Colorado College’s Stroud Scholars program was recently featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education, a newspaper focused on college and university news.
The Chronicle of Higher Education partnered with Ascendium Education Group to produce this case study on college-school partnerships.
AliciaRose Martinez, CC college access specialist who runs the Stroud Scholars program, was quoted in the article, where she explained that Stroud Scholar students get a taste of what it’s like to be a college student during the program.
Each year, CC accepts 25 rising high school sophomores from the Pikes Peak Region to its Stroud Scholars program. Over the next three summers, the students build their writing and quantitative reasoning skills through classes taught by CC faculty and local high school instructors, while learning what the college experience is like through adjunct classes and a residential experience. The students are mentored and guided through the college admissions and financial aid processes. Additionally, there are a series of academic programs available throughout the academic year, to ensure the students maintain and build on the skills they learned at CC during the summer.
Students who complete the three summers of Stroud Scholars and have at least a 3.0 g.p.a. will earn college admission to CC, along with comprehensive financial-aid packages.
Jim Burke, director of Summer Session, was also quoted in the story, where he said that regardless of where the Stroud Scholars end up attending college, CC is excited for whatever their postsecondary adventure is.
The Stroud Scholars program began in 2019, and so far, more than 65 students from 18 local high schools have benefited from the program.
The Stroud Scholars program honors the legacies of Kelley Dolphus Stroud '31 and Effie Stroud Frazier '31, two of the earliest African-American students to graduate from CC.
The other institutions of higher education mentioned in the case study include Purdue University, Lorain County Community College, and Post University.