Lighting a path to
successful second chances.
Fighting recidivism with education
Unlocking possibilities
SCEA is Connecticut’s only education-based reentry program. We are building promising outcomes and growing each year.
FUTURE-READY PROGRAMMING
We prepare men and women for the rigor of postsecondary education with quality coursework and an emphasis on critical thinking.
RESPONDING TO A STAGGERING NEED
Upon release from corrections facilities, men and women are overwhelmingly unemployed and underprepared educationally for today’s workforce. Nearly 77% are rearrested within five years.
PROVIDING THE TOOLS FOR SUCCESS
The number of jobs requiring only a high school diploma continues to decline drastically. As the US economy becomes increasingly knowledge-based, the need for some form of postsecondary education becomes essential.
Your Gifts make the mission happen.
We are change agents
41% of federal and state inmates do not possess a secondary credential, compared to 18% of the general population
Formerly incarcerated people are only half as likely to receive a call back from an employer
education level impacts employability, employment impacts recidivism
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Snapshots: Envisioning the Woke Academy – ASHE 2018
Dr. Corbett represented for SCEA at the 2018 Association for the Study of Higher Education national conference in Tampa, Florida. This year’s theme was Envisioning the ‘Woke’...
Casting Our Vision: Increasing Postsecondary Opportunities for Incarcerated Tennesseans
Dr. Corbett was a featured speaker on the Increasing Postsecondary Opportunities for Incarcerated Tennesseans panel at the Casting Our Vision discussion series.
