RightStep is Deloitte’s commitment to helpingstudents overcome obstacles they face on theirpath to college readiness. By investing ourtime, talent, and resources, we can collectivelyhelp support students on their path to success.

Only 8.3% of low-income students complete a 4-year college degree by age 243

8.3%

The average public high school student receives only 38 minutes of college admissions advice from their guidance counselors2—a small percentage of the time needed to navigate a challenging process

Only 1 in 4 students are prepared to enter college1

Low-income populations fare worse

Using the strength of the Deloitte community

to help students overcomeobstacles on their path

to college readiness

Dropout rates of 16 to 24-year-old students from low-income families are

7x greaterthan those from families with higher incomes4

Less than

30% of studentsin the bottom quarter of incomes enroll in a 4-year school5

There are a range of opportunities to support RightStep, and all have the same goal: to help prepare and inspire more students to persist through high school and college, and transition successfully to the workforce.

Were you inspired by a teacher, counselor, coach or friend

to advance your dreams?

Be that inspiration for a student today.

“The payoff really comes when the student believes that he or she can achieve their goals, and then they do. The fact that I can help instill that confidence is a blessing and an honor.”

Forrest Colyer, RightStep volunteer

“SophiaMay connected me with an opportunity and helped me realize that I have a voice.”

Mentee of SophiaMay Dzelamonyuy, RightStep volunteer

Young adults who face an opportunity gap but have a mentor are 55% more likely to be enrolled in college6

Young people with high levels of self-control and support are 15% more likely to graduate without interruption than those with high self-control and low support6

Encourage and empower youth to believe in and capitalize on their full potential

Provide students with the skills and desire to reach their full potential and work toward a 2- or 4-year degree

Provide positive influence and support that makes a difference

“Working with mentees has been a high-light of my time at Deloitte so far. It’s very rewarding to feel like I’m a part of students’ educational paths. I’m looking forward to seeing my class finish high school and hopefully seeing them off to college!”

Ben Green, RightStep volunteer

“Deloitte’s pro bono work for College Summit turbocharged the impact of our programs. The data architecture and warehousing that Deloitte designed enables teachers, principals, and superintendents to follow low-income students’ progress on their path to college. Deloitte’s deep experience and knowledge made real-time, actionable data possible.”

Keith Frome, CEO of College Summit

1 http://media.act.org/documents/CCCR12-NationalReadinessRpt.pdf2 https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/04/the-crucial-role-of-college-counselors/360026/3 https://trends.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/education-pays-2013-full-report.pdf4 https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012006.pdf5 http://www.higheredtoday.org/2015/11/25/where-have-all-the-low-income-students-gone/6 http://www.americaspromise.org/report/dont-quit-me

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