In this episode of CCA on the Air, recorded live at CCA's Data Days convening in Denver, we dive deep into Kentucky's ambitious journey toward its 60 by 30 educational attainment goal. Hear from higher education leaders across the state who are redefining what success looks like by moving away from rigid target-setting toward progress-based benchmarking.

In Kentucky, constant communication, transparent data validation, and collaborative processes are driving real results. Learn how they've built trust between state agencies and institutions, aligned KPIs across multiple levels, and leveraged performance funding to support underrepresented student populations.

Whether you're working at the state, system, or institutional level, this conversation offers practical insights on building effective data partnerships, measuring what matters, and moving everyone in the same direction.

Featuring:

Travis Muncie, MS, Chief Information Officer, Data & Advanced Analytics, KY Council on Postsecondary Education

Christopher Ledford, PhD, Director, Data and Advanced Analytics, KY Council on Postsecondary Education

Melissa Young, Senior Fellow, Communications, KY Council on Postsecondary Education

Alicia Crouch, MPP, Vice Chancellor of Research and Policy Analysis, KY Community & Technical College System

Cori Henderson, EdD, Associate Director, Institutional Research, Northern Kentucky University

Moderated by Carrie Hodge, EdD, Director of Data Analysis, Complete College America

Helpful links:

Kentucky's 60x30 Goal: http://www.cpe.ky.gov/ourwork/60x30.html

Kentucky CPE's Data Center: https://cpe.ky.gov/data/index.html

How System Collaboration is Driving Impactful Statewide Postsecondary Targets in Kentucky