Jun 16, 2025
Class of 2025 Over 90 Breakthrough college grads were honored at Breakthrough’s 2025 Grad Fest. The event celebrated the life-changing achievement each student set out to accomplish back in middle school: to become a first-generation college graduate. Thanks to...
Jun 5, 2025
Breakthrough hosted “Your Journey, Your Future,” at Eastside Early College High School (Eastside ECHS) to commemorate the graduation of 146 students from the organization’s Schoolwide Program who receive comprehensive, year-round postsecondary advising. The “Your...
Mar 17, 2025
Nonprofit Harnesses AI to Enhance Student-Focused STEM Lesson Plans, Maximize Teacher Efficiency Breakthrough Central Texas, Austin’s nonprofit organization helping students become the first in their family to earn a college degree or certificate, and ClassGenius, a...
Nov 14, 2024
My Breakthrough Experience: Nyja Harris I’ve persevered through so many challenges, with the goal of being the first of my family to graduate with a college degree and to build a comfortable life, and Breakthrough was there with me every step of the way. When people...
Nov 7, 2024
We’re still soaking in the memories from last week’s Breakthrough Benefit Concert, presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas! It was a night to remember, with Kendra Strange, our Chief Schools Officer, emceeing, remarks by Executive Director Michael...
Sep 26, 2024
Board Trusttee: Christina Corona In It For The Long Haul A native Austinite and fierce advocate for aspiring first-generation college graduates like herself, Christina became involved with Breakthrough Central Texas in 2014. Her involvement with the Greater Austin...
