Access College Foundation

Founded in 1988 by Frank Batten and Joshua P. Darden, Jr., the Access College Foundation helps high school students in South Hampton Roads fulfill their dreams of going to college. Access Advisors work in the 29 public high schools of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Suffolk to encourage and guide students and their parents through the maze of paperwork and deadlines to pay for college.

The Access College Foundation will help students in the public schools of South Hampton Roads go to college:

• by inspiring the hope that a college education is attainable;
• by supporting them in achieving the requirements for college acceptance;
• by guiding them through the college application process; and
• by assisting them in gaining the funds to attend college.

In its 21 years of operation, ACCESS has helped nearly 75,000 students in the college admission process and has leveraged more than $225 million in financial aid for many of these students. In addition to leveraging financial aid, ACCESS has provided more than $4.5 million in “Last Dollar Scholarships” to students who have an unmet financial need.

For more information about the ACCESS College Foundation, please call (757) 962-6113 or visit www.accesscollege.org.