Educational Resources

The Black Achievers Program is one that has been an active advocate for youth of color in the Greater Seattle area for more than 40 years. Being a program offered through the YMCA, a non-profit organization, we have relied upon the support of community and local organizations. This support has come in the form of countless hours of volunteerism, monetary donations, and donations of materials and facilities. Through these selfless contributions we have been able to serve and support programming in 6 high schools in the Greater Seattle area, while providing scholarships and educational support for hundreds of high school and middle school students.

High School Graduation Requirements

In order to be successful and considered for graduation you have to do the following things: A student can earn a diploma by meeting all state and school district graduation requirements, including earning 20 credits in the correct distribution with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 and 2.0 GPA in the core subjects, completing a Culminating Project and the High School and Beyond Plan, doing 60 hours of community service. In addition to these requirements there are competency test that has to be passed also.

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Featured College: Seattle University

Seattle University is located in the Capital Hill area of Seattle, WA. Its roots can be traced back to 1891 as a small perish school and then re-charted to Seattle College in 1898. Seattle University offers an education based on the face-to-face education with small classrooms and learning by watch, listening, and interacting. Some of the areas of discipline that…

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