Cochise College is one of 93 colleges and universities, and one of only four institutions in Arizona recognized for their commitment to increasing nonpartisan democratic engagement. 
Cochise College has received a Highly Established Action Plan Seal from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN). The college is one of only four higher education institutions in Arizona awarded. This award acknowledges colleges that have worked to increase nonpartisan democratic engagement and graduate engaged voters by building a robust nonpartisan action plan. ALL IN and the American Democracy Project, Campus Vote Project, NASPA Lead Initiative, and the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition created the Strengthening American Democracy Guide to help colleges engage students by building effective action plans.
A rubric based on the guide was released to allow campuses to self-assess the strength of their action plan. ALL IN provides a confidential score and feedback that helps campuses celebrate and strengthen their action plans. The Highly Established Action Plan Seal recognizes campuses scoring at least 31.5 out of 36 points on the Strengthening American Democracy rubric.
“Civic engagement and efforts to increase nonpartisan college student voter participation and education are important to Cochise College,” said Dr. J.D. Rottweiler, president. “We’re honored to receive the Highly Established Action Plan Seal again.”
Cochise College scored 34.3 out of 36 points. One of the ways the college’s Civic Engagement Committee promotes civic learning is through the Conversations in Civility Book Discussions.
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge empowers colleges and universities to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. Campuses that join the ALL IN Challenge complete a set of action items, with the support of staff, to institutionalize nonpartisan civic learning, political engagement, and voter participation on their campus.
The full list of colleges and universities that have earned the Highly Established Action Plan Seal of recognition can be found here.