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Our Mission
Equip students confronting systemic barriers to earn a bachelor’s degree in pursuit of a life of opportunity, choice, and power.
From ninth grade through college graduation, our 10-year program systematically removes the academic, financial, and social-emotional barriers that keep first-generation students from low-income communities from completing college and thriving in the workforce. Today, College Track serves more than 3,400 students in 12 communities across California, Colorado, Louisiana, and the D.C. Metro Area, with 600+ alumni leading a movement to democratize potential.
Beyond The Degree: A Movement To Diversify The American Workforce
Advancing Educational Equity on a National Scale
Press Materials
News Articles
Our program model, impact, and incredible student stories have been showcased in news outlets across the country.
Releases & Statements
We work in concert with our partners to share important milestones and announcements that impact our students and communities at-large.
Brochures & Reports
A breadth of collateral materials are available to provide additional context into our program model and its impact to-date.
Our Expertise
With over 22 years serving students on their high school through college journey, College Track is pleased to be a resource for journalists on a variety of topics relating to college completion. Some of these topics include: college application practices, college readiness, persistence and summer melt, why a four-year college degree, maximizing financial aid options, supporting Dreamers and DACA recipients, and how we can ensure upward social mobility for today’s low-income and first-generation students.
Our Leading Voices
We believe in the power of national and local voices to speak to some of the greatest issues surrounding education and social justice and their impact on the communities we serve. Our regional leadership have a deep connection to this work and would offer significant insight to your stories.
Elissa Salas
Chief Executive Officer
Mike Woodward
Chief Program Officer
Marshall Lott
Regional Executive Director
Darwin Velasquez
Senior National Dreamer Coordinator
Media Inquiries
For all press inquiries and information, please contact Aja Moore-Ramos, Director of Communications, at amooreramos@collegetrack.org or Susan Pierson-Brown, Communications Consultant, at susan@sevennovember.com and 206.409.4693.
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College Track Board Member and Paul Quinn College president @michaelsorrell is a force for education equity. Read more on his life and the impacts he’s made for #highered https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2021/april/how-michael-sorrell-is-remaking-education/
Great article by @szarlotka on #college admissions trends this year! @elissasalas_ explains how test-optional applications actually increase fairness for many more students. @MONEY #highered #CollegeAdmissions
I appreciated the opportunity to talk with @szarlotka about college admissions trends and the implications for first-gen students. Did test-optional applications increase competition? I explain how it increases fairness and equity for many more students.
https://money.com/applying-to-college-pandemic-acceptance-rates/
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