College Visions

Join us for our Spring Celebration!

Join us at the College Visions Spring Celebration for an evening with appetizers, cocktails, dancing, and an opportunity to support CV! Free parking on site and a cash bar available!

Thursday, May 18, 2023 | 6:00 – 8:00pm
Roger Williams Park Casino
1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI 02907
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Click the link below to purchase an event ticket:
EVENTBRITE

Can’t attend the event, but want to donate?
Purchase a ticket for someone else and/or make a donation of an amount of your choosing via the link above!

Questions? Contact Moira at moira@collegevisions.org

Our 2023 Student Registration is Open!

CV IS RECRUITING STUDENTS FOR OUR 2023 COHORT!
College Visions is a FREE program that provides low-income, first-generation students with 1-on-1 advising and resources to apply to, succeed in and graduate from college!

Priority Deadline: April 1, 2023
Second Deadline: May 1, 2023

Apply at: bit.ly/cvapp23

Questions? Please contact Teeravuth at tee@collegevisions.org

Join us for our 2nd Annual First-Gen Career Summit!

Our 2nd Annual First-Gen Career Summit is happening on Saturday, March 18th from 9-3:30pm at the Providence Public Library on Empire Street. The First-Gen Career Summit gives high school and college students the opportunity to learn about different career options, network with professionals from a variety of fields, and engage in skill-building workshops.

Students! If you would like to attend, please register at bit.ly/cvsummit23

Volunteers! If you are interested and available to share your career experience in our Speed Networking Session and/or the Industry-Specific Panel Discussions, please register at bit.ly/cvsummitvolunteer

Questions? Contact Susan at susan@collegevisions.org

First-Gen Week Was a Success!

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in First-Gen Week! From The FLY Initiative for teaching our students about building wealth to the local National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) and United Cultural Council (UCC) Chapters for introducing our students to greek life to local community-based organizations and colleges and universities for showing up and showing out at the First-Gen Fest! The week of celebration was truly a success with all of your support.

To our amazing students, we hope you not only enjoyed the week’s festivities, but felt celebrated in your first-generation identity.

#CelebrateFirstGen #ThankYou

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse at College Visions

College Visions was proud to host Senator Sheldon Whitehouse as he highlighted the upcoming Public Service Loan Forgiveness waiver deadline (Oct 31). Thank you Senator for being an advocate for access and affordability! And, thank you to the speakers who shared their personal PSLF stories! 
 
Established in 2007, the PSLF program provides a path to loan forgiveness for people working in public sector and non-profit jobs in fields such as education, healthcare, and social work. After making 120 payments, PSLF participants can have the balance of their student loans forgiven.
 
For low-income, first-generation college graduates like CV’s alums, the PSLF program provides an important option. CV alum Jennifer Recinos (Brandeis University Class of 2013) spoke at the event and shared that participation in PSLF has allowed her to pursue a career where she can give back as Associate Director of First Generation Experience at Rhode Island School of Design.

For more information about the event and to find out to get help with PSLF applications, click here: Press Release