KIPP Troy Prep celebrates record college applications

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- KIPP Troy Prep High School celebrated a major milestone on Tuesday for its graduating class. Every senior has applied to at least one college or university.

School officials said it's all thanks to the KIPP Forward team, who helped guide students through the application process.

"We continually want to push for a post-secondary education, whether it is college, CTE, a trade school, workforce, so this is us to just motivate our students to understand that there is opportunities after high school," KIPP Forward Team member Myles Clendenin said.

KIPP officials said 30 seniors applied to more than 250 colleges and universities.