What is NPEA? Launched in 2007, NPEA is a membership organization for programs committed to increasing educational opportunities for motivated underserved students across the United States. Member organizations work in collaboration with college preparatory schools to provide underrepresented students with academic preparation, placement services and counseling, and ongoing support to ensure enrollment at and graduation from four-year colleges. Member organizations share a commitment to educational access and opportunity. NPEA is housed at The Steppingstone Foundation.

Why Join? As a member of NPEA, your organization will benefit from participation in a learning community of peers. Members will have access to professional development opportunities, such as an annual conference, a member list-serve, monthly e-newsletters, a member website and more.

Save the Date: The first Annual NPEA Conference: Collaborating for Success: Promoting Educational Access will be held April 30-May 1, 2009 at The Charles Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information please visit the NPEA website.

List of NPEA Members

NPEA Advisory Board

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For additional details on membership benefits, and to join please visit the NPEA website or contact Karin Elliott, Director, NPEA at (617) 423-6300 x 284 or kelliott@tsf.org.

NPEA Mission: NPEA is a membership organization for programs working in collaboration with college preparatory schools to provide underrepresented students with academic preparation, placement services and counseling, and ongoing support to ensure enrollment at and graduation from four-year colleges. NPEA is dedicated to fostering quality, success, and growth amongst member organizations, partner schools, and communities committed to educational access.

The research and early implementation phases of NPEA have been made possible through the support of The Goldman Sachs Foundation, The Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund, and The Steppingstone Foundation.