Choose your experience.
We offer year, semester, and flexible virtual programs designed to take you beyond your everyday life, uncover what’s important to you, and teach you the skills you need to succeed in college and beyond.
Year
Experience
Our Year Experience is for students looking to take a full gap year.
The Year Experience is comprised of 10-weeks of volunteering and service learning, 10-weeks of skill building in San Fransisco, and a practical 12-week experience (an internship, apprenticeship, or personal project).
PROGRAM DURATION
8 months
PROGRAM COST
$24,000
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Phase 1
EXPLORE
10 weeks
In the U.s. for fall 2021
Volunteer in one of these destinations: Florida, Hawaii, or Montana
Phase 2
focus
10 weeks
SAN FRANCISCO
Sharpen essential skills, mentor one-on-one with a professional coach, and work on real-world projects as you build a portfolio
Phase 3
launch
12 weeks
Anywhere
Apply the skills you've developed in the program to score an internship, pursue a personal project, land an apprenticeship, or apply for college
“The thing standing between you and whatever it is you want is the risk or jump that you need to take.”
- CHANCE H., 2016 FELLOW
Semester
Experience
Choose a purposeful gap semester that connects you with résumé-building experiences while sharpening the skills that matter most like self-advocacy, resilience, and effective communication. The program also features mentorship from professional coaches, a virtual volunteer experience at a non-profit organization, and a professional externship.
PROGRAM DURATION
15 weeks
PROGRAM COST
$7,995
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Phase 1
Explore
5 weeks
online
Gain clarity by figuring out where you are and where you want to go in life. Be of service through a volunteer project.
Phase 2
Focus
10 weeks
online
Sharpen essential skills, be mentored one-on-one by a professional coach, build a portfolio, and apply new knowledge right away through a professional externship.
“When you are here you are confronted with your own potential, your dreams, your small ideas for innovation and are given time to hone in on what exactly that means for yourself and the others around you."-KISA M., 2015 FELLOW
Flexible Experiences
Our new series of flexible experiences are short-term intensives focused on a particular skill group or learning objective. From designing your life to foundational essentials to workplace skills to practical experiences in a field you're interested in, these fast-track programs are designed to deliver the best Year On has to offer in a format that can easily be added to your existing schedule. Take the one you're most interested in, or stack them all consecutively to supercharge your learning.
PROGRAM DURATION
5 weeks
PROGRAM COST
$1,995
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Design Your Life
February 2
online
A five week fast-track that helps students build essential skills to map out where they want to go and how to get there.
Special combined double program:
Foundational Skills & Workplace
March 8
online
Perfect as a follow-up to Design, these two five-week programs are being offered consecutively over ten weeks. Tuition for the combined program is $3,990. Participants will focus on a set of difference-making skills that are adaptable to any major or career, then build a professional portfolio and sharpen the skills needed to target, land, and thrive in a job.
Discover
April 13
online
In this five-week program, participants will learn and practice concrete skills in partnership with one of three leading companies: Facebook (digital marketing), Asana (project management), and Salesforce (customer relationship management). Learning is supported by one-on-one mentorship from Year On coaches along with community-building events each week.
"The experience I had with Year On was life changing for me. I feel so much more confident now in general, but especially about my major and what I want to do in college. I grew so much in just a few weeks, more than I did in all of high school.
"- ALLISON S., 2017 FELLOW
