Summary
Organization name
Bard Early College in New Orleans
2008
Address
3820 St. Claude AvenueNew Orleans, LA 70117
Bard Early College in New Orleans
A nonprofit organization
$2,611 raised by 43 donors
100% complete
$2,600 Goal
At Bard Early College New Orleans (BECNO), students can earn an Associate of Arts (AA) degree by the time they complete their high school diploma. Their college education is tuition-free and transferable. From six area high schools, BECNO serves 105 students and is recognized both for inspiring young people to excel in college and for leading new approaches to college access and equity across Louisiana.
BECNO's Class of 2024 finished with two years of college experience and earned AA degrees at a rate of 81% by the end of the 12th grade. The majority of the graduating class enrolled in four-year degree programs. The 2024-25 BECNO student body represents nearly every zip code in New Orleans. 89% identify as African-American, 56% are eligible for federal Pell grants, and 47% are the first in their families to attend college.
Testimonials
"I'm so attached to my work that any contact of revision seems to me as betrayal to my originality. However, I've learned to look at revision in a new light. Revision isn't hindering my originality; it's perpetuating ideas of newer works. Revision is like the birth of a work that came from the artist and one of their recent works. Taking a look at "Ordinary Genius" by Kim Addison, the author lists a variety of revision techniques and one that stood out to me was, "Tension and surprise". This technique is like the cherry on top, it adds more detail and punch with my work when writing."
- Lavonte' Lucas (2nd Year BECNO Student), Workshop Artist Statement, Elective: Breakbeat Poetry Workshop
Mission
Bard College seeks to inspire curiosity, a love of learning, idealism, and a commitment to the link between higher education and civic participation. The undergraduate curriculum is designed to address central, enduring questions facing succeeding generations of students. Academic disciplines are interconnected through multidisciplinary programs; a balance in the curriculum is sought between general education and individual specialization. Students pursue a rigorous course of study reflecting diverse traditions of scholarship, research, speculation, and artistic expression. They engage philosophies of human existence, theories of human behavior and society, the making of art, and the study of the humanities, science, nature, and history.
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Organization Data
New Orleans, LA 70117