- 66,000+ students served since 2000
- 55,886 college prep workshops provided since 2000
- 135,116 advising sessions provided since 2000
- 66,113 financial aid sessions provided since 2000
Vision
Every student prepared for postsecondary success.
Mission
The mission of GEAR UP Kentucky is to increase the number of students in low-income Kentucky communities who are ready to successfully transition to and through postsecondary education. We do this by providing services and support to prepare the whole student, and equipping their families, institutions, and communities to promote and sustain student success.
The high-energy event, held at Frankfort High School, featured these individuals as speakers:
- Dr. Aaron Thompson, president, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
- Sheri Satterly, superintendent, Frankfort Independent Schools
- Kim Welch, executive director, GEAR UP Kentucky
- Thad Elmore, principal, Frankfort High School
- Kim Proffitt, parent and counselor, Frankfort High School
- Addison Baker, student and GEAR UP KY Ambassador, Frankfort High School
- Maxwell Jones, student and GEAR UP KY Ambassador, Frankfort High School
GEAR UP Kentucky is a federal grant program that has been administered by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education since 2000.
Over the past 25 years, GEAR UP Kentucky has served 66,366 students in 208 schools in 91 Kentucky districts. Results from GEAR UP Kentucky during this time include:
- More students were academically ready for college, with higher ACT scores, higher high school GPAs, and higher college GPAs;
- Gaps in high school graduation were reversed;
- More students enrolled in college;
- More students applied for college and financial aid; and
- More students stayed in college.