AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a kindergarten through postsecondary college readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll and succeed in higher education and in their lives beyond high school. Today, AVID is implemented in approximately 5,600 schools in 44 states, the District of Columbia, 16 countries/territories, and impacts more than 1.2 million students in grades K–12 and in 40 postsecondary institutions.