Alliance for Excellence is a partnership of African American churches and four community colleges that work together to promote higher education opportunities for African American young people.

Serving the communities in and around Danville, Lynchburg, Martinsville, and Roanoke, Alliance for Excellence fosters leadership skills, social awareness, and academic excellence in individuals considered at-risk for social and economic difficulties.

Project coordinators in each service region design and direct programs to fulfill these main goals:

• Increase enrollment in participating colleges
• Increase graduation rates
• Increase transfers from two-year to four-year colleges and universities
• Provide spiritual and personal enrichment

Alliance for Excellence Programs :

• The Lloyd Austin Scholarship
• Project Success and "Black Issues in Focus" at Central Virginia Community College
• National Student Leadership Conferences
• Motivational Seminars
• College Day
• Financial Aid Workshops
• Health Fairs
• Cultural trips to Washington DC and Atlanta, GA
• Job Shadowing
• Campus tours for high school students
• Black History Month celebrations
• Cultural events and programs
• Women's History Month programs
• Academic Excellence Awards program
  

For more information about Alliance for Excellence visit the Alliance for Excellence website or contact Stephen Darr, Director.