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Over one hundred years after its founding, the Grace family is still actively involved in the work of the Grace Institute. Grace Institute continues to provide New York area women with a tuition-free education, charging only a nominal fee for registration and materials. This ensures that immigrant women and women who are economically disadvantaged have access to training in the most current business technologies and the opportunity to qualify for competitive employment with major New York area corporations.
A day and evening program is offered in business skills emphasizing computers, keyboarding, business writing, and more. Students learn personal skills such as interviewing and resume-writing techniques. All women must have a high school diploma or GED, be fluent in English, and be eligible to work in the United States. Grace Students come from diverse racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds and range in age from late teens to seniors. Since 1897, over 100,000 women have graduated from Grace.
Grace currently has an 80% placement rate after graduation, and assists women in finding jobs with benefits. Job fairs are organized to give employers and graduates the opportunity to meet and interact. Grace graduates are employed by New York City law firms, corporations, nonprofits, hospitals, schools, and more. Employers have included Citigroup; Forbes; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; McCann Erickson; Fordham University; American Museum of Natural History; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, among others.
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