Michigan is expanding its push to help former college students who didn’t finish go back and complete their education through the ReUp Education initiative.

The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential, or MiLEAP, says the partnership is designed to help qualified residents with some college under their belt finally get that degree. Sarah Szurpicki from MiLEAP’s Sixty by 30 office says the effort is also about equipping colleges with what they need to support students working toward finishing their degrees.

“We know that having a talented workforce in Michigan is, in my view, the most important thing we can do to be helping all of Michiganders be set up for a prosperous future, to have choices in what they’re doing,” Szurpicki said.

A recent report from MiLEAP shines a light on why so many adults step away from school, which include issues like work and family pressures, mental-health struggles, tight finances, and housing and transportation issues.

According to MiLEAP, more than 200,000 Michiganders who left college now have access to ReUp’s coaching and re-enrollment support, many of them qualifying for free tuition through the Michigan Reconnect program.