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Final Class Selected

Act Six is a leadership development and college scholarship program that brings together diverse cadres of emerging leaders who want to use their college education to make a difference on campus and in their home communities.

WE ARE NO LONGER RECRUITING BUT SCHOLARS ARE STILL ON CAMPUS

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My Amazing Expedition Experience

by Josiah Tiblow Thirty-three strangers? In the woods? For three days? A month before the Degrees of Change Summer Expedition, many things ran through my mind. From the nerves of being away from home without communication to the outside, to the uncertainty of not knowing…

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A PROVEN MODEL

For over two decades, Act Six has connected local affiliates, colleges, and emerging young leaders. To date, nearly 1,500 diverse scholars have received full-need, full-tuition scholarships at universities across the country.

Degrees of Change knows the Act Six model works, and we are building on its success in Tacoma-Seattle to expand cohort-based, leadership development programming within high-demand college to career pathways. 

ACT SIX OUTCOMES

91%

students of color, 90% first generation or low-income, with 70 languages spoken

81%

graduate within 6-years, 12 points higher than rate for all students at partner colleges

88%

employed within one year of graduation, compared with 77% nationally

69%

return to their home communities, where 74% volunteer

I am a student at Pacific Lutheran University majoring in Computer Science and Sociology. I was born in Kenya and moved to America with my family . . . If you told me then that I would be pursuing these two majors in college now—I would not have believed you.
Davine Mungai
Act Six Scholar, Class of 2027

SCHOLARS ARE STILL ON CAMPUS

We remain committed to the Act Six scholars still enrolled in our partner institutions. There are nearly 400 scholars on campus across the national network. Our goal has always been to support our students through college completion and to prepare them for successful careers.

If you have questions about how Act Six is currently supporting scholars on campus, please contact your local affiliate by region:

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YOUNG LEADERS NEED COMMUNITY

The final Act Six class will graduate by spring 2028. Please consider giving a gift to support a current scholar through graduation.
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*Important Act Six Update*Read the Press Release
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