College Horizons is the only national non-profit dedicated to college-access and pre-graduate programs servicing Native American students and that uniquely partners with 50 Colleges/Universities, expert college counselors and American Indian educators. College Horizons alumni have been successful in graduating from college of the 2,900 high school students served to date, 99% are admitted to a 4 year institution, 95% matriculate to college, and 85% have graduated from college! College Horizons is a pre-college program for high school sophomores and juniors. Each summer students work with college counselors and college admissions officers in a week-long intensive boot-camp on the college admission process. The individualized program helps students select colleges suitable for them to apply to, get admitted to, and receive adequate financial aid.Students research their top 10 schools; complete college essays, resumes, the Common Application a preliminary FAFSA; receive interviewing skills and test-taking strategies for the ACT/SAT; receive financial aid/scholarship information.Graduate Horizons is a four day program for college students/graduates, and master's students in preparing for graduate/professional school. University professors and admission officers mentor students to consider career paths and related graduate studies; complete personal statements, resumes, applications, receive test taking strategies on the GRE/LSAT/MCAT/GMAT, and financial aid.
The mission of College Horizons is to encourage and facilitate the higher education of Native American young people. The goals of CH are to: 1) increase the higher education rate of Native American and Native Hawaiian high school and college students by providing pre-college (College Horizons) and pre-graduate (Graduate Horizons) admission/financial aid counseling programs to Native American students and, 2) to increase their college completion rate by providing a college success/retention services (Scholars Program).
The mission of the Bernalillo Public School Student Success Project (BPS-SSP) is to create a culturally responsive college and career readiness program for 6th-12th grade students that is rooted and aligned with Pueblo core values, community, culture and career needs so that Pueblo graduates will be prepared to enter the local work force or higher education. Additional goals include: 1) providing a college/career/culture curriculum for counselors, students, parents, and Tribal Education Departments; 2) increasing parent engagement, 3) providing individualized advising through a 100:1 student/counselor ratio, and 4) providing summer internships for school students to gain workforce skills and explore jobs/careers.
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