In Chicago, despite an increase in high school graduates and college enrollment, only one in four community college students graduate within three years. COVID-19 exacerbated longstanding barriers to college success faced by students from low-income backgrounds, as well as for Black, Latino, and Indigenous students. Without proactive interventions and intentionally designed wraparound supports or comprehensive approaches to student success (CASS) support services, equity gaps in college completion and postsecondary outcomes will persist. Strong cross-sector partnerships, adequate funding, and policy enhancements are necessary to expand equitable access to high-quality comprehensive supports that get more students to degree completion. The City Colleges of Chicago (City Colleges) and nonprofit partner, One Million Degrees (OMD), provide one compelling partnership model for overcoming these barriers. Instead of seeing low completion rates as evidence that college is not for everyone, City Colleges, OMD, and their partners are considering the factors causing students to stop out. They are also scaling up support to ensure students complete college no matter their race, ethnicity, or economic background.