A Community Focused on College Success
Because we know students—especially those who are the first in their families to attend college—may face barriers with completing postsecondary education, we mobilize a community of organizations to support students in a holistic way.
Research tells us about the difficulties, challenges, and ways to get help:
Being the first can be difficult.
“[Students] from low-income families and families with no parent with a college degree are less likely to earn college degrees. The percentage of these students beginning college immediately after high school is 55% compared with 84% of those from high-income families.”
– Aud et al, 2011
Life as a college student brings unique challenges
“Even for students whose tuition is covered by financial aid, whose academic preparation is exemplary, and who are able to commit themselves full-time to their education, the subtle logistical and psychological sticking points…can have a huge impact on their ability to persist and fully reap the benefits of higher education.”
– ideas42
College advising and coaching work
“[Successful coaching programs] take an active and intrusive approach to advising that includes meeting with students several times per semester, continually tracking student performance and use of services, and checking student progress … [Effective] programs also focus on the ‘whole student’ in the advising process using a case management approach.”
– The Pell Institute