COACHING TO COMPLETION
Half of high school graduates in the U.S. receive a postsecondary degree or credential.
For Metro Nashville Public Schools students, that number is just one in four.
Persist was founded by two Nashville educators, Scott Campbell and Kristin King, who knew that this statistic didn’t reflect the potential they saw in their classrooms. They envisioned an organization that could leverage technology to provide high-quality college success coaching to low-income students, first generation college students, and students of color. Persist Nashville was founded with the vision to double the number of Nashville graduates earning a college degree and with the mission to empower those graduates to earn their degrees.
Since launching in 2019, Persist students have had an 87 percent success rate and more than 175 have earned a postsecondary degree or credential.
Persist empowers college students across their postsecondary journey with targeted programs that support enrollment, retention, and career transition.
Enrollment coaching pairs students with a professional coach who helps them navigate major enrollment milestones, including registration, orientation, and financial aid – all via text.
Persist empowers college students across their postsecondary journey with targeted programs that support enrollment, retention, and career transition.
Enrollment coaching pairs students with a professional coach who helps them navigate major enrollment milestones, including registration, orientation, and financial aid – all via text.
Professional coaches support students’ social-emotional needs, help them connect to campus resources and prompt them around campus-specific deadlines.
Professional coaches support students’ social-emotional needs, help them connect to campus resources and prompt them around campus-specific deadlines.
As students near postsecondary completion, Persist supports them in finding internships, applying for jobs, and even pursuing a graduate degree.
As students near postsecondary completion, Persist supports them in finding internships, applying for jobs, and even pursuing a graduate degree.
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