All you need to succeed in, and graduate from, college
OUR PROGRAMS: COLLEGE
Receive 1:1 advising, financial support, and the tools necessary for college admission and success.
Take part in a thriving program that includes a guided summer transition into college, 1:1 and group advising, academic support, events, and connections to career opportunities. Students may receive stipends for indirect costs and apply for summer grants and internal scholarships.
- Spring and summer of 12th grade: college seminar, summer institute, welcome meeting, and advisor consultation
- First year of college: Biweekly check-ins, on-campus visits, and winter and summer consultations
- Second year to graduation from college: Monthly check-ins, winter and spring consultations, and on-campus visits
- Post-graduation: Exit consultation and connections to alumni programs
Tap into college support well beyond acceptance and enrollment. Our college success advisors provide ongoing guidance and helpful connections for navigating class registration, financial aid, residential life, relationships with professors, and other adjustments to campus culture. This support continues into post-graduation planning for careers or further education.
Students participate in biannual meetings to review progress toward academic and personal goals, troubleshoot financial barriers, and monitor school debt.
- 1:1 advising: Students who attend colleges without cohort support — and those facing academic probation or other challenges — primarily work one-on-one with our advisors.
- Cohort model: Students who attend schools with large Heights student populations receive group advising from our staff. Participants connect with on-campus staff as well as student peer coaches.
Our team consults directly with institutions to spur student success, improving environments and pedagogies to create more socially and culturally relevant spaces. Learn more about our 13 college partnerships here.
Our College Success summer program helps ease the transition into college life, assesses college readiness, and allows students to connect with their peers.
Serving rising first-year collegians
July 7th – August 8th
Monday – Thursday: 9am to 3:30pm
Friday: 9am to 12:30pm
Temple University – Main Campus
The Summer Institute is a 5-week program for rising first-year collegians to support their transition to college. The program is designed to help students make a smooth transition from high school into college and gives them an idea of what a semester in college would look like. As a participant in the program, students take 3-5 core courses (Math, English, Science, and College Seminar). The courses are designed to give students a taste of college-level reading and writing, math, and tools needed to be successful.
This course offers students the chance to meet their College Success Advisor and other Heights staff. Additionally, students receive a summer stipend.
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Enter a clearer pathway to high school selection with summer and weekend programs, tutoring, and advising.
Receive college and career preparation embedded in Philadelphia high schools, including enrichment, summer programs, and 1:1 advising.
Launch a life-sustaining career with a solid path to employment in a variety of industries, plus internships, mentoring, and other job opportunities.
Join Heights and see how far Philadelphia students can go.