Support CDI Scholars and give students the opportunity to fulfill their college dreams.

Collegiate Directions, Inc., founded in 2005, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to closing the education, achievement, and opportunity gap for low-income, primarily first-generation-to-college students. In our Scholars Program we provide comprehensive college counseling, targeted tutoring, test preparation, study skills, leadership training, and ongoing support, starting in 10th grade and continuing through successful college graduation. As a part of our School Support Program CDI extends our work to high school college advising offices through tailored consulting focused on helping school counselors and staff improve college advising and supporting students to find their best-fit college. Our Career Mentoring Initiative focuses on career coaching and access to workforce opportunities through experiential learning and connects Scholars with accomplished professionals in their chosen fields.

Ours is a high-touch model that begins in 10th grade when Scholars are assigned a CDI counselor who initiates a series of wraparound services that include study skills workshops, test preparation, college application assistance, development of tailored college lists, financial aid application support, and ongoing assistance and leadership throughout college. CDI’s wellness counseling is offered to every high school student enrolled in the Scholars Program to help them address and work through a range of personal issues. Our career mentorship program provides a deep, ongoing impact that focuses on career coaching and access to workforce opportunities through experiential learning.

With more than 450 students having participated in our Scholars Program and thousands more reached by our School Support program in which we share our best practices to help equip high school college counselors with the knowledge necessary to get their students on the path to a degree, CDI has developed a model for student success that defies conventional wisdom and outpaces national averages.

None of this would be possible without the help of our amazing supporters. You make it possible for students to reach for opportunities that they wouldn't otherwise have.