Welcome to College Track San Francisco

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Our job is to ensure that young people have the opportunity to connect their talent, intellectual curiosity, and work ethic to San Francisco’s innovative industries and inspire lasting change for their families and communities.

Since 2007, our center has supported more than 700 students to make a college degree the expectation, not the exception, in Bayview-Hunters Point.

With the highest concentration of young people in the city, Bayview-Hunters Point ranks at the bottom for college graduation rates. Only 27% of the population age 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree, compared to 58.8% across the rest of San Francisco. In a city known for the greatest technological advances and one of the highest per capita income levels in the world, these students deserve every opportunity to take advantage of what the Bay Area has to offer.

A View Inside…

Across each center, our students participate in “Unity Circle,” a daily ritual that brings our students and staff together to acknowledge one other, reaffirm our commitment to excellence, and establish community. Here in San Francisco, we pay homage to our city (and famed area code) through a “415” breathing exercise, in which everyone inhales for four sends, holds for one, and exhales for five. This moment of mindfulness sets the tone for the rest of the day and creates an atmosphere of successful learning.

Who We Serve

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Scholar Spotlight: Halimah, San Francisco State University

My dad came to America after the Vietnam War in the mid-1980’s so that my siblings and I would have better academic and professional opportunities. He instilled the importance of having a college education, something he didn’t have the privilege of achieving. Although he wanted me to go to college, he didn’t know how to help me reach that goal.

I joined College Track not just for myself, but also because I knew how impactful this program could be for my younger siblings and cousins. I’m so grateful that I found this community that challenged and motivated me to continue doing bigger things in life. As a first-generation student, it meant so much to have people around me who understood my hardships throughout high school and college.

That’s why when I earned my bachelor’s last year in Health Education, I decided to work full time for College Track as a College Completion Advisor in East Palo Alto. I truly want to give back to the organization that inspired me by inspiring others. I would have never gotten to where I am today without the support I had from my College Track family.

Want To Learn More?

Contact our Site Director, Katherine DeVinna at kdevinna@collegetrack.org

4301 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94124

(415) 206-9995

The center is open Monday through Friday from 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM

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