OUR STORY | Access Opportunity

OUR VISION is equity in opportunity for all students.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to create opportunities for high-potential, low-income students to define their individual path through high school, college and career, ultimately benefiting the lives of others.

We do this by supporting the most talented low-income students who have power to make great impact, focusing on their individual needs and career dreams.

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THE NEED

Only 1 in 3 low-income students will enroll in college.

(National Student Clearinghouse

Research Center)

THE NEED

Only 8% of qualified low-income students apply to colleges that match their abilities.

(The Brookings Institution)

THE NEED

Of low-income students who enroll in college, only 1 in 10 will graduate before age 25.

(Whither Opportunity: Rising Inequality, Schools, and Children's Life Chances)

THE NEED

Only 17% of graduating students have a job before graduation.

(AfterCollege)

OUR PROGRAM

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OUR IMPACT