COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE LOS ANGELESCONCEPT DECK

How many of you would say you have someone to guide you through the college admissions

process?

Imagine being a first-generation, low income student trying to navigate the college admissions and financial aid process.

Students want to know how to get in and pay for college but have trouble finding the resources to help.

Only 30% of low-income students make it to the first

year of college…

REAL access. REAL people. REAL opportunity.

Only 9%

graduateStatistic source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2014/03/04/getting-more-low-income-students-into-college-isnt-about-money-its-about-the-curriculum/

College Knowledge LA aims bridges that gap with localized event-based information.

WHAT DOES CKLA DO?Connecting students to: College

Information Applications Financial

Aid Test Prep

College Knowledge Los Angeles aggregates events about College Information, Applications, Financial Aid, and Test Prep in the Los Angeles area.

Users can search for free and find upcoming college and financial aid events in their local community. Users can search events by zip code or event type (such as college admissions, financial aid, or test prep)

What sets our app apart is that we aren’t just giving students more resources to read. We are creating real access to real people who can provide the personalized guidance students need.

70% own smartpho

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LOCATION-BASED DATABASE

VANESSA MONTEROSA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ED.D., CANDIDATE,

CSULBED.M., HARVARD

B.A., BIOLA UNIVERSITY

SHARLA BERRYDIRECTOR OF OUTREACH &

PARTNERSHIPSPH.D. STUDENT,

USC ROSSIERM.A., LMUB.A., LMU

CHRISTOPHER PEREZ

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION

SM.S., CSULBB.A., CSULA

CKLA LEADERSHIP

BESSIE CHUTECHNICAL LEAD

M.C.M., USCB.A., UC DAVIS

developing partnerships

MOVING FORWARD

develop mobile app

rollout to students at next admissions cycle

user testing

What’s Next

What We’re Working On Now

building responsive website as

MVPbuilding database

gaining sponsors

engineering site architecture

CONNECT WITH US

www.collegeknowledgela.org | collegeknowledgela@gmail.com