Mission
The mission of Foundation for a College Education (FCE) is to increase the number of students of color from East Palo Alto and surrounding communities who graduate from a four-year college or university.
Comprehensive Services
We deliver our services free of charge, to high school and college students and their families through four program strands.
COLLEGE BOUND PROGRAM: Provides high school students with the necessary resources and support to be prepared academically and emotionally to apply to and succeed in college. Students receive tutoring, college planning and counseling, leadership development, financial aid and scholarship guidance.
PARENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM: Helps parents acquire the skills to become advocates for their own and their children's interests, as well as for those of the larger community.
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: Provides competitive scholarships, funded by individual and foundation donors, to high school seniors and college students. Includes discretionary funding for books, academic program fees and other costs associated with a college education.
COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAM: Provides students with mentoring, summer internship opportunities, career counseling and leadership development workshops to ensure that they complete their undergraduate education.
Enrollment
Interested high school students and parents should contact their school guidance counselors or Foundation for a College Education. Students must complete a formal admissions application that includes essays and a one-on-one family interview. Students are evaluated on a number of criteria, including GPA and academic standing. Once admitted, students and parents commit to a set of program standards to which they are held accountable.
Anna Waring, Executive Director of FCE
If you have questions, contact your school guidance counselor or Foundation for a College Education.
Foundation for a College Education
2160 Euclid Avenue
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
(650) 322-5048
www.collegefoundation.org
Revised December 2010 |