College access · EdTech platform · Launching 2027

Closing the
college access gap
at scale

OnTrackEDU is a structured digital platform that guides 11th and 12th grade students through every stage of the college access journey — built for schools, nonprofits, and community organizations serving underresourced populations.

Founder & CEO
Trinity Jolley
Founder, OnTrackEDU
M.Ed. Educational Technology, LSU · University of Southern California
M.Ed., Educational Technology — Louisiana State University
B.A., Sociology — Minor in Social Work & Juvenile Justice
Board Member, Aveson Charter Schools — six years of governance-level leadership at the institutional level
Program Manager, HeyTutor — LAUSD Division of Instruction Pilot, coordinating district-wide site operations, tutor deployment, and school partnership alignment
Nonprofit program management and capacity building across educational services organizations, including grant writing and funder reporting
First-generation, low-income transfer student — admitted to 30 colleges, studied abroad, education fully funded, graduated University of Southern California at 19
30 college admissions as first-gen transfer
19 age at USC graduation
6 curriculum modules, fully developed
© copyrighted curriculum and IP
1 : 400+

average counselor-to-student ratio in U.S. public high schools — far exceeding the ASCA recommended 1:250 and making individualized college guidance nearly impossible in underresourced schools

59%

of high schools offer dedicated college counseling — disproportionately concentrated in wealthier districts, leaving Title I schools and their students without structured guidance

30%

of low-income students experience "summer melt" — accepted to college but failing to enroll due to missing forms, incomplete financial aid steps, or absence of follow-up support

20–35%

increase in first-generation enrollment rates when organizations adopt structured college-going programs — within two years, per College Advising Corps and National College Attainment Network

The problem we're solving

The information gap is a
structural problem — not a student one

40%

Students in Title I schools are 40% less likely to receive hands-on assistance with financial aid forms such as the FAFSA compared to their higher-income peers — one of the most consequential and preventable gaps in college access.

Not grades.

Studies show students who begin but do not complete college applications rarely fail due to academic performance or motivation — but because of bureaucratic and procedural confusion. The barrier is process, not potential.

Infrastructure gap

Community-based organizations are now central to college access work — yet most lack ready-to-use, data-backed curricula they can deploy without building custom programs from scratch. OnTrackEDU closes that gap.

A systemic problem requires a systemic solution

First-generation and low-income students apply to fewer colleges and less selective institutions — even when their academic profiles match more advantaged peers. The gap is not academic. It is informational, structural, and organizational.

Individual-focused EdTech tools consistently underperform in underresourced communities because they assume a baseline of adult or counselor engagement that most schools and nonprofits cannot provide. OnTrackEDU is designed for the organizations doing the work — not as a consumer product that assumes support already exists.

The downstream consequences are institutional as well as individual. Schools lose funding when college-going rates stagnate. Communities lose talent pipelines. The cost of inaction compounds at every level of the system.

System-level interventions work. When organizations adopt structured college-going programs, first-generation enrollment rates rise by 20–35% within two years, per analyses from the College Advising Corps and the National College Attainment Network. OnTrackEDU is built to be that intervention — deployable, measurable, and built for the organizations already serving these students.

The Get-In Guide — curriculum overview

A structured, six-module framework
from exploration to enrollment

Each module is sequenced to mirror the natural decision timeline of 11th and 12th grade students, with interactive tools, downloadable resources, and progress tracking built in.

01
College Exploration
Interactive school discovery tools — in-state vs. out-of-state cost comparison, public vs. private analysis, and personalized school list building based on student profile and goals.
02
Financial Aid Navigation
Step-by-step FAFSA and CA Dream Act walkthroughs, financial aid offer interpretation, grants vs. loans, and actionable strategies for maximizing aid awards.
03
Scholarship Strategy
Systematic approach to identifying, tracking, and applying for scholarships — including application writing frameworks tailored for first-generation and underrepresented students.
04
Personal Statement Development
Structured writing process with culturally responsive prompts, peer and self-review frameworks, and guidance designed for students whose stories are often undertold in traditional application prep.
05
Application Timeline Management
Personalized application calendar spanning junior through senior year — deadline tracking, task sequencing, and accountability checkpoints built for students without external support structures.
06
Post-Acceptance Preparation
Transition support covering enrollment confirmation, housing, financial check-ins, and first-generation college student orientation — closing the gap between admission and actual attendance.
Partnership models

Built for organizations on the
front lines of college access

OnTrackEDU is designed to integrate into existing programming — not replace it. We partner with institutions that are already doing the work and need scalable infrastructure to do it better.

Primary partner

Schools & Districts

Title I schools, continuation schools, and alternative education programs with high first-generation student populations and limited counseling resources.

School-wide or cohort licensing
Counselor dashboard and reporting
Pilot partnership program — structured value exchange
Outcome data for district reporting
Aligns with college readiness metrics
Primary partner

Nonprofits & CBOs

Community-based organizations, college access programs, youth development organizations, and nonprofits serving underresourced students in out-of-school time.

Program licensing for cohort delivery
Grant-fundable program model
Facilitator and self-guided formats
Reporting tools for funder compliance
Secondary partner

Universities

Institutions seeking to expand first-generation and underrepresented student enrollment through pipeline partnerships with high schools and community organizations.

Recruitment pipeline access
Co-branded programming options
First-gen enrollment data and outcomes
Founder background

Built by someone who has worked
at every level of this system

OnTrackEDU was founded by Trinity Jolley — a first-generation, low-income transfer student who was admitted to 30 colleges, studied abroad, had her education fully funded, and graduated from the University of Southern California at 19. That experience is not incidental to the platform. It is the proof of concept for it.

Trinity holds a B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Social Work and Juvenile Justice, and a Master's in Educational Technology from Louisiana State University. Her academic background grounds the platform in an understanding of structural inequity, systems navigation, and how technology can be deployed to close access gaps at scale — not just deliver content.

Professionally, Trinity has served as Program Manager on the HeyTutor LAUSD Division of Instruction Pilot, coordinating large-scale district site operations, tutor deployment, and school partnership alignment as a liaison between school sites and internal teams. She served six years as a Board Member at Aveson Charter Schools — bringing governance-level perspective to institutional decision-making, school operations, and organizational accountability. Her broader experience spans multi-site educational program management, nonprofit capacity building, and grant writing across school and community-based partnerships.

She has worked at the intersection of education, technology, nonprofit capacity building, and grant writing throughout her career — which means she understands not just what students need, but how organizations are funded, measured, and held accountable for delivering it.

Education
M.Ed., Educational Technology — Louisiana State University. B.A. Sociology, Minor Social Work & Juvenile Justice — University of Southern California.
Governance
Board Member, Aveson Charter Schools — six years of institutional governance, school operations oversight, and organizational accountability at the board level.
Program Mgmt
Program Manager, HeyTutor — LAUSD Division of Instruction Pilot. District-scale site coordination, tutor deployment, and school-to-organization alignment.
Operations
Multi-site educational program management across school and community-based partnerships — program launches, partner relationships, staffing coordination, and data compliance.
Nonprofit
Grant writing and organizational capacity building across educational services nonprofits — including funder reporting and program development.
Lived exp.
First-generation, low-income transfer student. Admitted to 30 colleges. Graduated University of Southern California at 19. Studied abroad. Education fully funded. Built the guide she never had.

Partner with us to
expand what's possible
for your students

OnTrackEDU is accepting pilot partnership inquiries from schools, districts, and nonprofits ahead of our 2027 launch. Pilot partners receive structured access to The Get-In Guide curriculum in exchange for student outcome data and program feedback — a defined value exchange that supports both program validation and organizational impact reporting.

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