If Cost Isn't the Barrier Anymore, What Is? - with Nate Mackinnon, Executive Director, Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges

<p>It&#39;s YOUR time to #EdUp with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/natemackinnon/" target="_blank"><strong>Nate Mackinnon</strong></a>, Executive Director, <a href="https://masscc.org/" target="_blank"><strong>Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges</strong></a></p><p>This episode is brought to you by <a href="https://a.co/d/01s5MSiC" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance</strong></a> is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!</p><p>This episode is sponsored by<a href="https://www.yc.edu/v6/marketing/pages/accac/2026-accac.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠</a> the <a href="https://www.msche.org/annual-conference/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>MSCHE 2026 Annual Conference</strong></a>, where we will be podcasting live, keynoting, &amp; facilitating a pre-conference workshop from <strong>December 9-11</strong> in Philadelphia!</p><p>This episode is also sponsored by the <a href="https://insightsedu.educationdynamics.com/event/7f09df7e-a011-481b-8a31-cd79b964c793/home?environment=P2" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠<strong>InsightsEDU 2027</strong>⁠</a> Conference - focused on attracting &amp; retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from <strong>February 23-25</strong> in Phoenix, AZ! <strong>Use code EDUP &amp; save $100! </strong>Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!</p><p>YOUR host is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elvinfreytes/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joesallustio/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjodiblinco/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Dr. Jodi Blinco</strong></a></p><ul><li>How did Massachusetts grow community college enrollment 40% in 3 years by making one thing crystal clear?</li><li>Why does completing the FAFSA change the game when cost is no longer the barrier?</li><li>What happens when the funding for getting students in the door outpaces the funding for helping them finish?</li></ul><p>Listen in to #EdUp</p><p>Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!</p><p>Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - <strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elvinfreytes/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong