Sentences with phrase «generation college students through»

Opened the TCC Education Outreach Center designed to guide first - generation college students through the college process as well as offering bilingual and technology courses, student advisement and enrollment services.

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A first - generation college student, barely covering tuition, Torres ran out of grocery money halfway through the ye...

A first - generation college student, barely covering tuition, Torres ran out of grocery money halfway through the year and began skipping meals as a result.

The research centers on MESA, a 48 - year - old enrichment program operating throughout the United States that uses classes, hands - on competitions, academic support and industry involvement to help first - generation, low - income and socioeconomically disadvantaged students from middle school through college become more involved in STEM fields.

This past year, while a student in the Education Policy Management Program, Cotignola was also an intern with I'm First, a nonprofit organization based in Washington D.C. that focuses on helping first - generation college students get to and through college.

Launched in 2012, I'm First is the newest initiative of the Center for Student Opportunities organization, a nonprofit founded in 2006 that provides resources and information for first - generation college students in an effort to empower them on the path to and through college.

Apprentices and students at a North East college are inspiring the next generation of female engineers, architects, digital creatives and software experts through interactive workshops.

We offer support from high school through college graduation — until students return home as leaders, inspiring their communities for generations to come.

For decades, through comprehensive programming and services, Making Waves has helped prepare and support first - generation college students to graduate from competitive institutions across the country.

Through the development of this plan, we reaffirmed our commitment to serving as a strong advocate for low - income, first generation college students, and students of color.

«We use this report to measure the impact of college access and success programs in achieving their goals of helping low - income, first - generation students to get to and through college.»

Through her work at the Whittier College Center for Engagement with Communities (CEC), Jafet worked on increasing college access among local first generation college bound students in partnership with the Whittier Union High School District and the El Rancho Unified High School DiCollege Center for Engagement with Communities (CEC), Jafet worked on increasing college access among local first generation college bound students in partnership with the Whittier Union High School District and the El Rancho Unified High School Dicollege access among local first generation college bound students in partnership with the Whittier Union High School District and the El Rancho Unified High School Dicollege bound students in partnership with the Whittier Union High School District and the El Rancho Unified High School District.

Kourtney Andrada graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz and began her career in youth work as a college advisor for first - generation students in Watsonville, California, through UCSC's Education Opportunity Program.

Counselors also prioritize schools that have high minority graduation rates rather than just the highest - ranking colleges and universities — and KIPP works closely with 80 colleges and universities that have made a commitment to helping first - generation students get into and through college.

During her time at the Early Identification Program, Liza worked hands on to support first - generation students and their families through a myriad of experiences and challenges within the college access program.

We can not let another generation pass through Illinois schools without a formula that provides every student an opportunity at college and a career.

She gleefully assumes the mantle of arch-reformer from a long line of disruptors like Michelle Rhee, Joel Klein, Arne Duncan, John King, Wendy Kopp, John Deasy, the first generation of charter school founders, and others with the courage to challenge an educational system that can not get even one in 10 low - income students through college.

TRIO programs provide services to students from underserved backgrounds and aim to assist low - income individuals,first - generation college students, and students with disabilities as they progress from middle school through college.

TRIO includes eight programs targeted to serve and assist low - income individuals, first - generation college students, and individuals with disabilities in progressing through the academic pipeline from middle school to postgraduate programs.

That McQueen is the second black British artist to win the prize - Chris Ofili won last year - is of no significance, except to say that they both belong to the generation which has provided the largest number of black and Asian students to make their way through art college in post-colonial Britain.

In fact, today's generation of college students not only go to school they're holding down a job or two to pay the bills AND are part of cause bigger than themselves through their involvement in the community.