CollegeBound Foundation
Program Accomplishments for the 2023-2024 Academic Year:
CollegeBound Specialists worked in 14 Baltimore City public high schools: Achievement Academy, Baltimore Polytechnic, Benjamin Franklin High School, Carver Vo-Tech, Coppin Academy, Frederick Douglass, Green Street Academy, Mergenthaler Vo-Tech, National Academy Foundation, Reginald F. Lewis, Patterson, Port Virtual School, REACH! Partnership, and Western and 4 community-based organizations: UMB Cure, Urban Alliance, The YMCA, and Harlem Lacrosse.
Level of Program Activity for the 2023-2024 Academic Year:
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- Delivered 733 college access presentations to over 5,123 students through group meetings in grades nine through twelve.
- Conducted 8,186 one-on-one sessions with 2,104 students to discuss college options, admissions, SAT/ACT registration, and financial aid.
- In conjunction with the Guidance Department, chaperoned or sent 1,276 students on 159 college tours throughout Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic Region.
- Hosted fall college fairs and career events, enabling students to talk to college and university representatives.
- In conjunction with the Guidance Department, hosted 220 college admissions representatives who engaged 2,527 students.
- Conducted 99 college access-related workshops for 705 students and parents including:
- 41 Financial Aid Workshops helping 501 students (and parents) complete financial aid forms and complete scholarship searches.
- 4 NCAA seminars helping 49 student-athletes understand the NCAA process.
- A High School Success Seminar for rising 9th-grade students and parents.
- A Rising Senior Seminar helping students and parents get a jump-start on the final leg of the college access process.
- Distributed College Board application fee waivers for a value of $192,250.
- Assisted 2,120 seniors apply to college.
- Secured acceptances for 4,403 students to a 2-year or 4-year college or university.
- Assisted 811 seniors to complete the FAFSA.
- Assisted 608 seniors to submit merit/scholarship applications resulting in awards for $97,534,508.
- Assisted 140 seniors to apply for Maryland’s Guaranteed Access Grant for a value of $897,300.
Our Impact Since 1989:
- Leveraged over $61.8 million in financial aid for Last Dollar Grant recipients.
- Assisted over 96,816 students one-on-one completing college applications and finding funds to attend college.
- Provided an overview of the college access process to over 313,444 students through group presentations.
- Awarded over $7.5 million dollars in Last Dollar Grants to 2,355 scholars.