Application Announcement

Equity Coach Academy Application Information

The NC Student Success Center is pleased to announce the Cohort 4 2024 – 2025 Equity Coach Academy. The academy will be face-to-face, and the location will be announced to the participants soon. 


The Center is looking for open-minded and innovative leaders who want to make a significant contribution to inclusiveness and to advance the community college’s vision of equity and social justice. There is a need for those who work in community colleges to sharpen their skills and strategies to address structural racisms and advance racial equity.


Participants will gain a deeper understanding of equity by advancing best practices; be able to exhibit leadership qualities in their work through collaboration, courageous conversations, inclusion through an intersectional lens, and foster accountability; prioritize student needs and advocates for systemic and institutional change to address them to ensure equitable outcomes; and foster practices that help bridge the student equity gaps. Coaches will support efforts to enhance student success and completion at their home institutions or support other sister institutions.


The Equity Coach Academy is currently open to participants from all NC community colleges. The program seeks an annual class of approximately 20 participants who are interested in serving as Equity Coaches for their college and assisting the NC Student Center on Equity related projects. Tuition for the Equity Coach Academy is $1900 per participant. Participants will meet for two and a half days monthly for four months. This cost includes a catered meal each day, an afternoon snack, and course materials. Hotel accommodations are not included in the cost of the academy.


Tentative Location

Guilford Technical Community College, Cameron Campus


Tentative Dates - Schedule Subject to Change

September 18 – 20, 2024 – Personal Awareness, Leadership, & Why

October 16 – 18, 2024 – Equity Talk To Equity Walk

November 6 – 8, 2024 – Coaching For Equity

December 4 – 6, 2024 – Implementation & Graduation


Equity Coach Academy Expectations

The Participants


The College


If you are interested return the completed application no later than April 1, 2024. For more information, including the application, payment due dates and options, or questions, please contact Keisha Jones, Director of Equity by email at jonesk_ctr@nccommunitycolleges.edu.