How the AVID Student gets into College

I first learned about AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) when I read an article in The Record, a publication of North Jersey Media Group. AVID is a college prep program that begins in 5th grade and carries the student through high school and for 95% of AVID graduates, college.

Selection Criteria

AVID isn’t for all students though. This is a program geared toward the average student, making B’s, C’s or D’s who has the potential to succeed, but for one reason or another isn’t. Next, the student has to have the desire to go to college and be willing to work hard to get there. Finally, AVID is for the underserved, for example, those who belong to a low-income household or perhaps will be the first in their family to attend college.

AVID students not only take college prep courses, they also have an AVID elective that teaches them about time management, organizational skills and they participate in motivational activities that helps to raise their self-images. AVID students learn to be leaders and they learn study skills, analytical skills and critical thinking.

Numbers

You’ll find the AVID program in 2,300 middle and high schools. More than 115,000 students in 36 states and 15 countries are being served by the AVID. Since its inception in 1980, more than 40,000 students have graduated from the AVID program and 95% have gone on to college, with 75% of those students getting their education from a four year college.

The numbers are impressive, the students more so. Students who are benefiting from one teacher’s idea after court-ordered desegregation took place in San Diego more than 25 years ago.

To learn more about AVID, visit their website at www.avidonline.org.

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