Waukegan to College (W2C)

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Waukegan to College (W2C)

Brighter futures for students, families, and communities start here.

Waukegan to College began in September 2009 by recruiting families from Lake County United member organizations. Waukegan to College served 25 students and their families in 2009-10 and grew to 33 students for the 2010-11 school year. Had 50 students for the 2011-2012 school year and has reached its maximum capacity of 60 students with a wait list for the 2012-2013 year. In the pilot year of Wauke

gan to College:
- 5 of 5 graduating seniors went to college
- 12 college visits and applications were completed, four 4-year college acceptances, one $17,000 scholarship was awarded to a Waukegan to College student
- 7 of 25 students were promoted to more challenging courses within Waukegan Public Schools
- 19 students enrolled in additional college readiness programming, including summer college programs

Unique aspects of Waukegan to College:
- Holistic approach, focusing on families, not just students
- Intensive and personal programming--individual family counseling, one-on-one tutoring, student-coach relationships
- Advocacy for each student within the Waukegan Public School system to ensure that each student is enrolled in the most challenging courses according to his/her abilities
- Advisory Board with a collective total of more than 100 years of college counseling experience, advises Waukegan to College students and works with Waukegan to College staff to develop workshops
- High participation rates using a relationship-based approach--member families, and volunteers recruited through one-on-one relationships fostered in Lake County United organizations
- Taps into a county-wide desire to help by recruiting a corps of over 90 hands-on volunteers

07/26/2025

Waukegan to College is honored to be part of the WPS60 Back to School Fair!

01/01/2023

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12/31/2022

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12/30/2022

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12/26/2022

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12/23/2022

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12/21/2022

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12/13/2022

It is our honor to share that for the first time in our organization's history, Waukegan to College is now partnering with and supported by the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County!

“Waukegan to College fills crucial gaps, beyond academics, in preparing Waukegan youth for college admission, including the development of social emotional skills, and youth mental health education and supports. Research demonstrates that youth with mental health supports, and social emotional skills are more likely to experience positive health as an adult. The Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County is pleased to support the work of Waukegan to College in fostering the health and well-being of its participants.” (Venoncia M. Baté-Ambrus, Executive Director)

These generous funds are dedicated to our new-this-year Supporting the Whole Student program, an evidence-based health and wellness program curated specifically for our participants. THANK YOU!

Address

410 Grand Avenue
Waukegan, IL
60085

Website

http://www.waukegantocollege.org/

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