Project Management Support

Washington, District of Columbia

Earn an Educational Stipend

Hybrid

August 2024

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How It Works

Learn

Our program provides you with an educational stipend and skills-based training in:

Business Foundations & Navigation
Project Management Support
Team-based Project Coordination
Data Management, Analysis & Reporting

Intern

Put the skills you learned into practice! We'll work with our company partners to provide you access to internships and wrap-around support services.

Land a Job

80% of alumni are employed and/or enrolled in college within 4 months of graduation. Our support staff will guide you through every part of your job search.

Common role pathways:

Project Support
Business Controls Specialist
Administrative Coordinator
Operations Support

Year Up Graduate Outcomes

80%

of graduates employed and/or enrolled in postsecondary education within 4 months of program completion

$53K

average starting annual salary of Year Up graduates

92%

of graduates are satisfied with Year Up

Project Management Typical Job Tasks

Help prepare project proposals, timeframes, schedules, and budgets
Act as key contact and communicate project status to participants, navigating dynamics between individual team members

Support Project Manager in the successful planning and execution of a project
Analyze and interpret data to make business-related inferences

Learn more about Project Management

Eligibility Requirements

18-29 years old
High school graduate or GED
Low to moderate income
U.S. citizenship, permanent resident, DACA recipient, or employment authorization card
Live within commuting distance of a Year Up location. Although Year Up has shifted to a hybrid program model, you must be able to regularly attend in-person days throughout the duration of the program
Have not obtained a Bachelor’s degree

Available five days a week (M-F) for the entire duration of the program
Highly motivated to learn new technical and professional skills

More information about vaccination requirements can be found here.

Do you have DACA status?
Year Up strongly supports DACA and welcomes young adults with DACA status. For more, see our DACA GUIDANCE page.

Campuses

Our staff will help you determine which campus is right for you after you apply to Year Up in National Capital Region.

Washington, D.C.

609 H Street, NE

Suite #500

District of Columbia

20002

(786) 577-6028

Directions

Learning will take place in a Year Up classroom with seasoned instructors providing technical and professional training

VA, Woodbridge

Northern Virginia Community College

2645 College Drive

Virginia

22191

(571) 303-1449

Directions

Be a part of a Year Up cohort of students at this college partner
Earn credits directly from this college partner to use toward a future degree
Applicants may be asked to submit a college application and complete a FAFSA form in addition to their Year Up application requirements