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Name of Program:
Connecticut Goes to College

Year Program Started:
2014

Lead Agency or Organization:
Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs, Inc.

Website:
https://www.ctcollegeaccess.org/about

Follow the conversation on social media: #CTgoestocollege

Program Coordinator(s):

Chaka Felder-McEntire, Ed.D.
chaka@higherheightsyouth.org


2023 ACAC Program

Dates Hosted: October 1, 2023 - January 30, 2024

Number of Participating High Schools

11

Number of Participating Seniors

Number of College Applications Submitted

*If a field is missing data, this means the data was not reported or not available at the time of reporting.

Previous Program Years

2021 ACAC Program

October 15 - December 15, 2021

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6

Participating High Schools

1,000

Participating Seniors

5,000

College Applications Submitted

2019 ACAC Program

Fall (October 15 - December 15, 2019)

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11

Participating High Schools

1,416

Participating Seniors

2,613

College Applications Submitted

2018 ACAC Program

Fall (October 1-December 15, 2018)

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11

Participating High Schools

1,334

Participating Seniors

2,579

College Applications Submitted

2017 ACAC Program

Fall

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12

Participating High Schools

2,496

Participating Seniors

4,510

College Applications Submitted

2016 ACAC Program

Fall

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17

Participating High Schools

1,719

Participating Seniors

5,530

College Applications Submitted

2015 ACAC Program

November 16-20, 2015

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10

Participating High Schools

775

Participating Seniors

2,927

College Applications Submitted

2014 ACAC Program

December 1-5, 2014

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4

Participating High Schools

202

Participating Seniors

1,683

College Applications Submitted