If states are to achieve their postsecondary education attainment goals they must take direct and immediate action to address the equity gaps between underserved populations and white and Asian students who are succeeding at higher rates. Not only is earning a postsecondary credential essential for individual economic vitality, but it is necessary to the economic vitality of our states and our nation. Unfortunately, these students are disproportionately impacted by components of the education system that consistently have not served students well. Underserved students are overrepresented in a remedial education system from which few students ever emerge. They are more likely to attend underresourced institutions with fewer structures known to support student success and, as a result, accumulate fewer credits in their first year. All these factors contribute to the gap in completion rates. The data presented in this policy brief support the notion that time is, in fact, the enemy and that many underserved students fail to achieve a higher education credential because the path to a degree is unnecessarily long, costs too much, and does not support success for all students. These data show that few gaps exist across race/ethnicity for students who successfully complete the education pipeline. States and their higher education systems must address the equity gaps at each stage of the education pipeline to make real progress in addressing the attainment gap. The CCA dataset provides state level data that can be examined by race/ethnicity category and institution type throughout each step of the postsecondary education from enrollment through completion. This level of detail has previously not been available and allows states to drill down into the "black box" between enrollment and completion/non-completion to really understand where equity gaps develop or grow.