Bridges to a Brighter Future cited in national study on top college access programs
April 25, 2012
GREENVILLE, SC – April 25, 2012 – Furman University’s “Bridges to a Brighter Future”program is one of ten college access programs cited in a nationalindependent study, “A Blueprint for Success: Case Studies of SuccessfulPre-College Outreach Programs.”
The study provides an in-depth look at how 10 programs in the U.S.became and remain successful in helping youth prepare and go to college.
The report is underwritten by the Educational Policy Institute, aWashington, D.C.- based corporation whose mission is to “expandeducational opportunity for low-income and other historicallyunderrepresented students through high-level research and analysis.” The TG Public Benefit Program also supported the effort. The other nineprograms cited are:
- Bottom Line, Boston, Mass.
- Breakthrough Saint Paul, St. Paul, Minn.
- The Boys Hope Girls Hope – The College Road, Bridgeton, Mo.
- College Bound St. Louis, St. Louis, Mo.
- College Track, Oakland, Calif.
- Education is Freedom, Dallas, Tex.
- Foundation for a College Education, East Palo Alto, Calif.
- Hispanic Youth Institute, Washington, D.C.
- The Partners Program, Oakland, Calif.
Furman’s Bridges to a Brighter Future is a college access andacademic enrichment program for Greenville County high school studentswho have great academic potential but face difficult and challengingcircumstances. The program equips the students with the tools andsupport needed to graduate from high school, enroll in post-secondaryeducation, and graduate with a post-secondary degree.
The Bridges program has received numerous awards, including the 2009Excellence in Summer Learning Award from the National Center for SummerLearning. It also has been featured in Essence Magazine and on the U.S.Department of Education television program, “Education News Parents CanUse.”
“Blueprint for Success” can be downloaded here. For more information about Bridges to a Brighter Future, contact program director Tobi Swartz at 864-294-3135 or [email protected].
The study provides an in-depth look at how 10 programs in the U.S.became and remain successful in helping youth prepare and go to college.GREENVILLE,S.C.—Furman University’s “Bridges to a Brighter Future” program is oneof 10 college access programs cited in a national independent study, “ABlueprint for Success: Case Studies of Successful Pre-College OutreachPrograms.”
