Foundation for a College Education Programs

Foundation for a College Education Programs includes College Bound, College Success, College Tours, College Acceptance, STEM & Meta Summer Academy, College Scholarships, and Career Exploration & Development. The program also has a parent education program called Parents, which helps families advocate for their children, take advantage of school resources, and navigate the college admissions and completion process.

Programs

• College Bound — Students join as early as high school and stay with us through their college graduation.
• College Success — College students
• Parents — Parent education program that helps families advocate for their children, take advantage of school resources, and navigate the college admissions and completion process.
• College Tours
• College Acceptance
• Stem & Meta Summer Academy
• College Scholarships
• Career Exploration & Development

At a glance

• Ages: 14–18 years old

About the provider

Foundation for a College Education’s mission is to increase the number of first-generation, low-income students of color from East Palo Alto and similar communities who graduate from a four-year college or university. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a Platinum rating from Candid. Leadership includes Elizabeth Wells, Executive Director; Asra Hussain, MA, Director of Programs; Whitney La, Program Manager, College Success; Tiana Washington, Office Manager; Deepti Saroha, Program Manager, College Bound; Amrita Deo, MA, Program Manager, College Bound; and Kierra Jackson, Program Manager, College Bound.

Last updated October 5, 2026.