Low-income students are often denied the same opportunities to earn a degree as their more affluent peers. Did you know that in the US a mere 21% of low-income, first-generation students who enroll in college earn a bachelor’s degree within 6 years?

Friends like you make College Visions possible. When you make a donation, you ensure that low-income, first-generation young people enroll in college, persist to graduation, and earn college degrees. Your support empowers students to realize the promise of higher education and build a healthy future for their families and communities for generations to come.

Please make a secure donation by clicking the donate button above or send a check to:
College Visions
131 Washington Street
Providence, RI 02903

Thank you so much for your support!

PhD: $5,250
– Full years cost for one CV student in the College Access Program (CAP).

Masters: $1,250
– Full year in the Kolajo Paul Afolabi College Success Program (CSP) for one CV student, including 1-on-1 success coaching, financial aid assistance, care packages, and more.

Bachelors: $500
– Enables Workshops to assist over 370 students and families to renew FAFSAs (financial aid forms)

Associates: $250
– Emergency scholarship that provides a CV commuter student with bus passes for two semesters.

Senior: $100
– Provides an emergency scholarship to help one college student buy a textbook in a time of crisis.

Junior: $50
– 5 gifts at this level totals $250. This will enable a daylong campus visit for a group of 12 high school seniors.

Thank you so much for your support!

“With all the inequity in our society, organizations like College Visions help level the playing field for so many talented students who deserve to attend college just like their affluent peers.”

Chris Soto, Founding Director of Higher Edge, CV Donor

“Over my three years as a resident of Rhode Island I’m still shocked at how I can see someone in Providence and then see the same person at the beach in Newport or in Block Island within the same day! I think these common occurrences create a closeness that is special to RI and subsequently creates a community. I also see how there is a strong need for resources both educational and extracurricular within this state. I truly believe College Visions understands that and has found many ways to fill that need within the community by using the strong bonds that are unique to the state of RI.”

Joshua Wynn, Sr. Application Analyst, CV Board Member

“Many public schools don’t have the resources to provide the sort of college counseling that private schools do, and it puts public school students—particularly those whose parents did not attend college—at a distinct disadvantage in the college application process. They whole application process is much more competitive and confusing than it used to be, which makes CV’s work all the more valuable to the community. CV is equally, if not more, valuable in the support it provides students after they matriculate.”

Lauren Zurier, Esq., CV donors

“I give back to CV because they have made a huge impact in my life. CV helped me achieve my goal of going to college and graduating in four years. They introduced me to the College of the Holy Cross and that is where I received my degree! I was a bit apprehensive, but my advisor assured me that I had nothing to lose if I applied. Thankfully, I took their advice because I was able to graduate from Holy Cross debt free! CV is so important to me because they gave me a chance. They educated me on all the resources I had to help me succeed.”

Dorothy Hiralien, College of the Holy Cross ’15 & CV Alum