On Sat., Sept. 21, approximately 4,500 local students converged onto downtown Detroit to attend the National College Resources Foundation (NCRF) 4th Annual Detroit Black College Expo™ with the support of Comerica Bank.
The five-hour event offered an ideal platform for information and connections to college and careers for high school students, adult students, and college students looking to transfer to four-year institutions.
Additionally, select colleges who attended waived application fees and offered scholarships, and some extended on-the-spot acceptances.
In all, over $8 million in scholarships were awarded at Detroit’s Black College Expo.
“We are so excited to partner again with Comerica Bank,” said Dr. Theresa Price, Founder and CEO of NCRF. “I truly feel the Comerica team shares the same passion and commitment to help underserved and underrepresented future leaders become their best selves. Together, we are working to close the gap in educational achievement, workforce, and economic disparities. We know that events like the Detroit Black College Expo™ bring hope and opportunities to our community.”
The expos were a hub of energy, information, and possibilities.
To support a college-going culture in the communities they serve, NCRF and Comerica warmly welcomed students, parents, guardians, educators, and individuals of all ethnic backgrounds to participate in the day’s enriching experiences.
The program also included informative seminars and workshops, including How to Find Money for College, Booming Careers-with a Degree or Certificate/CTE, 411 for the Student-Athlete, Careers in Gaming/eSports, ROTC Pathway to Success-Scholarships, Leadership and Generational Wealth, The Power of Your Voice-The Steps to Becoming Change in Your Community, and among others.
The expo was also sponsored by NCRF TV, Foundation Clothing Co, Toyota, and HP.
The Detroit Black College Expo™ was free and open to all students and families throughout the Midwest.
The nonprofit, founded in 1999, hosted its first Black College Expo™ in 2000 in California with over 35,000 people in attendance. NCRF connects students to positive post-secondary pursuits by providing resources and services to help students prepare for, enroll in, and graduate from a degree and/or certificate program.
To date, NCRF has helped more than 600,000 students get into college and secured more than $5 billion dollars in student scholarships and grants.
NCRF’s national reach strives to curtail the high school dropout rate and increase degree and certificate enrollment among underserved, underrepresented, at risk, low resource, homeless and foster students. NCRF is committed to closing the gap in educational achievement, workforce and economic disparities with the goal to end racism and racial inequality.
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