For questions or concerns, please email Daniel Valentine at [email protected].

We know your senior count may have changed since the beginning of the school year.

To make sure we have the most accurate senior count on file, please take a minute to update your senior count.

College Decision Day at its core is a celebration of students' success and their commitment to continuing their education after high school.

Given the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic it is so important now more than ever to celebrate students and their dedication to push forward in their education despite everything else.

We would love to support and highlight your event!

Register your College Decision Day event here. 

Submit an initiative support request here. 

To highlight students’ path after high school, whether that is college, trade school, or career program, we are collecting video submissions to be featured in a Detroit Decision Day Announcement Compilation.  

To learn more, visit detroitcan.org/decisionday.

Check out last year’s video here: Class of 2021 Decision Day.

In an effort to combat summer melt and promote postsecondary pathways after high school, Detroit College Access Network and Detroit Drives Degrees are partnering again this year to present Summer STEP: Student Transition and Engagement Planning. Summer STEP is free 1-on-1 advising services for students in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties over the summer.

Students will be able to receive support through virtual meetings, text, and email. Encourage your students to sign up for support now for an easy handoff to our summer coaches when summer arrives. Contact [email protected] for questions and concerns.

The Detroit Summer Scholars Summer Bridge Program provides an opportunity for a select group of Detroit high school seniors from the class of 2022 to get a jumpstart on their college career and ensure that all necessary steps are completed for successful enrollment.

The Summer Bridge application opens March 1, 2022 and the deadline to apply is April 1, 2022. There are no GPA, test score, or letter of recommendation requirements. This program comes at absolutely no cost to students.

Racquet Up Detroit is an out-of-school program focused on supporting and empowering Detroit youth so they can achieve their full potential through a long-term and inspiring mentoring program of squash, academics, and opportunity.

This is a great opportunity for students who are looking to get involved in a new, fun community. Share this flyer with your students!

There’s still time to enter LAFCU’s $10,000 college scholarship contest: The deadline is March 31, 2022.

 Four high school seniors will each receive a $2,500 scholarship to an accredited Michigan college or university. Each will also select a charity to receive a LAFCU donation of $500.

The Development Director at the DPS Foundation works closely with the President and CEO to identify funding strategies, cultivate donors, and solicit gifts to ensure the achievement of annual development goals and objectives.