College Lift

Empowering Families, Activating Opportunity

Postsecondary access for all through early intervention & holistic support

College Lift provides students in area Title I schools with a comprehensive set of supports designed to propel them to postsecondary success. Over the course of their seven-year journey from 6th grade through high school graduation, College Lift students participate in up to 12 additional hours of instructional programming per week; this academic rigor is complimented by a full family engagement program, social and emotional interventions such as counseling, summer enrichment activities, and more. Upon high school graduation and completion of program requirements, College Lift students, who would be among the first in their family to attend college, are able to attend partnering institutions of higher education tuition free.
For a more in-depth overview of College Lift, visit our page on the College Lift Model.

College Lift exists to empower students and their families with comprehensive academic and social supports, activating equitable economic mobility through postsecondary attainment

- College Lift Statement of Purpose

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Saturday Academy Hours Per Year

College Lift scholars participate in 21 Saturday Academies annually, additional instructional days reinforcing key concepts in science, math, and English Language Arts.

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Family Accompaniment Sessions Annually

Approximately twice a month, an adult caretaker representing each scholar (parent, grandparent, guardian, etc.) will meet during Saturday Academy for the Family Accompaniment program. Family Accompaniment is designed not only to boost caretaker involvement in their scholar’s academics, but also to lower educational barriers in the home through soft skills training and domestic support.

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Afterschool Tutoring Hours Per Year

College Lift Scholars in need of additional academic assistance participate in weekly afterschool tutoring. Tutoring at both the middle and high school levels is facilitated by a dynamic team of experienced teachers and non-certified tutors, consistently delivering high-quality instruction in their subject area(s) of expertise.

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Total Hours of Programming Over Seven Years

Over the course of their seven year journey, College Lift scholars will participate in over 2,500 hours of programming as they prepare to matriculate into college.

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Partnerships

College Lift is made possible through the collaboration of a dedicated network of collegiate and community service partners.

Partnering Institutions of Higher Education

Essential to the success of College Lift is the promise that students will be able to attend participating colleges and universities debt-free, thanks to scholarships. Thanks to the generosity of equity-minded colleges and universities, scholarships are available specifically for College Lift students to a growing list of partner institutions.

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Service Partners

Central to Forsyth Tech's ability to provide high quality instructional and enrichment interventions at the K-12 level is ongoing collaboration with service partners already working with College Lift Scholars in the community.

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College Lift is putting our commitment to being a catalyst for equitable economic mobility into action. There is no better way to help individuals provide a new future of possibilities for themselves and their families than education. College Lift makes educational access possible for those with the largest barriers stacked against them.

- Janet Spriggs, EdD

President, Forsyth Technical Community College