The average number of students who apply to Year Up.
What is approximately 300 young adults from the Atlanta area (Cobb, Clayton, Fulton, Dekalb, and Gwinnett Counties)
100
The number of young adults in the U.S. who lack a high school diploma and who lack post-secondary education.
What is 4.3 million (23,000 in Atlanta)
100
The ways in which Year Up puts high support and high expectations into action.
What is through volunteers, staff, and a behavior management contract
100
Year Up's retention rate from enrollment to graduation
What is 80%
100
The amount that corporate internship partners pay to host a Year Up intern.
What is approximately $27,000
200
The number of years that Year Up Atlanta has been in existence.
What is 3 years? (Year Up Atlanta began in 2008, with its first class in March of 2009)
200
The percent of low-income, young adults leaving high school without a path toward higher education nor a livable-wage job.
What is 70%
200
The level of corporate internship partner satisfaction with Year Up interns.
What is 95%
200
The percentage of students employed or enrolled in post secondary education 4 months after graduating Year Up.
What is 85%
200
The types of information being learned by students while attending Year Up.
What is Information Technology, Business Communications, Professional Skills, and Life Skills
300
The percentage of Year Up students (graduating in January 2011) that are currently employed and/or are enrolled in secondary-education.
What is 89%
300
The ratio of jobs that will require some form of post-secondary education in the future.
What is 8 out of 10
(U.S Department of Labor)
300
The number of volunteers engaged nationally.
What is more than 1,000
300
The average starting salary of students after completing the Year Up program
What is $30,000
300
The number of students that Year Up Atlanta will serve at full capacity.
What is 320 young adults
400
SunTrust, The Coca-Cola Company, Newell Rubbermaid, and Kaiser
What are examples of Year Up Atlanta's Internship partners?
400
The percentage of increased earning someone can experience over a lifetime with one year of post-secondary education.
What is 5% to 15%. (In an independent study, Year Up students completing the study experienced a 30% increase in lifetime income over non-participants)
400
The number of enrolled students that learned about Year Up through word of mouth.
What is approximately 85%
400
The number of college credits students can earn while enrolled in the Year Up program.
What is 18
400
This U.S. President said, "We are interested in looking at proven programs [like Year Up] that help people on a pathway to jobs."
Who is President Barack Obama
500
The cost of one student completing the Year Up program.
What is $48,000
500
The decrease in Federal investments in youth employment between 1984 and 2010.
What is $576 million
500
What Year Up ultimately aspires to do (our mission)
What is to close the Opportunity Divide
500
The number of students who receive offers for full-time employment from the companies where they intern.
What is approximately 30%
500
The reason why Year Up is so great!
What is extremely passionate staff, a sound business model that fulfills a market demand, and AMAZING VOLUNTEERS!