Empowering students to stay on track, overcome challenges, and confidently pursue their goals.
Empowering students to stay on track, overcome challenges, and confidently pursue their goals.
LBW Thrive is a grassroots, community-based initiative developed by Lurleen B. Wallace Community College to provide one-to-one mentorship and support to empower students overcome barriers, build resilience, and persist through earning post-secondary credentialling.
PROMISE
The LBW Promise Program supports high school seniors. The team collaborates with local school faculty, Career Coaches, the LBW Success Coach and the LBW Career Coordinator to help students in their pursuit of post-secondary credentialling.
Seniors who choose to participate are paired with a Community Guide from who supports them with their transition from high school into their next best place.
SAINT 2 SAINT
The LBW Saint2Saint Program connects incoming freshman students with current LBW students to ease the transition to college specifically during their first two semesters.
LBW students who join the Saint2Saint Program are paired with a Peer Guide who provides personalized support in the following three areas: leadership development, academic support and social engagement.
Guides remind students to meet deadlines, connect students to resources and most importantly, encourage the them to reach their full potential.
Our Mission
Increasing post-secondary success through comprehensive student support,
grounded in community and commitment.