What is AVID?

Our nation’s schools are full of students who possess a desire to go to college and the willingness to work hard, but many of them do not truly have the opportunity to be college-ready. These are often the students who will be the first in their families to attend college and are from groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education. AVID equips teachers and schools with what they need to help these students succeed on a path to college and career success.

To address this need, AVID has developed the AVID Elective course and AVID Excel Elective course. Students receive the additional academic, social, and emotional support that will help them succeed in their school’s most rigorous courses.

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The AVID Excel elective course addresses the language and literacy needs of long-term English language learners. It can change their lives by accelerating language acquisition, developing academic literacy, and placing them on a path to high school AVID and college-preparatory coursework.