MISSION GRADUATES

COLLEGE TO CAREER: COLLEGE CONNECT (CC): CC IS A FAMILY-BASED COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS PROGRAM THAT LAUNCHED IN SPRING 2008. CC ANNUALLY RECRUITS 25 FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS LIVING OR ATTENDING SCHOOL IN THE MISSION AND EXCELSIOR DISTRICTS OF SAN FRANCISCO WHO ARE THE FIRST GENERATION TO ATTEND COLLEGE. CC PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES RECEIVE SUPPORT WITH ACT PREPARATION, MATH AND ENGLISH TUTORING, PERSONAL STATEMENTS AND SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION COACHING, OBTAINING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CHOOSING THE BEST COLLEGE THAT MEETS THEIR PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC NEEDS, AND SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONING TO COLLEGE WITH SUPPORT THROUGH GRADUATION. CURRENTLY, CC HAS 382 PARTICIPANTS ACROSS 17 COHORTS; 252 ARE ALUMNI, 80 ARE COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND 50 ARE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS. 96% OF CC SENIORS FROM THE CLASS OF 2025 ARE ATTENDING A 4-YEAR COLLEGE THIS FALL, WHICH IS NEARLY THREE TIMES THE CALIFORNIA STATE AVERAGE (29%). 95% OF CC STUDENTS PERSISTED INTO THEIR SOPHOMORE YEAR OF COLLEGE IN THE FALL OF 2024. 58% OF STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM GRADUATE WITHIN SIX YEARS OF COLLEGE ENTRY, TWICE THE RATE OF FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS OF 24%. THEY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ENSURED THAT FINANACES ARE NOT A BARRIER TO COLLEGE. THEIR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ALUMS RAISED OVER $6,637,000 IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND APPLIED FOR ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND SCHOOL FINANCIAL AID. JOHN O'CONNELL COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER (JOCCC): JOCCC IS AN INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH JOHN O'CONNELL HIGH SCHOOL, TRADITIONALLY CONSIDERED A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, WHERE THE STAFF IS EMBEDDED WITH TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM. BEING IN THE CLASSROOM DURING THE SCHOOL DAY ALLOWS STAFF TO WORK WITH THE ENTIRE SCHOOL POPULATION OF 483, USING THE CONTEXT OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO DISCUSS CAREER AND HIGHER EDUCATION ASPIRATIONS. THIS MODEL PROVIDES A MORE INTEGRATED AND HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ASSISTING STUDENTS WITH THEIR FUTURE GOALS, AS OPPOSED TO A SEPARATE COLLEGE AND CAREER OFFICE THAT FEW STUDENTS UTILIZE. 88% OF THE GRADUATING JOCCC SENIORS WERE ACCEPTED INTO 2- AND 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.MISSION COLLEGE AND CAREER PROGRAM (MCCP): MISSION COLLEGE AND CAREER PROGRAM IS LOCATED ON THE MISSION HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS AND PROVIDES COLLEGE ACCESS PERSISTENCE PROGRAMMING TO THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY. STAFF PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT TO 421 STUDENTS IN WRITING PERSONAL STATEMENTS, COMPLETING COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, SUBMITTING SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS, AND ENSURING STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION TO COLLEGE. IN-CLASS SUPPORT OCCURS THROUGH ADVANCEMENT VIA INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION (AVID), A COLLEGE PREPARATORY PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN THE "ACADEMIC MIDDLE". FURTHER, MCCP PROVIDES COLLEGE EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES INCLUDING CAMPUS VISITS AND SUMMER RESIDENTIAL ACADEMIC/LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES.