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College Summit has deep roots in Colorado due to J.B. Schramm, Founder and CEO, being a Denver native and East High School graduate. College Summit has been serving students in Colorado since 1996, primarily in the Metro Denver area.
Several key funders including Daniels Fund, The Denver Foundation, Donnell-Kay Foundation, ECA Foundation, Piton Foundation and Rose Community Foundation began to invest in College Summit. With their generous support, a regional office was opened in 2001.
In 2013-14, College Summit-Colorado is working with schools to build a stronger college-going culture and helping launch 1,835 students to college and career success. Current school partners include: Abraham Lincoln High, Bruce Randolph High, Colorado High School Charter, Escuela Tlatelolco, Manual High School, Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Early College, Montbello High School, Sheridan High School and Gateway High School.
Accomplishments
Strong evidence exists that a college-going culture shift is taking place within partner schools:
- College Summit high schools across the country have raised their school-wide college enrollment rates, on average, by more than 12-18% over their own baselines.
- Since partnering with College Summit in 2004, Mapleton Public School’s college enrollment rate has increased by 52%.
What's New
College Summit honors former Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. with award acknowledging how college education changed his Life.
Community and education leaders, including past recipient Mayor Michael B. Hancock, salute former Governor Bill Ritter Jr. for his path from poverty to the Governor’s office, as a first generation college graduate.
> Read moreDeloitte and College Summit hosted an Education Impact Briefing with business and community leaders. Click here to see photos and videos from the event.
> Read moreCollege Summit honors Mayor Michael Hancock with its “Be the First” Award. College Summit Colorado honored Denver Mayor Michael Hancock with its “Be the First” award. Mayor Hancock grew up as one of ten children, and was the first in his family to earn a college degree, which transformed the course of his life. See photos of the event on College Summit's Facebook page.
Substantiation of Need
“Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018,” a report on educational concentrations of job openings in the United States, confirmed:
- Almost seven out of 10 job openings in Colorado will require applicants to have a post-high school education by 2018.
- That puts our state second in the nation, behind Massachusetts, for percentage of job listings eight years from now that will require college experience.
Reference: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2010
Don Cheadle College Summit Founding Spokesman
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