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The College Success Program

About the College Success Program

The College Success Program is comprised of five individual programs that provide college readiness, access and success services to students who are traditionally underrepresented on college campuses. Many, but not all, College Success Program students are the first in their family to attend college and do not have the financial means to attend without significant support.

• The College Success Program Calendar
• The College Success Program Fact Sheet
• The College Success Program in Middle School and High School

The five programs that comprise the College Success Program are:

• Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
• The Early Identification Program (EIP)
• The College Partnership Program (CPP)
• Pathway to the Baccalaureate and Pathway Connection
• The Elementary School Project

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is responsible for managing three of the five programs exclusively: AVID, the College Partnership Program, and the Elementary School Project. The remaining two programs are managed collaboratively with post secondary institutions. The Early Identification Program provides services to FCPS students through a partnership with George Mason University and the Pathway to the Baccalaureate Program through efforts with Northern Virginia Community College.

About the College Success Program

These programs prepare students for the academic rigor of college course work, help students with the college application process, and provide enrichment experiences to build the resilience that is so often needed to successfully graduate.

Together, the programs offer a variety of services that include:

• Monitoring of academic performance
• Tutoring
• Goal setting and career exploration
• Assistance with the college application process
• Field trips to college campuses

The College Success Program was launched in July 2009 to:

• Identify unique and common characteristics of the five programs.
• Examine student enrollment in the five programs to determine whether there has been program growth and the extent to which students participate in multiple programs.
• Identify the potential benefits and disadvantages of consolidating or otherwise restructuring the provision of services among the five programs.

Now entering its third year, the College Success Program honors the philosophies and traditions of each individual program. In addition, the College Success Program finds practical ways for the individual programs to work together and learn from each other, so that each program continually improves, and costs and logistics are streamlined.