How College MAP has changed young lives

EY College MAP continues to deliver on its commitment to support the next generation

Hailed as one of the most innovative and high-impact corporate volunteer programs focused on mentoring in the US, College MAP (Mentoring for Access and Persistence), is a model of private sector mentoring to support access to education for underserved youth and develop future generations of talent.

We are so very proud of our passionate EY College MAP mentors and the students who are working hard to attain their college dreams.

About EY College MAP

In the US, up to 65% of jobs require post-secondary education, but too many underserved high school students don’t consider going to college. The goal can seem too distant, the application process too confusing, the cost too expensive and the rewards too unclear.

EY College MAP addresses this gap by matching employee volunteer mentors with groups of 11th- and 12th-graders in underserved high schools throughout the US so that they can gain access to college and succeed in higher education. The program helps demystify the process of applying to and affording college, encouraging students who might not otherwise have considered it an option. We then work with students to build the skills and the confidence they need to persist in completing their post-secondary goals.

Mentoring also supercharges employee engagement. EY employees who are College MAP mentors have longer average tenures with EY and are more likely to receive higher performance ratings than colleagues at similar ranks. College MAP mentors are also more likely to have leading-class employee engagement, which ultimately impacts our business and bottom line.