Degree up

Created to empower high school and community college students as they navigate the path to higher education, DegreeUp is an interactive mobile platform that simplifies the complexities of college and career planning. By providing on-demand access to scholarship resources, realistic cost transparency, and direct connections to counselors and mentors, DegreeUp aims to bridge the information gap and increase the confidence of students pursuing a degree.

The college access journey was broken down to identify critical friction points in the application and financial aid process. Research was conducted to understand the unique challenges faced by underrepresented students and the specific needs of community college transfers. Then, with the insights we uncovered, features such as career-exploration tools, resume builders, and application-tracking systems were explored to define the new concept and create a high-fidelity prototype that we could validate with students, teachers, and educational stakeholders.

Below are the findings of the project that was created to be student centered: