Opening Doors to College for Over 25 Years Noble’s Summer of a Lifetime program creates college access opportunities for students to immerse themselves in summer academic programs at colleges and universities nationwide. Participants who attend after their sophomore year, return with increased confidence and understand that college is a tangible reality. Summer of a Lifetime has a proven track record of success by increasing college graduation rates for its participants since its inception in 1997.
767
2022 Participants
9,056
Total Participants
61%
of Summer of a Lifetime alumni go on to earn Bachelor’s Degrees That is
2.5 x the rate of all Chicago Public Schools graduates and Almost 5 x the rate as economically disadvantaged students nationally
Students begin to think in terms of “when”—not “if”—they go to college. “Summer of a Lifetime meant so much to me because I am the first person to go to college in my family. I now know what college is like and that I can do it.”
“Summer of a Lifetime gave me the motivation to want to go to college and gave me the confidence to be able to graduate.”