What is KIPP Forward?
KIPP Forward - formally KIPP Through College
KIPPsters set a high bar for their futures. For some, that means being the first in their family to graduate from college or buy a home. For others, it means serving our country or creating a business. So KIPP schools ensure each student has the skills and confidence to pursue any path that leads to their highest aspirations.
Through KIPP Forward, we’re supporting students to discover what a fulfilling life means to them, then break through any barrier that dares stand in their way of achieving it. KIPP supports students to choose and prepare for the educational and career paths that fit their goals and sense of purpose. Once on their way, KIPP Forward teams help alumni keep moving forward, tackling academic, social, and financial challenges they might encounter while pursuing their dreams. And through the KIPP Alumni Network, our KIPP family is creating powerful connections, and ascending together with networking, mentorship, leadership training, and more.
Across the country, KIPPsters are making their mark. They are earning degrees, building businesses, reforming policy, serving their communities, and rising through the ranks of companies and organizations throughout the nation. Together, they’re creating a future without limits. For themselves. For all those who will follow them. And for us all.
KIPP Forward Team
KIPP Forward Team: Match + Persistence Teams:
Match Team:
Finding a Match: KIPP uses the College & Career Match Playbook while counseling students and families through the post-secondary decision-making process.
Kelly Steed-Merricks- Director of Post Secondary Match
Iriane McCray- College and Career Counselor, Booker T. Washington High School
Brittney Williams- College and Career Counselor, Frederick Douglass High School
Derianne Honora- College and Career Counselor, John F. Kennedy High School
Tamyra Williams - College and Career Counselor, John F. Kennedy High School
Jacqueta Gibson- College and Career Counselor, John F. Kennedy High School
Persistence Team:
Persisting Through College: Once on their way, KIPP advisors help alumni keep moving forward, tackling academic, social, and financial challenges they might encounter while pursuing their dreams.
Nichole Bevrotte- Director of Post Secondary Persistence
Derris Hawkins-Smith- Alumni Advisor, Frederick Douglass High School
Monecia Moody- Alumni Advisor, Booker T. Washington High School
Andrea Laxey- Alumni Advisor, John F. Kennedy High School
Benjamin Trahan- Career and Technical Alumni Advisor
KIPP New Orleans Alumni Currently Attend
Agnes Scott College
Alabama A & M University
Alabama State University
Alcorn State University
American International College
Appalachian State University
Ashford University
Bard College
Barry University
Barton College
Baton Rouge Community College
Beacon College
Berkeley City College
Berklee College of Music
Blue Cliff College-Metairie
Case Western Reserve University
Columbia College-Chicago
Davidson College
Delgado Community College
Denison University
Dillard University
El Centro College
Emory University
Fisk University
Alabama A & M University
Alabama State University
Alcorn State University
American International College
Appalachian State University
Ashford University
Bard College
Barry University
Barton College
Baton Rouge Community College
Beacon College
Berkeley City College
Berklee College of Music
Blue Cliff College-Metairie
Case Western Reserve University
Columbia College-Chicago
Davidson College
Delgado Community College
Denison University
Dillard University
El Centro College
Emory University
Fisk University
Franklin and Marshall College
Full Sail University
Georgia College & State University
Grambling State University
Grinnell College
Healthcare Training Institute
Houston Community College
Howard College
Howard University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Ithaca College
Jackson State University
Lane College
Louisiana State University - Main Campus
Loyola University-New Orleans
Lycoming College
Lynchburg College
Mercer University
Midland University
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Mississippi Valley State University
Modesto Junior College
Georgia College & State University
Grambling State University
Grinnell College
Healthcare Training Institute
Houston Community College
Howard College
Howard University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Ithaca College
Jackson State University
Lane College
Louisiana State University - Main Campus
Loyola University-New Orleans
Lycoming College
Lynchburg College
Mercer University
Midland University
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Mississippi Valley State University
Modesto Junior College
Morehouse College
New York University
Nicholls State University
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Nunez Community College
New York University
Nicholls State University
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Nunez Community College
Our Lady of Holy Cross College
Pearl River Community College
Pratt Institute-Main
Roanoke College
Saint Edward's University
Southeastern Louisiana University
Southern University and A & M College
Southern University at New Orleans
Spelman College
Spring Hill College
Talladega College
Texas Health School
Texas Southern University
The Art Institute of California-Hollywood
The Art Institute of Houston
The Juilliard School
Tougaloo College
Tulane University of Louisiana
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
University of Louisiana-Monroe
University of New Orleans
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame
University of Southern Mississippi
Xavier University of Louisiana
Youngstown State University
Pearl River Community College
Pratt Institute-Main
Roanoke College
Saint Edward's University
Southeastern Louisiana University
Southern University and A & M College
Southern University at New Orleans
Spelman College
Spring Hill College
Talladega College
Texas Health School
Texas Southern University
The Art Institute of California-Hollywood
The Art Institute of Houston
The Juilliard School
Tougaloo College
Tulane University of Louisiana
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
University of Louisiana-Monroe
University of New Orleans
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame
University of Southern Mississippi
Xavier University of Louisiana
Youngstown State University
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