College Thriving Act

Creates a competitive five-year grant program at the Department of Education to fund a required "skills-for-success" course for all first-year (including transfer) students at eligible colleges and universities. Grants support a three-phase rollout (year 1 preparation, year 2 pilot, years 3–5 full implementation), require application materials and a final report, prioritize institutions with high shares of Pell recipients, and are backed by an authorized $50 million appropriation to carry out the program.