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We partner with universities committed to expanding opportunities for first-generation college students, students from low-income backgrounds, and historically underrepresented students.
By working together, we can break down barriers and create smoother transitions between high school, college, and career.
Making Making combines the impact of two non-profits: Making Waves Academy – a public charter school in Richmond, California for students in grades 5-12 – and Making Waves Education Foundation – which provides scholarships and coaching for up to six years of college.
We are creating more equity in education and supporting students from low-income backgrounds in achieving their college and career goals. Partnerships with colleges and universities make this work possible.
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Making Waves supports thousands of students from low-income backgrounds through the lifecycle of their education and employment journeys. We partner with students – as early as 5th grade – in imagining the possibilities for their future, finding their purpose, and making intentional decisions toward their goals. Then, we provide the scholarship funding and personalized coaching to help make those dreams a reality.
At Making Waves, we’re opening doors to economic mobility. At Making Waves Academy, the A-G requirements are built into the curriculum so nearly all high school graduates are eligible for California State University and University of California admissions. From there, our proven college and career success program makes higher education affordable and graduation attainable.
Willamette University
Academy of Art University
American River College
American University
Amherst College
Barnard College
Belmont University
Beloit College
Berkeley City College
Boston College
Boston University
Bowdoin College
Brown University
California College of the Arts
Cal Poly Humboldt
Cal Poly Pomona
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Carrington College: Sacramento
Chapman University
Chico State University (CSU Chico)
City College of San Francisco
Claremont McKenna College
Clark Atlanta University
College of Alameda
College of Marin
Colorado College
Colorado Technical University
Columbia University
Contra Costa College
Cornell University
California State University, Bakersfield (CSU Bakersfield)
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSU Dominguez Hills)
California State University, East Bay (CSU East Bay)
California State University, Fullerton (CSU Fullerton)
California State University, Long Beach (CSU Long Beach)
California State University, Los Angeles (CSU Los Angeles)
California State University, Monterey Bay (CSU Monterrey Bay)
California State University, Northridge (CSU Northridge)
California State University, Stanislaus (CSU Stanislaus)
DePaul University
Devry University
Diablo Valley College
Dominican University (CA)
Duke University
Emerson College
Fisk University
Fresno State University (CSU Fresno)
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Grambling State University
Hampshire College
Hampton University
Harvard University
Harvey Mudd College
Holy Names University
Hope College
Howard University
Ithaca College
Kettering University
Laney College
Linfield University
Long Island University
Loyola Marymount University
Macalester College
Manhattan College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Merritt College
Mills College
Morehouse College
Northeastern University
Notre Dame de Namur University
Occidental College
Pace University
Patten University
Pitzer College
Prairie View A and M University
Princeton University
Sacramento State University (CSU Sacramento)
Salem College
Samuel Merritt University
San Antonio College
San Diego State University (CSU San Diego)
San Francisco State University (CSU San Francisco)
San Joaquin Delta College
San Jose State University (CSU San Jose)
Santa Clara University
Santa Rosa Junior College
Sarah Lawrence College
Scripps College
Sonoma State University (CSU Sonoma)
Spelman College
St. John’s University (NY)
St. Mary’s College
St. Olaf College
Stanford University
Suffolk University
Texas A&M
Texas Southern University
Texas Women’s University
Tufts University
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UC Merced
UC Riverside
UC San Diego
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Cruz
UCLA
University of Chicago
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of La Verne
University of Miami
University of Nevada, Reno
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania (Penn)
University of Phoenix
University of Redlands
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of the Pacific
University of Southern California (USC)
University of Utah
University of Washington
Vassar College
Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT)
Wesleyan University
Willamette University
Williams College
Xavier University of Louisiana
Yale University
