Promise Programs reach 76,000 students in two counties

## The development Promise Programs in San Diego and Imperial counties have reached 76,000 students, tying college access to a broader regional economic impact estimated at billion.

The programs are designed around a straightforward goal: helping students pursue college. Their reported reach places tens of thousands of students within that effort across the two-county region.

## Education and the economy The programs’ reported impact extends beyond individual students. The billion figure connects college-access efforts with the economic activity of the San Diego and Imperial County region.

That makes the programs both an education initiative and a regional economic development issue. The student count measures their reach, while the economic estimate describes their wider effect.

## What the figures show The central figures are 76,000 students and billion in regional economic impact. Together, they describe a large-scale college-access effort with consequences beyond the classroom.

The development places Promise Programs in the center of discussions about how students in San Diego and Imperial counties move toward higher education and how those pathways affect the region.