Say Yes to College

The Say Yes program culminates in the guarantee of financial aid assistance for college. The Syracuse Say Yes program combines the comprehensive academic, social-emotional, and health supports that are critical to enabling every child to achieve his or her potential with the promise of free college tuition for students who meet graduation, residency, and college admissions requirements. Additionally, help for high need students living on a college campus may also apply.

Say Yes has recruited an unprecedented network of nearly 100 higher education institutions to participate in the Higher Education Compact. Through this program eligible students are guaranteed to have all of their tuition costs paid by scholarships and grants, making it one of the most generous college scholarship programs in the nation.

In a short time, the Syracuse community has come together in remarkable ways to make college education possible for students and families from across the income spectrum. We know that the promise of college tuition, combined with the comprehensive and integrated Say Yes support system being established in SCSD K-12 schools, will dramatically change the lives of Syracuse's next generation.

For more information, please email college@sayyessyracuse.org or contact us.