Founded in 2007, Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE) was created to bring innovative solutions to the severely under-resourced Yonkers Public School District.

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What began as a college access program for 12th-grade students has grown into a comprehensive college success program model—starting in 9th grade with college readiness programs, continuing through the college application process, and extending into college persistence to ensure YPIE students graduate college and launch meaningful careers.

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Today, YPIE provides college readiness, access, and persistence services to more than 2,000 students per year from 9th grade through college.

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YPIE Yonkers

 

Since 2007, YPIE has partnered with the Yonkers Public Schools to prepare students for college and career success. YPIE currently works with approximately 25% of the high school students in the Yonkers Public Schools:

• The third largest school district in New York State, with nearly 25,000 students

• 67% of Yonkers students are economically disadvantaged 

• The ratio of guidance counselors to students is approximately 1:500

• Diverse ethnicity: 88% communities of color

 

In 2015, YPIE opened an after-school academic space - the YPIE College Zone - to focus on rigorous academics, deep career skill-building, interwoven with social-emotional development and other 21st-century skills. Located in the historic Yonkers Trolley Barn building, the 5,200 square-foot learning facility is easily accessible in Downtown Yonkers.

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YPIE has College Centers located in each of the ten Yonkers public high schools, including: Barack Obama School for Social Justice, Charter School of Educational Excellence, Gorton High School, Lincoln High School, Riverside High School, Roosevelt High School, Robert Halmi Sr. Academy of Film and Television, Saunders Trades and Technical High School, Yonkers Middle High School, and Yonkers Montessori Academy.

 

 

YPIE Jersey City​

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​​In Fall 2023, YPIE partnered with the Jersey City Public Schools to replicate its college success model in Jersey City, New Jersey.  

 

Jersey City is similar in size and demographics to Yonkers and has an absence of equitable services for students:

• The third largest school district in NJ, with more than 26,000 students

• 51% of Jersey City students qualify for free/reduced lunch 

• The ratio of guidance counselors to students is approximately 1:397

• Diverse ethnicity: 43% Hispanic, 28% Black, 12% Asian, 13% White​

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YPIE also has College Centers located in three Jersey City Public Schools, including Dickinson High School, Lincoln High School, and Ferris High School.

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View the ypie.org/jerseycity page!

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See the announcement:   Yonkers Partners In Education (YPIE) Replicates Its College Success Model in Jersey City, New Jersey (July 2023)

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YPIE Nashville

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For many years, Regeneron has supported YPIE's award-winning Science Research program, through which students conduct original research in science labs and medical settings, participate in science competitions, and earn college credit that prepares them for a future in science. 

 

Because of this program's success, Regeneron asked YPIE to bring our science research program to Nashville students as part of a major health equity initiative announced in October 2023.  YPIE started working with students in Nashville in the spring of 2025.  Read the announcement:  YPIE Replicates its YPIE Science Research and College Success Model in Nashville, TN

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​YPIE Nashville is currently working with students from three Metro Nashville Public High Schools, including  Hunters Lane, McGavock, and Stratford High School.​

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Demographics for the Metro Nashville Public Schools:

• More than 80,000 students

• Diverse ethnicities:  37% Black or African American, 34% Hispanic/Latino, 23% White, 3% Asian

• 19% economically disadvantaged 

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Visit the ypie.org/nashville page!