The After College Experience equips leaders to facilitate meaningful conversations, deeper reflection, and healthier post-college transition outcomes.
“I truly believe The After College Experience taught me the skills necessary to not just survive, but succeed in life after college. I learned so much from this experience, I cannot thank you enough.”
Jennifer (Kearney) Greenawalt, recent graduate
The After College Experience provides a clear pathway for equipping students to thrive after college. Designed for facilitators—including college ministers, higher education professionals, and church leaders—this is not simply a collection of lessons or downloadable content. It is a guided implementation experience created to help organizations thoughtfully support students through one of life’s most significant transitions.
Through reflection, conversation, practical preparation, and faith-centered formation, participants are invited into crucial conversations, introduced to critical transition topics, and equipped with practical tools they can use right away.
As one senior puts it, “College [professors, advisors, etc.] stresses the importance of preparing for graduation and the job, but they cover none of the topics that concern me most.” The After College Experience steps into that gap.
When organizations launch The After College Experience in their context, implementation includes facilitator onboarding, After College books for participants, implementation support, and a post-pilot strategy session designed to help leaders create meaningful and sustainable impact.
If you are looking to maximize your efforts so your organization produces alumni who are flourishing in their next steps—and eager to give back—The After College Experience was built for you.
The best features of The After College Experience, according to alumni:
- Addresses topics that recent graduates face & that concern them most
- Inspires a proactive mindset for the transition
- Creates community in the senior year as well as a safe space to process concerns & hopes
- Offers practical tools & resources that can be used right away
The best features of The After College Experience, according to facilitators:
- Provides a “plug-and-play” experience that removes the guesswork
- Allows leaders to spend more time investing in students and less time preparing content
- Offers “so much solid and flexible content”
- Produces students who feel more confident, prepared, & hopeful
We encourage all our staff to get the After College book for their students.
Hundreds of our staff use the book + curriculum materials with graduating students.
There’s nothing else like it out there.
Ryan Lospaluto, Associate Director of Alumni Relations, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
Why The After College Experience?
Students often leave college academically prepared, but emotionally, relationally, spiritually, and practically underprepared for the realities of transition.
The After College Experience helps organizations create intentional space for students to process identity, vocation, community, faith, finances, family, and everyday life after graduation — all through guided conversation, practical tools, and faith-centered reflection.
“I just want to affirm that the things I’ve learned through The After College Experience helped me so much in my discernment process with my career and with the community I have been able to build after college. The things I struggled with during my senior year were tough because of the magnitude of each decision, but because of the love and support I’ve received from this program, it allowed me to prioritize the importance of Christ being the center in all my decisions.”
David Kim, recent graduate
For over 20 years, elements of The After College Experience have been tested and refined within college ministry, church, and higher education settings across the country. Since 2019, IVCF has used the curriculum across their organization, helping thousands of students prepare for life after college.
The current version of The After College Experience is the result of significant collaboration between the Alumni Relations Team of IVCF and author Erica Young Reitz, combining years of on-the-ground experience, student feedback, and practical implementation across a wide variety of contexts.
Today, organizations use The After College Experience to create meaningful conversations, strengthen transition support, and help students prepare not simply for graduation, but for long-term flourishing after college.
What’s Included?
The After College Experience is a guided curriculum and implementation experience designed for leaders who want to help students thoughtfully navigate the transition out of college through reflection, conversation, practical preparation, and faith-centered formation.
Built from years of on-the-ground testing with thousands of college students, this resource offers a turn-key approach for facilitators who want to equip students well without building content from scratch. Scripted facilitator guides, plug-and-play presentations, printable handouts, and implementation support give leaders what they need to launch confidently while still customizing the experience for their unique context.
The After College Experience includes seven modules with 90 minutes of interactive content each, about 10.5 total hours, and more:
- 7 Facilitator Guides + Overview/Recommended Sessions (80 total pages of content)
- 7 PPT Presentations (114 total slides)
- 7 Email Templates (available as MailChimp templates or document downloads)
- 20 Handouts/Printable Downloads and Additional Resources
- Internal links to books, articles, and other relevant media and resources
- Facilitator onboarding and implementation support
- Post-pilot strategy session to help your organization strengthen future impact
