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Thousands of West Virginia students will get access to academic support and extensive career and college guidance, thanks to a $9 million federal award to the state’s Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC).
The U.S. Department Of Education’s Talent Search Program will use the funds to launch a program called Advancing College Education in West Virginia (ACE WV), which aims to increase the number of high school graduates and those who pursue education or training afterwards.
At least two-thirds of the participants will be both low income and potentially first-generation college students. Advisors will work directly with students and families throughout middle and high school, helping students develop individualized academic, career and postsecondary plans while identifying challenges early enough to intervene.
“As our office continues its work to increase our statewide college-going rate, this grant will be a key piece of our strategy,” Sarah Armstrong Tucker, HEPC chancellor, said. “ACE WV allows us to put additional support directly into communities across the state, beginning years before a student graduates from high school. We want every West Virginia student to know that college, a credential or another high-quality pathway is within reach.”
The program will provide tutoring, academic advising, college entrance exam preparation, financial literacy education and more. It will also target students facing additional barriers to educational success, including those in foster care or experiencing homelessness.
HEPC will lead the initiative in partnership with Fairmont State University, Shepherd University, Bluefield State University, West Liberty University, West Virginia State University and Concord University. Those institutions will work with middle and high schools across 20 counties: Barbour, Berkeley, Brooke, Hampshire, Hancock, Harrison, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Marion, Marshall, McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Morgan, Ohio, Raleigh, Summers, Taylor and Upshur.
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