Baton Rouge Youth Coalition

Program Description

The Baton Rouge Youth Coalition (BRYC) prepares high-achieving, under-resourced high school students to enter, excel in, and graduate from college so they can become full participants in society. We promote intellectual and emotional exploration and risk-taking by offering programs that allow students to think and express themselves freely. Our primary aims are cultivating Fellows' intellectual curiosities, guiding them toward greater self-awareness and self-acceptance, and fostering a space in which we all can develop a critical consciousness. Success in the college application process is crucial, and to that end, Fellows are asked to perform at a high level in a variety of ways. But BRYC's main goal is to help students become critical and creative thinkers, and thoughtful, resilient, engaged citizens.

Demographics

Education Level and
Number of Students

• High School: 230
• Middle School: 0
• Elementary School: 0
• Post-secondary: 0
• Non-traditional: 0

Populations Served

• Academically High-performing

First-Generation

• Between 25% and 50%

Representative
Colleges Attended
by Alumni

• Alabama State University
• Auburn University
• Baldwin Wallace University
• Boston College
• Clark Atlanta University
• Columbia University in the City of New York
• Dartmouth College
• Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
• Grantham University
• Howard University
• New York University
• Northeastern University
• Pomona College
• Spelman College
• St John's University-New York
• Stanford University
• The University of Alabama
• University of Chicago
• University of Houston
• University of Miami
• University of Southern California
• University of Virginia-Main Campus
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Vanderbilt University
• Wesleyan University