KIPP Forward Supporting Alumni

KIPP Forward supports students to discover what a fulfilling life means to them, then break through any barrier that stands in their way of achieving it. We help students to choose and prepare for the educational and career paths that fit their goals and sense of purpose. Once on their way, KIPP Forward teams help alumni tackle academic, social, and financial challenges they might encounter while pursuing their dreams.

College & Career Readiness
College Success
Career Services
Foundational Supports

We currently support over 2,000 KIPP NYC College Prep high school students and over 6,500 high school alumni of KIPP, Achievement First and other select partner organizations for six years post high school graduation. Through 1:1 advising and robust programming related to College and Career Readiness, College Success, and Career Services we aim to help our alumni persist in and graduate from college and CTE programs and then transition to strong early career jobs upon completion. Learn about our KIPP Forward outcomes for our KIPP NYC alumni on our Impact Page.

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College & Career Readiness

Our College and Career Readiness programming provides our high school students with the proper knowledge, exposure, and support to successfully enroll in a best-match college or career program upon graduation.

Junior Year​

Juniors at KIPP NYC College Prep High School complete a comprehensive college and career readiness curriculum that focuses on self-awareness, career success, and college knowledge. Curriculum topics include researching colleges and Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, writing a personal statement, preparing for college entrance exams, developing healthy relationships, creating a resume, completing a comprehensive career diagnostic, and building a personal brand.

Each senior receives a college or workforce development counselor. In partnership with families, counselors work with students to build college or CTE program lists, gain direct exposure to best-fit college admissions officers, complete financial aid and college applications early, access additional aid and supports via Opportunity Programs, and decide which college/CTE/military program to commit to after high school.

Students engage in meaningful personal and community experiences—such as advisory groups and grade- or school-wide celebrations—that foster self-reflection, empathy, and healthy peer connections.

College Success​

The College Success Team supports alumni for six years post high school with the resources and strategies that help to improve college persistence and on-time graduation rates.

College Success Advisement

Fellows, who are alumni of KIPP NYC, Achievement First, and other high school partner programs, serve as near-peer advisors to our alumni through their first two critical years of college. Fellows provide coaching, mentorship, and direct support through 1:1 advisement sessions.

Fellows are located near their students’ campuses to enable convenient in-person visits and foster strong relationships with their advisees. Check out NY1’s reporting on our College Success Program!

Fellows assess alumni’s college completion progress through our innovative “Persistence Benchmarks” that focus on financial health, academic habits, socio-emotional health, and career planning. Based on these assessments, Fellows then guide them towards improvement in areas of most need.

Since 2018, over 750 alumni have participated in our career coaching services to help them land strong first jobs.

College Success​

Our Career Services programming helps alumni gain valuable skills, information, and access to partnerships that can help them to obtain strong first jobs directly after high school or college. Through six years post-high school, our alumni are offered a variety of career services including the following:

Internship and Job Opportunities

Alumni are invited to join our KIPP Forward LinkedIn group, which features hundreds of vetted and regularly updated internship and job opportunities. Additionally, Alumni receive a bi-weekly Career Newsletter highlighting new and exciting opportunities and partnerships that can further develop their skills, passions, networks, and career potential.

Sophomores in college, with support from their advisors, receive intensive career preparation during their sophomore year via our Wayfinders Program. They dig deep into their personalized career diagnostic to ensure alignment between their studies and their career interests, complete their resume and LinkedIn profile, engage in mock interviews, and learn valuable networking and internship search skills that set them up for success in utilizing our internship opportunities LinkedIn platform highlighting hundreds of vetted opportunities.

Alumni who seek to enter a career after high school are matched with a Workforce Advisor who provides 1:1 advisement for two years post high school. The Workforce Advisor ensures our alumni 1.) apply to a best-fit, free or low-cost, and well-regarded CTE program, 2.) have the resources and supports to successfully complete their program on-time and 3.) enter a career-aligned job upon program completion.

Our alumni have access to career coaching and training via our KIPP Forward Career Coaching Program and partnerships we have built with prominent career-focused organizations, such as Braven, First Gen U, Talk Hiring, LEE and Backrs.

Foundational Supports

 

Available for alumni up to six years

post-high school, as funding allows.

MANAGING FINANCIAL EMERGENCIES

The KIPP Forward Microgrant Program was created to prevent unexpected or emergency financial gaps from deterring postsecondary education and career plans. Microgrants are intended for needs that, when addressed, will lead to enrollment, persistence, or graduation from the student’s chosen postsecondary education or career training program. In the 2023-2024 academic year, over 129,000 dollars were distributed to alumni.

SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH

KIPP Forward connects alumni with prominent organizations that provide online mental health therapy with a focus on supporting our alumni to access culturally competent practitioners. Our mental health partnerships have supported over 600 alumni to receive free, clinical therapy, and has garnered overwhelmingly positive reviews from alumni.

Alumni Success

Our alumni have graduated from more than 250 colleges and CTE programs.

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Reflects 6 year BA grad rates for the CPHS Classes of 2013-2018 as compared to students from similar backgrounds as indicated in the The Pell Institute 2022 Equity Indicators Report

College/CTE/Military Enrollment Rate reflects Classes of 2013-2024 CPHS graduates.

High School Graduation Rate reflects the students who have graduated KIPP NYC College Prep High School from 2013 through 2025 amongst those who ever enrolled, have been eligible to be in high school for four complete years, and have remained enrolled (did not transfer to another high school) or graduated.

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2,780 Alumni Supported*

*represents our support of KIPP NYC Middle School Alumni that attend high schools other than KIPP NYC College Prep and KIPP NYC 8th grade completers that have graduated KIPP NYC College Prep or other high schools within the past six years.