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The initiative, implemented in 2006, strengthens UCF’s reputation in helping transfer students succeed.

The program provides resources both in person and virtually.

The Helios Education Foundation Grant will build UCF’s Coaching Academy into a statewide resource and training center

The largest gift in the university’s history will strengthen proven pathways to opportunity, fueling student success, academic  excellence and faculty research for generations.

The alliance’s 11 founding members, including UCF, exceeded overall graduation targets by over 73,000 students.

Students benefit from on-the-job training and soft-skills development, and some candidates are converting their internships into jobs after graduation.

After being convicted of a robbery at 17 and overcoming addiction, LeRoy Langston is graduating with plans to become a counselor.

Having a son midway through her degree helped Lindsey Palm learn to roll with the punches — a skill that has benefited the elementary education student both during the pandemic and a PedsAcademy internship in her final year at UCF.

When Oneisha Eugene completes her degree next summer, the accomplishment will be a dream achieved for her immigrant parents — including her father who has been recovering from a brain injury for nearly two decades.