Kaplan Educational Foundation Welcomes New Scholars for the 2024-2025 Academic Year
2024年11月18日 - 11:54PM
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Leadership Program Helps Community College
Students Transfer and Earn Four-Year Degrees From Top Colleges and
Universities
The Kaplan Educational Foundation (KEF) celebrates the latest
cohort of scholars selected for admission to the Kaplan Leadership
Program (KLP).
Established in 2006, the Kaplan Leadership Program helps
high-potential, low-income overlooked and underserved community
college students complete their associate degree and successfully
transfer and go on to earn a four-year bachelor's degree at the
nation's most highly-selective schools. The program provides
stipends for living expenses, extensive tutoring, academic
advisement services, leadership and career training, and other
resources and support to help them expand their personal goals, and
eventually attain leadership roles in their professions and
communities.
The newly accepted Kaplan Leadership Scholars for the 2024-2025
Academic Year are:
Borough of Manhattan Community
College
Hostos Community College
Queensborough Community College
Hostos Community College
Kingsborough Community College
Queensborough Community College
UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ
Borough of Manhattan Community College
Borough of Manhattan Community College
Borough of Manhattan Community College
LaGuardia Community College
Since KEF’s inception, Kaplan Leadership Scholars have been
accepted to the country’s most competitive schools, including Yale,
Stanford, Princeton, Brown, Amherst, Cornell, Mount Holyoke, Smith
and many others. 92% percent of Kaplan Leadership Scholars earn a
bachelor’s degree. In stark contrast, data from the Aspen Institute
shows that while 80 percent of community college students dream of
transferring to a four-year school, only 16 percent actually earn a
bachelor’s degree – even fewer who come from low-income
families.
"We had an incredibly strong applicant pool this year, which
made our final selection process extremely challenging, so we’re
thrilled to welcome this exceptional cohort and excited to see the
impact they will make in the wider community,” says Nolvia
Delgado, Executive Director of KEF. “They follow in the
footsteps of KLP graduates who today are practicing law and
medicine, conducting scientific research, working in business,
education and engineering, and leading in government, and public
and private industries.”
She notes, “Our scholars reinforce the fact that community
colleges are rich with diverse, resilient, talented students with
leadership potential, when given the opportunities to succeed. We
remain committed to our mission to remove barriers and provide
greater access to higher education for our newest cohort of
talented, motivated individuals."
Earlier this year, KEF received a three-year grant from the
Ichigo Foundation to fund a new Community College Bridge Program to
extend its mission to a younger demographic. The Bridge Program
will help high school students prepare earlier for their community
college experience while positioning them for successful transfer
to, and graduation from, a four-year institution.
For more information on KEF, the Kaplan Leadership Program and
how to apply to be a scholar: http://www.kaplanedfoundation.org
ABOUT THE KAPLAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION:
The Kaplan Educational Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public
charity, was initially established and supported by a generous
endowment funded by Kaplan, Inc. executives with the idea of
helping a small group of students in a big way. The Foundation
provides high-potential, low-income students with academic and
financial support and leadership training to raise their
expectations for success and open doors to opportunities that will
change their lives and communities. For more information, please
visit www.kaplanedfoundation.org
Note to editors: Kaplan is a subsidiary of Graham Holdings
Company (NYSE: GHC)
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