09/02/2026
Growth looks different when you take a moment to remember where you started. 💚
The Higher Heights team is back at the table—planning, collaborating, and preparing for another year of empowering, encouraging, and equipping students across Connecticut.
This year, we’re excited to continue our partnerships with James Hillhouse High School, Hill Regional Career High School, and Common Ground High School, bringing comprehensive college access advising, programming, resources, and opportunities directly to students and families.
But this year also represents something bigger for Higher Heights.
What began as a small nonprofit organization focused on helping students access higher education has grown into an organization with two distinct departments:
🎓 College Access — continuing the work at the heart of Higher Heights: helping students navigate the pathway to postsecondary education and opportunity.
🏛️ Public Policy — expanding our ability to address the systems and policies that impact college access and success through the Connecticut College Access and Advising Network (CCAN).
Seeing our team gathered around the table—literally mapping out what it means to Empower. Encourage. Equip.—is a reminder that organizational growth isn’t simply about getting bigger. It’s about increasing our capacity to make an impact.
We’re not only helping students navigate systems anymore. We’re also working to help change the systems they have to navigate.
Here’s to a new school year, new partnerships, expanded impact, and the next chapter of Higher Heights! 🚀
