Targeting young people from vulnerable, under-represented NYC communities—low income households, first-generation college attendees, Black and Latinx families, immigrant households, families living in shelters, and the LGBTQ+ community—College Ready NYC prepares and navigates high school students and recent graduates, ages 14-21, from the borough of Queens through the college application process while empowering young people as they begin their post secondary journey.

College Ready NYC builds and supports confident, compelling, and well-rounded applicants to undergraduate programs, assisting them in submitting strong college applications and gaining admission to a variety of appropriate competitive colleges and universities where they are able to blossom and thrive.  The program is designed to give high school students a comprehensive understanding of the system of higher education in order to make appropriate academic choices that will benefit them in the future.