Long-Term Mentorship Pipeline

Provides one-on-one, personalized goal-setting, accountability, and encouragement through near-peer coaching using current college student coaches, delivered remotely via text, phone, video, and email.

Offers ongoing support to college students through frequent, curriculum-based, two-way texting and virtual coaching to overcome barriers to persistence; includes re-enrollment support for students who face interruptions in their education.

Offers free SAT preparation, college admissions counseling, and continuous support services to high school students from underrepresented communities, continuing through college enrollment to support degree completion.

Recruits, trains, and manages current college students as paid near-peer coaches, many of whom are former program participants, to deliver individualized support to high school and college students.

Serves over 30,000 students annually through partnerships with high schools, colleges, and community organizations across all 50 states, expanding services to meet growing demand and reduce waiting lists.

Delivers curriculum-based, two-way text messaging to high school seniors to support college applications, financial aid completion, college decisions, and prevent summer melt.

Offers structured academic programming to strengthen English language skills, general knowledge, standardized test readiness, and leadership abilities among Syrian and Palestinian-Syrian high school students to improve college readiness.

Offers essay feedback and editing services to students during the university application cycle through a network of volunteer editors, supporting both undergraduate and graduate applicants.

Provides financial assistance to Syrian students by covering application fees and test fees for exams including the SAT, Duolingo English Test, IELTS, TOEFL, GRE, and GMAT, enabling participation in competitive university admissions processes.

Provides individualized mentoring to Syrian and Palestinian-Syrian students in 10th and 11th grade to support their applications to competitive undergraduate and graduate programs worldwide, including guidance on university selection, essay writing, and application logistics. Mentoring is delivered by a volunteer team of over 100 mentors.

Provides enrolled students with access to a peer and alumni network to support ongoing engagement and success in higher education.

Supports Syrian students in securing full-cost scholarship opportunities for graduate and undergraduate study, having facilitated access to $40 million in scholarships to date.

Provides selected Rise finalists from Syria and Iraq with access to its One Year Program, offering development opportunities and support.

Provides targeted support to Syrian students applying to graduate programs, including exam preparation (GRE, GMAT, IELTS, TOEFL), assistance with application essays, and logistical guidance through the admissions process.

Requires AAS nursing students to complete focused reviews and remediation before taking Integrated Kaplan exams and attending the Kaplan NCLEX-RN Review, and mandates 100% accuracy on dosage calculation exams for progression to subsequent nursing courses.

Manages a rolling admissions process through the NursingCAS platform, requiring applicants to complete the ATI TEAS (7th edition) exam on campus, submit official transcripts, pass prerequisite courses with a grade of C+ or higher, and meet additional academic criteria; accepts transfer credits from accredited institutions and recognizes CLEP credits for specific subjects.

Maintains articulation agreements with practical nursing programs that allow selected LPN students direct admission into the LPN to RN/AAS track without entrance exams.

Submits annual crime and security data to the U.S. Department of Education and publishes an annual security report by October 1st each year to inform students and employees about safety policies and procedures.