College Access Nebraska highlights efforts of Nebraska high schools
The 26 Nebraska high schools receiving EducationQuest College Access Grant funds have found innovative ways to help students get on the path to college. EducationQuest highlighted those activities in a new publication – College Access Nebraska.
Here are just a few of the activities highlighted in the publication:
- Almost any day of the week, students at Gordon-Rushville High School are learning about, or applying for, scholarships. The counselor takes a multi-faceted approach by conducting parent meetings, providing extended office hours, posting scholarships in the local paper, and encouraging students to use online resources.
- By coordinating campus visits, Lincoln North Star High School made college one step closer for first-generation students. Each month, a group of 20 – 40 students boards a bus and visits local colleges to gain first-hand knowledge of campus life. The students tour the college and meet with an admissions representative – but more importantly, they see college students who look just like them.
- Grand Island Senior High School takes a unique approach to skill-building for their at-risk students. Over the last several years, the school developed their College Access Class to prepare students for college. Participating students meet with the advisor several times each week. Interest in the class is growing as more students learn about the class activities.
The EducationQuest College Access Grants program provides funding to Nebraska high schools that seek to increase their college-going rate by developing and enhancing college access efforts.
EducationQuest selected 13 Nebraska high schools as grant recipients in 2006 and another 13 schools in 2008. These 26 schools are currently sharing nearly $1.4 million in College Access Grant funds. In 2010, EducationQuest will award grants to up to an additional 15 schools.
If you would like more information about the College Access Grants program, contact Eric Drumheller, Director of Grants and Scholarships, at 800.303.3745, ext. 6622 or ericd@educationquest.org.
