers that disproportionately affect historically marginalized and underrepresented students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By using evidence to guide decisions, colleges can focus improvement efforts where they are most needed and ensure that equity is embedded in institutional planning and practice.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"accordion-header mb-0\" id=\"heading_96763733-cec3-47f2-a082-e5178ec6f935\"><button class=\"accordion-button bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse_96763733-cec3-47f2-a082-e5178ec6f935\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_96763733-cec3-47f2-a082-e5178ec6f935\">The DREAM Conference<\/button><\/h3><div id=\"collapse_96763733-cec3-47f2-a082-e5178ec6f935\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_96763733-cec3-47f2-a082-e5178ec6f935\" data-parent=\"#accordion_d46328e4-2bdf-4e5d-8fce-38235a666c3d\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_d46328e4-2bdf-4e5d-8fce-38235a666c3d\"><div class=\"accordion-body bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t\">\n<p>The DREAM Conference is Achieving the Dream\u2019s annual national convening, bringing together community college leaders, faculty, staff, and partners from across the country to share evidence-based strategies for advancing student success and equity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference focuses on using data to inform institutional decision-making, strengthening teaching and learning practices, and scaling initiatives that improve outcomes\u2014particularly for students who have been historically underserved. Sessions highlight promising practices, institutional transformation efforts, and opportunities for cross-college learning and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bellevue College will have faculty and staff representation at the DREAM Conference in 2026, participating in sessions and conversations that support the College\u2019s ongoing Achieving the Dream work. Participation in the conference helps inform Bellevue College\u2019s continued efforts to improve student experiences and outcomes through coordinated, equity-focused institutional change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/achievingthedream.org\/event\/dream-2026\/\">Learn more about the DREAM Conference<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"accordion-header mb-0\" id=\"heading_e7de4ed1-57f6-492e-bf0a-0f552889afaa\"><button class=\"accordion-button bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse_e7de4ed1-57f6-492e-bf0a-0f552889afaa\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_e7de4ed1-57f6-492e-bf0a-0f552889afaa\">How ATD Shows Up at Bellevue College<\/button><\/h3><div id=\"collapse_e7de4ed1-57f6-492e-bf0a-0f552889afaa\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_e7de4ed1-57f6-492e-bf0a-0f552889afaa\" data-parent=\"#accordion_d46328e4-2bdf-4e5d-8fce-38235a666c3d\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_d46328e4-2bdf-4e5d-8fce-38235a666c3d\"><div class=\"accordion-body bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t\">\n<p>At Bellevue College, Achieving the Dream is not a standalone program or office. Instead, it serves as a guiding framework that helps align student success work across academic and student support areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ATD principles inform initiatives such as equitable placement practices, coordinated early academic intervention, pathways exploration, culturally responsive teaching, and advising redesign. This integrated approach ensures that student success efforts are connected, intentional, and focused on long-term impact.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section-white card-section alignfull wp-block-bc-sitka-spruce-card-section\">\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-heading\" >\n  <div class=\"container-xl\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n               <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-9 small-order-1 medium-order-1\">\n         <h2  class=\"section-heading__heading oho-animate oho-animate-single\">\n          Additional Resources\n        <\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n              <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-9 wysiwyg small-order-2 medium-order-3\">\n          <div class=\"section-heading__subheading\">Learn more about Achieving the Dream and Bellevue College\u2019s student success work.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"container-xl cards\">\n\t\t\n<!-- Story: Card (card-bootstrap) -->\n<div class=\"card card-section-card\" >\n  \t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/atd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/12\/ATD_Logo_Color-360x200.jpg\" class=\"card-img-top\" alt=\"Achieving the Dream logo.\" data-id=\"1018\" \/>\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/achievingthedream.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/achievingthedream.org\/\">Achieving the Dream National Network<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \n\n<p>Learn more about Achieving the Dream\u2019s mission, values, and national work to advance equity and student success in community colleges.<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<!-- Story: Card (card-bootstrap) -->\n<div class=\"card card-section-card\" >\n  \t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/atd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/12\/BC_IntlStudents_2-6-15-360x200.jpg\" class=\"card-img-top\" alt=\"Group of students standing together in front of the Bellevue College campus fountain.\" data-id=\"1016\" \/>\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/atd\/atd-initatives-accomplishments\/\">ATD Initiatives at Bellevue College<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \n\n<p>Explore how ATD principles are implemented through programs and practices at BC.<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<!-- Story: Card (card-bootstrap) -->\n<div class=\"card card-section-card\" >\n  \t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/atd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/12\/BC_Fountain_1-2-14-360x200.jpg\" class=\"card-img-top\" alt=\"Bellevue College fountain with campus signage visible in the background.\" 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