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College Forward

College Forward provides college access and college persistence services to motivated, economically disadvantaged students, in order to facilitate their transition to college and make the process exciting and rewarding. We believe that access to higher education is the right of every young Texan.

We accomplish this by providing:

Orientation to the college experience
Preparation for college entrance examinations
Assistance with college applications
Assistance securing financial aid
College persistence support

Description:
The College Forward program serves motivated, economically disadvantaged high school and college students. Students begin our program as juniors in high school where they attend after-school college preparatory classes. In college, students receive college retention and persistence counseling. We are committed to making higher education accessible to all.

History:
In 2002, Doreen Wise and her close friend Lisa Fielder recognized the desperate need to expand college access for economically-disadvantaged high school students in Central Texas. Admission Control was launched on September 1, 2003, and shortly thereafter established its pilot program at two high schools in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District. Since then the organization has developed an effective curriculum and supplementary programs that have enabled students to enroll in colleges and universities throughout Texas and across the country. Now a thriving partnership known as College Forward, the program continues to reach a growing number of students and families in the greater Austin area.

Contact people:

Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator, (512) 452-4800, (email) Christine Torres, Development Manager, (512) 452-4800, (email)

Office fax number: (512) 452-4848

Address:

312 W. Murray Ave. Manor, TX 78653 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.collegeforward.org

Directions:

From Austin we are a ten minute drive east on US 290 to the right of Manor High School. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 142308, Austin, TX 78714. For maps or information, please see http://www.capmetro.org/riding/trip_info.asp

Last updated on November 5, 2009