College Bridge
30-40% of graduating seniors who are accepted to college and plan to enroll fail to do so in the fall. Failure to matriculate can be traced to the many and complicated application and enrollment tasks that take place over the course of senior year and through the summer.
A Look inside College Bridge at One High School
College Bridge Program Model
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Bridge Coaches have 70+ hours of comprehensive training in college access content.
Table of ContentsBridge Coaches develop a range of skills and content knowledge that they then use, alongside their unique near-to-peer perspective, to provide individualized support to graduating students. Trainings include the following topics:
College Applications:
-College List-Making
-CUNY System
-SUNY System
-Private CollegesFinancial Aid:
-Financial Aid Applications
-Financial Aid Packages
-Opportunity ProgramsWorking with Students:
-Counseling Skills
-Leading College Transition Workshops
-Supporting Undocumented Students
-ProfessionalismCareer Pathways:
-Certificate Programs
-Workforce Placements
-Matriculation StepsCollege Matriculation:
-College-decision making
-Outreach and Engagement
-Caseload Management
-Data TrackingPeer Leadership for College Access & Success Core Competencies
Peer Leadership for College Access & Success Professional Capacities
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CARA works with schools to help support the integration of College Bridge into existing college office work.
CARA brings College Bridge supervisors together several times a year to support the implementation of the program at their individual schools. CARA also provides:
- Counselor resources such as college match tools and income documentation forms
- Support with data-tracking and planning
- Opportunities to meet with high-level college admission professionals to discuss how admission policies impact students on the ground
- Provision of workshops for College Bridge coaches to run in senior classes
Program Rubric
See College Bridge’s Program Rubric
See our Theory of Change Model
How College Bridge Works
Recruit one Bridge Coach per 100 seniors from your pool of alumni
Pay Bridge Coach $17 per hour for school-based work and training time (10 hrs/week + 74 hours training = 474 hours total) + pay CARA training fee
Make time available during the school day for Bridge Coach to work with students
Meet weekly with Bridge Coach throughout the school year
Attend CARA Supervisor meetings
Communicate with CARA as needed to support programming
Supervise Bridge Coach at least five hours per week during the summer months
Provide space for College Coach to work and meet with students
Give College Coach access to student forms and information needed for college enrollment during summer
Track and report data to CARA
Participate in assessments as needed by CARA
Complete evaluations of College Coach
College Bridge Reach
College Bridge School Partners
Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark
Expeditionary School for Community Leaders
Frederick Douglass Academy III
Flushing International High School
High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture
High School of Arts & Technology
High School of Fashion Industries
Institute for Health Professions at Cambria Heights
International Community High School
International High School at Lafayette
International High School for Health Sciences
International School of Liberal Arts (ISLA)
Inwood Early College for Health and Information Technologies
College Bridge Curriculum & Resources
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