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Year Up is a one-year, intensive training program that provides urban young adults 18-24, with a unique combination of technical and professional skills, college credits, an educational stipend and corporate apprenticeship.

Our success is our graduates -- enabling them to move on to full-time employment and higher education. Year Up is about providing opportunities for urban young adults to demonstrate their true potential.

We have achieved excellent results to date:
100% placement of qualified students into apprenticeships
83% student retention
90% of apprentices meet or exceed
apprenticeship partner expectations
87% of graduates placed in full or
part-time positions within 4 months of graduation
$15/hr average wage at placement

 

   

National
• Year Up 2005 graduate, Rashawn Facey-Castillo, gives speech in Washington D.C. at the Our America event Read more
• Gerald Chertavian Named to Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Read more
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Gerald Chertavian to Be Inducted Into International Ashoka Fellowship Read More
• Year Up wins the 2008 Fast Company Social Capital Award Read more
• Year Up Announces $10M Commitment from Microsoft Read more or View video
Watch our Student Video View
• We're hiring! Read more

Year Up atlanta
• Coming Soon! Read More

Year Up Boston
• Congratulations Year Up Graduates! July 2008 Read More
• Year Up is honored at Governor's Prayer Breakfast Read More
• Year Up featured on NECN as cover story View video

Year Up New York City
• Congratulations to Year Up New York Graduates, Class of January 2008 Read More

Year Up Providence
• Congratulations to Year Up Providence Graduates, Class of July 2008 Read More
• Year Up was featured in the manufacturing section of the internal newsletter Citizens Today. Read More
• Year Up Providence welcomes its eighth class of students Read More

Year Up san francisco
Bay area

• Now accepting applications for the September 2, 2008 class. Space is limited so apply early! The next learning assessment is Friday, August 15th. Read More

Year Up Washington D.C.
•Congratulations to Year Up DC Graduates, Class of July 2007! Read More

 

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