College Access and Success Programs

Organizations that Help Low-Income Students Get to College

College Success Foundation: Supports and scholarships in District of Columbia and Washington State
Graduation Alliance: Supporting pathways from school to college to career
The College Board: Access supports (Big Future) and assessments
National College Transition Network: Supports college transitions programs
National Association for College Admission Counseling: Global organization made up of 16,000 counselors
Gear Up: Department of Education’s early awareness program
College Navigator: Department of Education funded program to provide college data
Beyond 12: Academic and social supports for college completion
uAspire: Financial aid advice
Families in Schools: Helps families explore college options
Complete College America: Works with states to boost college completion
Princeton Review: Supports to help find the best school
Naviance: Helps schools and students align strengths and interests to postsecondary planning
Equal Opportunity School
MDRC
The Education Trust
iMentor

AVID: Advancement via Individual Determination, supporting college readiness to close access gaps
College Summit: Uses a peer support approach to launch students from over 500 high schools
College Advising Corps: Placing college advisors in 600 high schools
National College Access Network: Supports and advocates for low-income students
The Opportunity Network: Career awareness and college advising in NYC
The Posse Foundation: Leadership development & college access in 10 cities
iMentor: Mentors promoting high school and college graduation
College Forward: Advising and test prep based in Austin, Texas
Genesys Works: Internships and college prep in five cities
Juma Ventures: Youth development and college preparation
College Track: Supports students from middle school through college
CollegeSpring: Helping low-income students prep for and apply to college
Summer Search: Mentoring, advising and supporting college success
Strive for College Collaborative: Mentors help students make best college choices
QuestBridge: Connects high-performing low-income students with top universities
College for Every Student: Works with 200 communities in 30 states to raise the academic aspirations and performance of underserved youth to improve college access and success
First Scholars: Teaches business mindset and provides holistic supports
Gateway to College: Supports high school completion and college success, advocates for disconnected youth
TheDream.us: National college access and success program for DREAMers

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation: Supports exceptional students from elementary school to graduate school through scholarships, grants, direct service and knowledge creation and dissemination
10,000 Degrees: Awareness, access and giving back
Rotary: We would bet there’s a club near you supporting access and scholarships
Fastweb: Access to search 1.5 million scholarships, along with financial aid and college info
Cappex: College scholarship search, along with college searches and reviews
StudentScholarships.org: Free and comprehensive list of searchable scholarships
Scholarship Points: Students earn points through rewards system to become eligible for dollars

College Spark Washington: Funds programs that help low-income students become college-ready and complete their degrees
Choose Your Future: A project of Chicago Public Schools
The Bottom Line: College access and success in NYC, Boston and Chicago
College Possible: 2-year coaching on college access in 6 cities
OneGoal: 3-year college prep program in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago and Houston
Students Rising Above: Provides full support services to low-income first generation students in the Bay Area
Take Stock in Children: Provides college prep coaching across Florida
Florida C.A.N.!: Provides statewide support for college and career preparation, access, and completion for all students
Future Foundation: Provides college preparation and access support students in metro Atlanta
Breakthrough Greater Boston: Provides college prep tutoring for students and coaching for teachers in metro Boston
Teen Sharp: Provides leadership development and college prep coaching in New Jersey and Delaware