AlamoPROMISE Serves As An Investment In The Greater San Antonio Community

The program, which launched this month, is open to more than 9,000 students at 25 high schools and will eventually be open to all 18,000 graduating seniors from public schools in Bexar County. In a community where less than 45 percent of graduating seniors go on to college, this program will be a game changer. the College Promise Campaign

making a difference across the United States. We are learning from those programs that the cost of college is more than just tuition. Students face barriers such as access to food, transportation, medical care, and support services that can mean the difference between gaining a credential or dropping out of school to provide for themselves and their families.

AlamoPROMISE enhances the network of services at our colleges to ensure students succeed. Advocacy centers on each college provide food pantries, clothing closets, and access to mental health services, transportation, academic and career advising, and financial literacy resources, provided in tandem with our partners across the region.

Local businesses and foundations are joining with us to investment in students and a more prosperous San Antonio. AlamoPROMISE is an economic development strategy that provides a more skilled workforce talent such as Kathy Mora, a recent graduate of Alamo Colleges District - St. Philip’s College. Generous scholarships gave her the opportunity to be the first in her family to attend college.

AlamoPROMISE is an investment in the prosperity of a city, its families, and each individual student—one that will return real value. The average associate degree graduate from the Alamo Colleges District will see an increase in earnings ofto someone with a high school diploma working in Texas. Over a working lifetime, that adds up to more than $400,000 in higher earnings. Our investment in students is a plan that works.

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