The Freedom Project Alumni College Success Program
The Alumni College Success Program (ACSP) is a holistic, intensive college success program that supports all Freedom Fellow Alumni to achieve their post-secondary goals and graduate from college.
The program dramatically improves college graduation rates for first-generation, low-income, and racially minoritized students.
78% of students who participate in at least one full year of programming and start at a four-year university earn their bachelor's degree within six years. This rate is almost double the national average for low-income, first- generation students (40%).
The Alumni College Success Program was originally created in 2013 to support three Sunflower County Freedom Fellows as they left home and enrolled in college. Over the past twelve years, the ACSP has supported over 52 college students attending two and four-year colleges across the country and serves students from all three Freedom Project sites. The program was founded and is currently led by former Sunflower County Freedom Project Program Director Becca Bassett and supported by an invaluable team of program staff, all of whom are former program participants. Through weekly check-in calls, individualized academic feedback, mental health supports, and financial assistance, the ACSP provides holistic, intensive support from orientation to graduation.
To learn more about the ACSP please reach out to Becca.