The Berkeley Promise is a college access and matriculation scholarship initiative that will support Berkeley Public school low-income and/or first-generation-to-college graduates with degree and or certificate completion. A 3-Tiered Approach: Access to early college credit Access to online SAT & ACT prep Tier 1: High School College & Career Fairs Component Workforce Development/Internships FAFSA & Dream Act Completion Community service opportunities 1 FREE semester at BCC Financial Scholarship $1500/2 years ($500/yr1 $100/yr2) Access to one-on-one counseling & guidance Tier 2: The PROMISE Summer transition to college workshops (Seniors only) Monthly group mentoring sessions Textbook Waivers/Support Transportation supports Access to scholarship for 4-yr college $8Kover 2yrs (4k/yr) 1:1 mentoring Tier 3: The PROMISE PLUS Guaranteed transfer to CSU w/ minimum 2.5 GPA (BCC Transfer UC transfer support students)
The Berkeley Promise is a college access and matriculation scholarship initiative that will support Berkeley Public school low-income and/or first-generation-to-college graduates with degree and or certificate completion. A 3-Tiered Approach: Tier 1: High School Component Tier 2: The PROMISE (Seniors only) Tier 3: The PROMISE PLUS (BCC Transfer students) Access to early college credit Access to online SAT & ACT prep College & Career Fairs Workforce Development/Internships FAFSA & Dream Act Completion Community service opportunities 1 FREE semester at BCC Financial Scholarship $1500/2 years ($500/yr1 $100/yr2) Access to one-on-one counseling & guidance Summer transition to college workshops Monthly group mentoring sessions Textbook Waivers/Support Transportation supports Access to scholarship for 4-yr college $8Kover 2yrs (4k/yr) 1:1 mentoring Guaranteed transfer to CSU w/ minimum 2.5 GPA UC transfer support
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