Toledo Excel

Since it began in 1988, TOLEDO EXCEL, a scholarship incentive program at The University of Toledo, has been striving to prepare underrepresented students for success in college.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Please join us for our 40th Annual Conference for Aspiring Minority Youth on Saturday, January 27, 2024.  Click here for more information and to register.  Toledo Excel applications are now available for the 2024-2025 academic year. Learn more

Dr. Helen Cooks, Excel program founder
The Excel Story

Dr. Helen C. Cooks, creator and guiding light of TOLEDO EXCEL, saw a crack and decided promising children weren't going to slip through it anymore. Learn more

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Academic Year Programming

It was determined early in the planning process that a truly innovative curriculum would be an integral part of the TOLEDO EXCEL program. Learn more

speaker at the annual aspiring minority leader conference
Annual Conference

Initiative for this event derived from the leadership of Helen C. Cooks at The University of Toledo, Edrene B. Cole of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and Toledo Public Schools. Learn more

  

 

Graduating class of students in Group XXVII
Graduation/Induction

Since Group I completed high school in 1993, a ceremony has been held each year to recognize graduating seniors, and induct a new group of students into the TOLEDO EXCEL Program. Learn more

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2023-24 student updates

To ensure we have updated contact information, please complete the student update form. Learn more

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Prospective Students

Thank you for your interest in participating in Toledo Excel.  Applications are now available for the 2024-2025 academic year. Learn more

 

Last Updated: 1/24/24