Program Impact Data

Participant Numbers

  • 38 Philadelphia high school students have participated in the program in its first three years, including 9 students during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Academic Outcomes

  • The average GPAs for the college credits earned by students during their participation in the program (as of December 2020) are:

    • Cohort 1 (2018-2019): 3.58

    • Cohort 2 (2019-2020): 3.50

    • Cohort 3 (2020-2021): 3.62

    • Total Cumulative GPA TES Coursework: 3.56

Post-Secondary Education Outcomes

  • 100% of TES Program participants from Cohorts 1 & 2 were accepted to college (as of December 2020).

  • 96% of TES Program participants from Cohorts 1 & 2 selected to attend a 4-year institution following their high school graduation.
  • 100% of TES Program participants from Cohorts 1 & 2 matriculated into college in the fall semester immediately following their program participation year.
  • 96% of TES Program participants from Cohorts 1 & 2 remain continuously enrolled in college to date (as of the end of Fall 2020).

  • 12 TES program alumni from Cohorts 1 & 2 chose to attend Temple University.

  • 6 TES program alumni from Cohorts 1 & 2 are currently students in the College of Education and Human Development at Temple as education majors. An additional 2 students are education majors at other Pennsylvania institutions of higher education (as of December 2020).

TES Participant Savings with Respect to College Costs

  • 387 college credits were earned at Temple by TES Program participants between Fall 2018 and the completion of the Fall 2020 semesters.

  • This equates to 129 classes accomplished and $259,290.00 saved by participants at Temple’s baseline tuition rate of $670 / credit for part-time in-state students for 2020-2021. On average, as of December 2020, students have realized a savings of $6,824.