In the St. Louis region, an adult with a bachelor’s degree has median earnings 40% higher than one with just a high school diploma and 17% higher than one with an associate’s degree.
This site is for students—and those who support them—to facilitate getting ready, getting in and getting through postsecondary education.
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I have made the effort to be the best I can be. Success is not measured by how well you fulfill the expectations of others, but by how you honestly live up to your own expectations.”
— Sunita,
pre-med student
Students who are low-income and first-generation have a 6% chance of earning a degree. We help our students figure out how they will be in that 6%.”
— Julie,
college counselor
So often in education we are in crisis mode. This is a matter of being pro-active. This work isn’t hard. It doesn’t take money. It takes the will to do it.”
— Beth,
high school principal
When we talk to students we often ask, ‘What is the problem?’ when we should ask ‘What is going right?’”
— Danielle,
college access program manager
Motivation and work ethic are important factors that cannot be measured by test scores.”
— Alan,
dean of enrollment management