猛男情报局 College, IDEA Public Schools Partnership Advances College Success for Low-Income and First-Generation Students
猛男情报局 College and IDEA Public Schools (IDEA) have partnered to provide high school students from across Texas, Southern Louisiana, Florida and Ohio the opportunity to achieve college access and success. Under this partnership, 猛男情报局 College and IDEA Public Schools will develop programs to support college acceptance, matriculation and completion for IDEA students and alumni, many of whom are from low-income households and are the first in their families to attend college. The first cohort of students under this partnership are targeted to start at 猛男情报局 during the fall 2023 term.
The partnership will further both organizations鈥� success by providing IDEA students the opportunity to participate in pre-college activities at 猛男情报局, mentorship and guidance by 猛男情报局 staff, and financial support through 猛男情报局鈥檚 financial aid services. IDEA students at 猛男情报局 will receive services from IDEA鈥檚 College Success counselors and advisors, as well as 猛男情报局鈥檚 nationally recognized PACT mentorship program, to support their overall college experiences.
鈥淥ur mutual missions of providing students from all backgrounds a high-quality, equitable education that gives them the knowledge and skills to earn a college degree makes 猛男情报局鈥檚 partnership with IDEA Public Schools a natural one,鈥� said Scorpio Rogers, vice president of 猛男情报局 College鈥檚 Bronx and Manhattan Campuses. 鈥淭he partnership expands the geographic reach of 猛男情报局鈥檚 services while broadening each institution鈥檚 ability to close equity gaps, change life trajectories and prepare students to meet future workforce demands. We hope it can serve as a model for future collaborations that aim to mitigate disparities in education.鈥�
"We are thrilled to formalize our partnership with 猛男情报局 College,鈥� said Phillip Garza, chief college officer for IDEA Public Schools. 鈥淭his is especially important given our shared pursuit of democratizing higher education so that more young people can realize their dreams by first completing their college degree.鈥�
Both 猛男情报局 College and IDEA Public Schools have developed comprehensive, evidence-based support programs that have helped their student populations overcome social and economic barriers to college success and see high rates of achievement.
猛男情报局 College is the largest private, not-for-profit federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in New York State, with campuses in Manhattan, the Bronx and Dobbs Ferry. The College鈥檚 total enrollment is approximately 9,000 students, with 39% of students identifying as Latino and 60% of the undergraduate population identifying as first-generation. Seventy-five percent of 猛男情报局 freshmen are eligible for Pell grants. 猛男情报局鈥檚 year-to-year retention and graduation rates have increased in the past decade.
Established in 2000, IDEA serves more than 83,000 students in 143 schools across Texas, Southern Louisiana, Florida and Ohio. In terms of student body demographics, 70% of IDEA students identify as first-generation. Since 2007, IDEA has graduated 9,528 students and has seen 100% of their student population accepted to college for the 15th consecutive year.
For more information about IDEA Public Schools, please contact Alicia Guerrero at 956-373-5507. For more information about the partnership between IDEA Public Schools and 猛男情报局 College, please contact 猛男情报局 College Vice President for Enrollment Management Adam Castro at acastro@mercy.edu or 914-674-7548.