Kaplan Educational Foundation Reviews
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The Foundation’s support begins early in a student’s associate’s degree studies and continues through the completion of a bachelor’s degree. Financial assistance includes scholarships and additional funding to assist with other educational and living expenses. All Kaplan Leadership Scholars are provided with academic advising, transfer admissions, career counseling and job placement support, and admissions guidance for graduate and professional programs. The KLP’s curriculum was developed to target the academic, financial and personal/social development of its participants reflecting our belief that the whole student must be addressed to effect long-term success. There are currently 8 Cohorts of Kaplan Scholars. This includes 20 active Kaplan Leadership Scholars in the program and 25 alumni.
Scholar and Alumni Profile:
• 18-37 years old
• 23 Women / 22 Men
• 27 Black / 18 Latino
• 77% are first generation college students
• 98% are Pell Grant eligible
• 8 have children
Results:
• Over 90% of students accepted into the KLP complete their associate’s degree and transfer to a senior college.
• Over 90% of the Kaplan Scholars who transfer earn a bachelor’s degree.
• A number of selective senior colleges actively recruit and provide substantial financial aid to KLP Scholars (see notations in “Attended” section below).
• Scholars have participated in reputable scholarly research programs, landed and completed coveted internships with non-profits and corporations in the U.S. and abroad.
• 100% of our Alumni are employed full-time at jobs in their fields of study or in graduate school.
• Alumni are employed in various fields including education, non-profit, scientific research and Fortune 500 companies including Colgate Palmolive and JP Morgan Chase (full employer list below).
• Of the over 30% of alumni have applied to graduate school all were accepted; and two have earned a master’s both on fellowships.
• Program alumnus is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and was salutatorian.
• Hostos Community College’s Class of 2011 Valedictorian is a Kaplan Scholar.
• 2 Scholars have earned scholarships from the National Science Foundation.
• A program alumnus was wait listed for a Fulbright Fellowship.
Program Learnings:
• KLP proves that low-income, first generation community college students of color can successfully transfer and excel at selective senior colleges and universities.
• Our academic advisement model and program curriculum are proven to work.
• KLP’s comprehensive, high touch approach is key to the Scholar’s success, particularly in preparation for transfer.
• The living stipend is a vital tool that enables students to engage more fully in their studies and in extracurricular activities to prepare them for future leadership roles.
• Scholar bonding and creation of a community within and across Cohorts is critical.
• Once educated about KLP, senior colleges seek to recruit our students for transfer.
Senior Colleges and Universities Attended:
• American University
• Amherst College*
• Bard College
• Beloit College
• Brown University*
• The City College of New York (graduate school)
• Cornell University
• Clark University
• Clarkson University
• Emerson College
• George Washington University
• Goucher College
• Harvard University (graduate school)
• Hunter College (graduate school)
• Lawrence University*
• Morehouse College
• Mount Holyoke College*
• New York University
• Occidental College*
• Saint John’s (graduate school)
• Smith College*
• Spelman College
• Stanford University*
• Syracuse University
• Tufts University*
• University of Rochester*
*indicates schools with whom the Foundation has established strong ties and that recognize the value of our Scholars to their institutions. These schools have provided Kaplan Scholars with grants over $30,000 per year to KLP Scholars.
Additional Senior College and University Acceptances:
• Carnegie Mellon University (graduate school)
• Case Western University
• Columbia University (graduate school)
• Georgetown University
• Hampshire College
• Johns Hopkins University (graduate school)
• Pitzer College
• Reed College
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Swarthmore College
• Syracuse University (graduate school)
• Tufts University (graduate school)
• Tulane University
• University of Connecticut (graduate school)
• Vassar College
• Wesleyan University
Community Colleges Represented by KLP Scholars:
• Borough of Manhattan Community College
• Bronx Community College
• Hostos Community College
• John Jay College of Criminal Justice
• Kingsborough Community College
• LaGuardia Community College
• NYC College of Technology
• Queensborough Community College
• Guttman Community College