Innovative Programs

Student Sponsorships and Education Investments
Private benefactors and investors provide students with funding for their education in exchange for a fixed percentage of the student's future income for a fixed number of years. Many students find these as an attractive alternative to loans.

Early Awareness Initiatives
Early awareness initiatives try to increase the number of students pursuing a college education by encouraging them to consider college as a real possibility when they are young. Many lower-income children give up on college when they are very young, as early as the first or second grade. By the time they reach high school and change their minds, they often lack the necessary preparation. Early awareness programs try to stop pipeline leakage when the students are young by encouraging them to aspire to and plan for college. This increases the number of students pursuing challenging courses, the number of students graduating from high school, and the number of students matriculating in college.