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COLLEGE BOARD IS A MISSION-DRIVEN NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT CONNECTS STUDENTS TO COLLEGE SUCCESS AND OPPORTUNITY. FOUNDED IN 1900, COLLEGE BOARD WAS CREATED TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION. TODAY, THE MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION IS MADE UP OF OVER 6,000 OF THE WORLD'S LEADING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY IN EDUCATION. EACH YEAR, COLLEGE BOARD HELPS MORE THAN SEVEN MILLION STUDENTS PREPARE FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO COLLEGE THROUGH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN COLLEGE READINESS AND COLLEGE SUCCESS-INCLUDING THE SAT, THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM, AND BIGFUTURE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SERVES THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY THROUGH RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND SCHOOLS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, VISIT COLLEGEBOARD.ORG

ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM FOUNDED IN 1955, THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM GIVES STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSEWORK IN HIGH SCHOOL. STUDENTS WHO SUCCEED ON AP EXAMS ARE MORE LIKELY TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE AND CAN POTENTIALLY EARN VALUABLE COLLEGE CREDIT AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT. AP STUDENTS WHO EARN A SCORE OF 1 OR 2 HAVE BETTER COLLEGE OUTCOMES THAN ACADEMICALLY SIMILAR COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO DID NOT TAKE AN AP COURSE AND EXAM. OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, THE PERCENTAGE OF U.S. PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO TOOK AN ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAM DURING HIGH SCHOOL HAS INCREASED, AS HAS THE PERCENTAGE OF U.S. PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO SCORED A 3 OR HIGHER ON AT LEAST ONE AP EXAM. THE GROWTH IN BOTH PARTICIPATION AND PERFORMANCE FOR STUDENTS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS REFLECTS THE HARD WORK OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, AS WELL AS A COMMITMENT FROM STATES AND DISTRICTS, TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH GREATER ACCESS TO ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES. EVEN WITH DISRUPTIONS CAUSED BY THE PANDEMIC, 1,178,256 (34.9%) OF U.S. PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES IN THE CLASS OF 2021 TOOK AT LEAST ONE AP EXAM, UP FROM 898,134 (28.6%) IN THE CLASS OF 2011. OF U.S. PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES IN THE CLASS OF 2021, 758,842 (22.5%) SCORED A 3 OR HIGHER ON AT LEAST ONE AP EXAM, UP FROM 539,341 (17.2%) IN THE CLASS OF 2011. THE AP PROGRAM PROVIDED STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS WITH FREE RESOURCES, SUPPORTS, AND FEEDBACK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO FREE AP DAILY VIDEOS AND AP DAILY: LIVE REVIEW SESSIONS. AP DAILY VIDEOS ARE SHORT ON-DEMAND SEGMENTS, LED BY EXPERT AP TEACHERS, THAT COVER ALL COURSE CONTENT AND SKILLS. TEACHERS CAN ASSIGN THEM FOR OUT-OF-CLASS WORK AND USE VALUABLE CLASS TIME FOR MORE FOCUSED ENGAGEMENT WITH STUDENTS. THESE RESOURCES HELP SCHOOLS TARGET INSTRUCTION AND PROVIDE PRACTICE OPPORTUNITIES. AP COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES: IN FALL 2016, COLLEGE BOARD LAUNCHED AP COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES (AP CSP) WITH THE GOAL OF GIVING ALL STUDENTS-ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE COMPUTER SCIENCE FIELD-TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN TODAY'S WORKFORCE. AP CSP WAS THE BIGGEST COURSE LAUNCH IN THE HISTORY OF THE AP PROGRAM. NEW RESEARCH FINDS THAT STUDENTS WHO TAKE AP CSP IN HIGH SCHOOL ARE MORE THAN 3 TIMES AS LIKELY TO MAJOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE IN COLLEGE, COMPARED TO SIMILAR STUDENTS WHO DID NOT TAKE CSP. DIFFERENCES ARE SIMILARLY LARGE FOR FEMALE, BLACK, HISPANIC, AND FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. PRE-AP: PRE-AP LAUNCHED IN FALL 2018 WITH 8 NEW HIGH SCHOOL COURSES IN 5 SUBJECT AREAS; 3 MORE COURSES HAVE BEEN ADDED FOR THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR. THE PROGRAM EMPOWERS ALL STUDENTS TO LEARN, GROW, AND BUILD CONFIDENCE THROUGH FOCUSED COURSE FRAMEWORKS, ENGAGING INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES, LEARNING CHECKPOINTS, AND COLLABORATIVE EDUCATOR WORKSHOPS. PRE-AP COURSES SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS ACROSS VARYING LEVELS OF ABILITIES, CHALLENGING THEM TO BUILD RELEVANT, INTERDISCIPLINARY CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. AP POTENTIAL: AP POTENTIAL IS A FREE, WEB-BASED TOOL THAT HELPS EDUCATORS INCREASE ACCESS TO AP BY USING SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, AND PSAT 8/9 SCORE DATA TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO SUCCEED IN AP.

SAT SUITE OF ASSESSMENTS COLLEGE BOARD'S SAT SUITE, WHICH INCLUDES THE SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, AND PSAT 8/9, MEASURES WHAT RESEARCH SHOWS STUDENTS NEED TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE. IT ALSO CONNECTS STUDENTS WITH FEE WAIVERS, SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, FREE PERSONALIZED PRACTICE, AND COLLEGE AND CAREER PLANNING TOOLS. THE 2021 SAT SUITE OF ASSESSMENTS PROGRAM RESULTS SHOWS THAT 1.5 MILLION STUDENTS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2021 TOOK THE SAT AT LEAST ONCE. MANY STUDENTS ATTEMPTED TO TAKE THE SAT BUT WERE UNFORTUNATELY UNABLE TO DUE TO WIDESPREAD COVID-RELATED DISRUPTIONS, WITH MORE THAN ONE MILLION TEST REGISTRATIONS CANCELED AS SCHOOLS AND TEST CENTERS HAD TO CLOSE OR REDUCE CAPACITY. THROUGH SAT SCHOOL DAY, HIGH SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS, AND STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE OFFERING THE SAT FREE TO STUDENTS, MAKING IT AVAILABLE IN SCHOOL-ON A WEEKDAY-TO EXPAND ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY AND ENHANCE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS. NEARLY 950,000 STUDENTS IN THE CLASS OF 2021 TOOK THE SAT ON A SCHOOL DAY. OVERALL, 62% OF THE CLASS OF 2021 TOOK THE SAT ON A SCHOOL DAY. THE PROGRAM HAS HAD A MAJOR IMPACT ON ACCESS, AS HISPANIC AND BLACK STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL DAY AT MUCH HIGHER RATES THAN WHITE STUDENTS.

COLLEGE AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND ENROLLMENT COLLEGE BOARD IS INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES AND BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO COLLEGE THROUGH CONNECTIONS TO COLLEGES AND SCHOLARSHIPS AND ACCESS TO CREDIT PROGRAMS, PLANNING TOOLS, AND FEE WAIVERS FOR ALL WHO NEED THEM. CLEP: THE COLLEGE-LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP), THE MOST WIDELY TRUSTED COLLEGE-BASED CREDIT-BY-EXAMINATION PROGRAM FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, IS ACCEPTED BY 2,900 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND ADMINISTERED IN OVER 2,000 TEST CENTERS. CLEP INCREASES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS BY ENABLING THEM TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT BY DEMONSTRATING KNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE GAINED IN OTHER SETTINGS, SUCH AS INDEPENDENT STUDY, WORKFORCE TRAINING, OR OTHER EXPERIENCE. CLEP EXAMS CAN SAVE MONEY AND TIME FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS, INCLUDING STUDENTS IN DUAL-ENROLLMENT OR CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS, INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, AND TRANSFER STUDENTS. MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY CAN ALSO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FINANCIAL SAVINGS CLEP OFFERS; THROUGH A COLLEGE BOARD PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEFENSE ACTIVITY FOR NON-TRADITIONAL EDUCATION SUPPORT (DANTES), MILITARY PERSONNEL CAN TAKE CLEP EXAMS FOR FREE. STUDENTS MAY TAKE ANY OF 34 EXAMINATIONS IN 5 SUBJECT AREAS, COVERING MATERIAL USUALLY TAUGHT IN A 2-YEAR DEGREE PROGRAM OR THE FIRST 2 YEARS OF A 4-YEAR PROGRAM. RESEARCH SHOWS STUDENTS WHO EARN COURSE CREDIT FOR ACHIEVING A REQUIRED MINIMUM CLEP EXAM SCORE PERFORM AS WELL AS OR BETTER IN SEQUENT OR SUBSEQUENT COURSES THAN THEIR CLASSMATES WITHOUT CLEP EXAM CREDIT. BIGFUTURE: BIGFUTURE SIMPLIFIES THE PATH TO LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL BY RECOMMENDING SMALL STEPS THAT ALL STUDENTS-NO MATTER THEIR HIGH SCHOOL-CAN TAKE AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME TO EXPLORE CAREER INTERESTS, IDENTIFY POTENTIAL MAJORS, FIND COLLEGES AND SCHOLARSHIPS, AND ACCESS FINANCIAL AID. IT REWARDS THE EFFORT STUDENTS TAKE BY PROVIDING CHANCES AT SCHOLARSHIPS. IN DECEMBER 2018, COLLEGE BOARD INTRODUCED THE NATIONAL BIGFUTURE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS, THE PROGRAM GUIDES THEM THROUGH THE COLLEGE PLANNING PROCESS AND OFFERS THEM MULTIPLE CHANCES TO EARN MONEY FOR COLLEGE. STUDENTS EARN ENTRIES IN MONTHLY DRAWINGS FOR $500-$40,000 SCHOLARSHIPS BY COMPLETING STEPS TO PLAN FOR COLLEGE. MORE THAN $14 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS HAS BEEN AWARDED TO MORE THAN 15,000 STUDENTS SINCE THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED. STUDENT SEARCH SERVICE: COLLEGE BOARD'S STUDENT SEARCH SERVICE IS A FREE, VOLUNTARY PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS STUDENTS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT EDUCATIONAL AND FINANCIAL AID OPPORTUNITIES FROM NEARLY 1,900 ELIGIBLE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND SCHOLARSHIP AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. STUDENTS CAN OPT IN TO PARTICIPATE IN STUDENT SEARCH SERVICE WHEN THEY TAKE CERTAIN COLLEGE BOARD ASSESSMENTS, OR AT ANY TIME WHEN THEY VISIT COLLEGE BOARD'S WEBSITE. BY CHOOSING TO PARTICIPATE, STUDENTS GIVE COLLEGE BOARD PERMISSION TO SHARE THEIR NAMES AND LIMITED INFORMATION WITH COLLEGES AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS LOOKING FOR STUDENTS LIKE THEM. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN SEARCH ARE MORE LIKELY TO GO TO-AND FINISH-COLLEGE. THE COLLEGE BOARD NATIONAL RECOGNITION PROGRAMS: THESE AWARDS CREATE PATHWAYS TO COLLEGE FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS BY AWARDING THEM ACADEMIC HONORS AND CONNECTING THEM WITH UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HELPING STUDENTS STAND OUT DURING THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS. STUDENTS WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE INCLUDE THOSE WHO TAKE THE PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, OR AP EXAMS AND ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN OR BLACK, HISPANIC AMERICAN OR LATINX, INDIGENOUS, OR ATTEND SCHOOL IN A RURAL AREA OR SMALL TOWN. THE COLLEGE BOARD NATIONAL RECOGNITION PROGRAMS GRANT STUDENTS ACADEMIC HONORS THAT CAN BE INCLUDED ON COLLEGE AND SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS. COLLEGES USE THESE HONORS TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS WHO HAVE EXCELLED ON THEIR PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, OR AP EXAMS AND IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. EXPANDED RECOGNITION AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: PARTICIPATING IN STUDENT SEARCH SERVICE ALSO HELPS STUDENTS GET FOUND BY SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDERS. IN ADDITION TO ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION, COLLEGE BOARD CONNECTS STUDENTS TO 26 SCHOLARSHIP PARTNERS THAT OFFER MORE THAN $300 MILLION IN ANNUAL REWARDS TO QUALIFIED STUDENTS BASED ON MERIT AND FINANCIAL NEED. AMONG THE ORGANIZATIONS COLLEGE BOARD WORKS WITH ARE THE AMERICAN INDIAN GRADUATE CENTER (AIGC), THE APIA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, THE COBELL SCHOLARSHIP (AWARDED BY INDIGENOUS EDUCATION, INC.), THE HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND (HSF), THE JACK KENT COOKE FOUNDATION (JKCF), AND THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND (UNCF). BY USING INFORMATION FROM THE PSAT/NMSQT AND PSAT 10, AIGC, APIA, COBELL, HSF, JKCF, AND UNCF ARE ABLE TO ACCESS A WIDER GROUP OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS FROM HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE AWARE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY'VE EARNED. FEE WAIVERS: IN 2021 COLLEGE BOARD PROVIDED $69 MILLION IN FEE WAIVERS AND FEE REDUCTIONS. CSS PROFILE: CSS PROFILE IS A SERVICE THAT HELPS COLLEGES AWARD INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL AID TO THE STUDENTS WHO NEED IT MOST. PROFILE GIVES SCHOOLS A COMPLETE PICTURE OF FAMILIES' FINANCES SO THEY CAN BE SURE TO DISTRIBUTE AID EQUITABLY AND STRATEGICALLY. NEARLY 400 COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS, AND SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATIONS RELY ON CSS PROFILE TO HELP MAKE COLLEGE A REALITY FOR STUDENTS. COLLECTIVELY, INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT USE CSS PROFILE AWARD MORE THAN $9 BILLION ANNUALLY IN INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED. LANDSCAPE: IN FALL 2019 COLLEGE BOARD LAUNCHED LANDSCAPE, A COMPREHENSIVE AND FREE RESOURCE THAT PROVIDES CONSISTENT HIGH SCHOOL AND NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION SO ADMISSIONS OFFICERS CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND APPLICANTS' HIGH SCHOOL AND NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENTS.

OTHER SERVICES RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY - COLLEGE BOARD'S RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS ARE RELATED PRIMARILY TO THE AREAS OF COLLEGE PREPARATION AND ACCESS, COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY AND FINANCIAL AID, COLLEGE ADMISSIONS AND COMPLETION, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOL COUNSELORS. COLLEGE BOARD FOUNDATION - COLLEGE BOARD FOUNDATION WAS CREATED TO OPEN THE DOORS OF COLLEGE TO A MUCH BROADER RANGE OF STUDENTS. COLLEGE BOARD HAS DEVELOPED DEEP EXPERTISE IN ASSESSMENT AND ADVANCED COURSEWORK, APPLYING OUR RESEARCH AND MEASUREMENT CAPABILITIES TO GUIDE MILLIONS OF STUDENTS TO COLLEGE. COLLEGE BOARD FOUNDATION LEVERAGES THOSE CAPABILITIES TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES INTENSIFIED BY THE PANDEMIC: UNEQUAL ACCESS TO GOOD JOBS, STRAINS ON OUR DEMOCRACY, AND THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. MEMBERSHIP - COLLEGE BOARD WORKS TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MEMBERS TO ACHIEVE OUR SHARED GOALS THROUGH PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND LARGE-SCALE CONFERENCES, AND SEEKS TO FOSTER COMMUNITY, EXPAND KNOWLEDGE, AND ENHANCE THE EDUCATION PROFESSION. PUERTO RICO AND LATIN AMERICA - COLLEGE BOARD PUERTO RICO AND LATIN AMERICA DEVELOPS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR POPULATIONS WHOSE VERNACULAR IS SPANISH AND APPROPRIATE TO THE EDUCATIONAL CONDITIONS OF LATIN AMERICA. THESE PROGRAMS ARE AIMED AT SYSTEMATIZING THE UNIVERSITY EVALUATION AND ADMISSIONS PROCESSES, STRENGTHENING ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL ORIENTATION, AND PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE. ****