Quick Facts Building STEPS’ partner high schools are Digital Harbor, Forest Part, Patterson,       Paul Lawrence Dunbar, and W.E.B.Dubois. The typical Building STEPS student lives in a single or no-parent household; qualifies       for free or reduced meals; and works a part-time job, often to help pay for       household expenses. 85% Building STEPS students are the first in their family to graduate from college. 80% of Building STEPS’ program graduates earn a college degree. 67% of Building STEPS’ college graduates earn degrees focused on science,       technology, engineering or mathematics. 37% of Building STEPS’ college graduates go on to earn a post-baccalaureate degree. Building STEPS students have enrolled at 47 colleges and universities and earned       more than $7 million in academic scholarship offers. Many Building STEPS graduates have begun their professional careers, working at       places such as McCormick & Company, Baxter Healthcare, Baltimore City Public       School System and PricewaterhouseCoopers Almost 200 students have graduated from Building STEPS’ academic and       professional development program.