collegetrack.org
SCHOLARSHIPS
112 Linden Street | Oakland, CA 94607 | [email protected]
2020-2021
@collegetrack
Our mission is to equip students confronting systemic barriers to earn a
bachelor's degree in pursuit of a life of opportunity, choice, and power.
Financing college presents a major barrier to achieving a degree, particularly for first-generation
students from low-income communities.
CLOSING THE GAP
Our students apply for as many scholarships and
grants as possible, yet there is often a gap between
the full cost of college and their financial aid offering.
College Track scholarships significantly impact a
students’ ability to attend a four-year college and
graduate with no more than $30,000 in debt.
From the minute students enroll in College Track,
they become eligible to earn scholarship dollars for
attending College Track classes, meeting GPA goals,
and participating in community service activities. Our
need- and merit-based awards are disbursed on an
annual basis.
$5,600
in merit-based
scholarships available
through College Track
2x
national graduation rate
for first-generation and
low-income students
AFFORDABLE COLLEGE INITIATIVE
College Track upholds an organizational responsibility
to invest need-based scholarship dollars to students
who attend colleges that have demonstrated success at
graduating first-generation and low-income students,
those we label “Best Fit” colleges and universities.
Elements of a Best Fit school include high graduation rates,
low debt, and support services for under-represented
students:
89%
of our students borrow
less than $30K
more than
33%
of our students
graduated college with
$0 in student loan debt
*Source: The Pell Institute