First Graduate

San Francisco, California United States

Education

First Graduate is a San Francisco-based college access program that helps students finish high school and become the first in their families to graduate from college. We work exclusively with aspiring first-generation college graduates students whose parents never completed college in the United States because parental education is a major predictor of children's educational attainment and economic success. To help our students realize their dreams of attaining a college degree, we utilize a long-term program model that is unique within the field. We make a 10-year commitment to each student, starting the summer after sixth grade through college graduation. Our program provides stud