OUR STUDENTS
CollegeTracks is honored to work with incredible high school and college students from across Montgomery County. Since the global pandemic began in 2020 we have served over 1,400 high school seniors, and 99% of them have been accepted into college. Click below to read more of their stories.
OUR MISSION
CollegeTracks’ mission is to empower first-generation-to-college students and students from immigrant and low-income households in Montgomery County, Maryland by helping them bridge systemic opportunity gaps with enough support to get to and through higher education.
OUR VISION
We envision a future in which every student who graduates from high school in Montgomery County, Maryland gets all of the opportunity, support, and resources they need to choose and pursue their own pathway.
WHY
Because we believe that everyone deserves a pathway to prosperity, regardless of who they are, how much they have, or where they come from, and we know that not every student in Montgomery County is now getting that opportunity. Equitable access to higher education will help us build a stronger, healthier, and more just future for Montgomery County.
THE COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM
Our College Access Program begins in high school students’ junior year, and provides them high-quality college admissions and financial aid advising to help them set academic goals and career options, apply to college, get accepted, and secure needed financial support. CollegeTracks also engages parents, advises on the selections and decisions, and provides hands-on help with financial aid and scholarship applications to help students avoid onerous debt.
THE COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAM
Our College Success Program pairs college students with a Success Coach who will helps them develop an academic and career plan, enroll, persist, and complete their degree. Our coaches help students manage the academic, financial, personal and social challenges every student faces, and secure ongoing financial aid so they can succeed and thrive.
OUR IMPACT
CollegeTracks students’ enrollment and graduation rates far exceed the average for low-income students nationally and in the MCPS.
1,800+
STUDENTS SERVED EACH YEAR
Includes 1200+ high school juniors and seniors plus 600+ college students
99%+
ADMITTED TO 1 COLLEGE OR TECHNICAL SCHOOL
CollegeTracks seniors are admitted
to more than 200 higher ed institutions.
80%
ENROLL IN COLLEGE EACH YEAR
Vs. 60% of low income students nationally
and 57% in MCPS.
GET INVOLVED
If you share our vision of a more equitable future for Montgomery County, we’d love to have you as a part of our community! Click below to learn how.
