SUNY Cobleskill today announced that its campus is part of the expansion of SUNY ASAP|ACE, the nation’s leading evidence-based retention and completion model. Across SUNY, ASAP|ACE will increase from 4,270 students at 25 SUNY campuses in Fall 2024 to 7,050 students at 34 SUNY campuses in Fall 2025.
The College is excited to welcome an initial cohort of up to 150 students this fall thanks to new funding from the FY26 State Budget that places SUNY ASAP|ACE on the path to reach 10,000 students by Fall 2026. See www.cobleskill.edu/academics/asap-ace.aspx for more information.
SUNY Cobleskill President Dr. Marion Terenzio said, “We are proud to bring SUNY ASAP|ACE to our campus and provide these transformative support services to our students this fall. As we continue to remove financial barriers and provide wraparound supports, we’re ensuring that our students can focus on their studies and graduate on time with the skills to excel in their career fields. The proven outcomes of ASAP|ACE give us confidence that this investment will make a marked difference in our students’ lives.”
Advancing Success in Associate Pathways (ASAP) targets associate degree students and Advancing Completion through Engagement (ACE) targets baccalaureate students, both providing financial resources and wraparound supports to remove barriers to full-time study, help students gain and maintain academic momentum, and create a connected community among students, all in service of increasing timely degree completion.
SUNY Chancellor John B. King said, “SUNY is committed to the success of every student, and ASAP|ACE is a proven, evidence-based strategy to improve retention and completion. I am thrilled that through Governor Hochul’s leadership and the support of the legislature, SUNY is expanding this vital program to even more students and campuses across the SUNY system.”
The SUNY Board of Trustees said, “The implementation of ASAP|ACE has been a success in transforming completion rates for both associate and bachelor’s degrees, and we thank Governor Hochul for her strong support of this initiative. Through this program, the SUNY system has been able to provide additional financial assistance, advising, and wraparound support to help students graduate on-time. We look forward to working with Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to continue expanding ASAP|ACE.”
Preliminary outcomes data across current ASAP|ACE partner campuses demonstrate participating students have higher credit completion and persistence rates than similar non-ASAP|ACE students. ASAP students pursuing associate degrees have a 20 percent higher credit completion rate than non-ASAP students (73 percent versus 61 percent). ASAP students also have a higher spring-fall persistence rate: 80 percent for ASAP versus 72 percent for non-ASAP students.
Additionally, ACE students pursuing bachelor’s degrees at a SUNY state-operated campus have a nine percent higher credit completion rate than similar non-ACE students (89 percent versus 82 percent). ACE students also have higher spring-fall persistence rates: 88 percent for ACE versus 85 percent for non-ACE students.
