NPEA is a membership association dedicated to promoting quality, success, and growth for member organizations, partner schools, and communities committed to educational access. NPEA members work in collaboration with college preparatory schools to provide underrepresented students with academic preparation, placement services and counseling, and ongoing support to ensure enrollment at and graduation from four-year colleges.

Through professional development, sharing of effective and emerging practices and information, research, and the dissemination of best practices, NPEA is working toward a day when all students have equal access to high-quality education and opportunities for college and beyond. NPEA members work to provide and expand educational opportunities for motivated underserved students across the United States.

NPEA is an initiative of The Steppingstone Foundation and is supported by The Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund, The Goldman Sachs Foundation, and The J.C. Kellogg Foundation.