What is AVID®?

AVID is an elective class that motivates and prepares educationally disadvantaged students to attend college and attain a four-year university degree. AVID supports students in college preparatory subject areas and teaches academic achievement skills (i.e., note-taking, time management, organization). More than 90% of AVID students subsequently enroll in college; seventy percent attend 4-year universities.

AVID …

• Selects average students with potential who otherwise might not succeed in 'college prep' classes
  
• Increases the number of middle and high school students taking rigorous academic classes (including honors, dual credit, and Advanced Placement courses)
  
• Provides a developed curriculum (writing, study skills, college entrance, and multi-subject tutorials)
  
• Teaches critical thinking and collaborative learning through small groups led by college student tutors
  
• Teaches study skills and long-term academic survival/success skills
  
• Succeeds in sending the majority of its students to four-year colleges and universities

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