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We partner with universities, colleges, and youth-serving nonprofits to strengthen career guidance for first-generation students.
By combining data-driven career preparation with the power of human connection, we equip staff and leadership to advance strategic career initiatives that enable students to turn hard-earned degrees into great first jobs and thriving careers.
“Bringing together our academic experience with Basta's career-readiness expertise will allow us to assist our students more holistically and become the central support system they need.”
— A Powered By Basta partner
Discovery is Basta’s flexible career-preparation platform, designed with insights from 8,000+ participants. It combines live guidance with AI-enabled, personalized tools to equip students with clarity, confidence, and the networks they need for internships and first jobs.
“Basta Discovery’s design made a big impression.
The way students progress through the modules and then ‘unlock’ access to employers felt a bit like gamification, which was exciting for them.”
— Andre Fontenelle, Director of Career and Employer Engagement, Brooklyn College
Why BECOME A PARTNER?
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We partner with universities, colleges, and youth-serving nonprofits nationwide to strengthen career preparation for first-generation students. Drawing on years of direct-service experience and employer relationships, we bring a tested model grounded in data and measurable outcomes.
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Our platform embeds career preparation at scale. Our real-time dashboards track engagement and readiness, giving advisors and leadership real-time insights to support student success.
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Integrating Discovery into first-year programs improves persistence by helping students find clarity, confidence, and career direction early in college.
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AI-enabled tools and individualized roadmaps give every student a clear plan, while staff use data to focus advising where it matters most without adding significant resources.
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Discovery links academics to high-growth careers and connects students with internships, jobs, and Basta’s expanding employer network, positioning institutions to show clear progress toward student success and career outcomes.
PARTNERS
Beyond 12
Cooperman College Scholars
Democracy Prep
DREAM
East Harlem Tutorial Program
Genesis Works
Gray Foundation
KIPP NJ
NYC FIRST
Point Foundation
Baruch College
Brooklyn College
California State University, Sacramento
City University of New York
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Haverford College
Hunter College
LaGuardia Community College
New York University School of Professional Studies
Sonoma State University
Southern Connecticut State University
St. Edward’s University
St. Joseph's University
Stony Brook University
Texas Tech University
The College of Staten Island
The University of Arizona
University of California San Diego