Yleana's Theory of Change
ACTION: Increasing college selectivity changes the following (by orders of magnitude)
higher graduation rates
significantly better financial aid packages
higher salary outcomes
OUTCOME: Students’ college outcomes yield better financial outcomes/enable wealth accumulation (by orders of magnitude)
higher earnings
less debt/avoid poverty
live longer and healthier lives
How Do We Execute It?
SAT score increase: We increase the selectivity of the colleges our students attend, in order to:
[1] Increase persistence and graduation rates and access more supportive programming so students make it to college graduation
[2] Secure better financial aid packages and decrease loans, allowing students to start life with less debt
[3] Increase salaries after graduation - double and triple what students would have made after a less selective college
Ongoing Family Support: We also make sure they have the support they need to get into college, persist through college and transition successfully into a career - with the aid of the following programs:
[1] College Access Mentoring
[2] College Success (Persistence) Mentoring
[3] College-to-Career Transitional Mentoring
[4] Job/internship Database
[5] Safety net: Once you’re part of the Yleana family, you’re family forever - we’re here for you, whatever you need!