StudentAccess Community Efforts

Heiberg Consulting, Inc.

	Community Efforts One of our strongest held beliefs is in helping people and contributing back to the community. That's why we get involved. We're the first to offer Partnerships to GEAR UP grants across the country, donating a portion of our software and services to those in need.
		GEAR UP is a grant program designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. GEAR UP provides six-year grants to states and partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools. GEAR UP grantees serve an entire cohort of students beginning no later than the seventh grade and follow the cohort through high school. GEAR UP funds are also used to provide college scholarships to low-income students.

We also sponsor the AAC Student Recognition Programs at Colorado State University, the first ever provided to TRIO students in our region. The AAC is a SSS grant program that provides services to 300 low-income, first-generation and disabled students annually. In the 2007 academic year, 54% of AAC participants who entered CSU in 2002-2003 graduated with a Bachelor’s degree within five years. Over 30% of participants maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. These extraordinary accomplishments are celebrated each year with a reception for graduating seniors featuring a banquet dinner with motivational speaker, and a spring Honors Reception for students maintaining a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher.