Start or return to BRIDGE.

This is the home of BRIDGE, First Gen Empower's professional certification for campus staff supporting undocumented students. Campuses and individuals enroll here, participants sign in here, and the Fall 2026 cohort runs here from orientation to the Campus Action Proposal.

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Fall 2026 cohort
  1. September 30 and October 1Week 1: Orientation
  2. Wednesdays and ThursdaysNine weeks of live sessions
  3. December 11Campus Action Proposal due
  4. Mid DecemberCertification decisions
Inside BRIDGE

One sign in, everything in its place.

Once signed in, participants move through the weekly course, build toward the Campus Action Proposal, connect with their cohort, and watch their certification progress.

Weekly course

Prepare, join, and return to the material.

Each week pairs a short pre session video with a live session offered twice, Wednesday and Thursday. Materials, recordings, the searchable resource library, and the state resources directory stay in one place for the whole cohort.

  • Guided weekly path
  • Recordings included
  • Searchable library
  • State resources
Campus Action Proposal

Turn nine weeks into a plan your campus keeps.

You build the proposal week by week and refine it with peers in working sessions. The Campus Action Proposal is due December 11.

  • Integrated learning
  • Working sessions
  • Peer feedback
  • Example proposals
Community

Work through it with your cohort.

A community space runs through the program, with channels for cohort discussion, questions between sessions, and shared resources. After the cohort ends, participants stay connected in the BRIDGE alumni network.

  • Community space
  • Multiple channels
  • Alumni network
Certification

Know where you stand at every step.

My Progress shows your standing as you go. Certification decisions land in mid December, and every BRIDGE credential is publicly verifiable.

  • Trackable progress
  • Certification record
  • Verifiable credential
Ways in

Three ways into BRIDGE.

Institutions enroll teams, individuals enroll directly, and networks arrange access for their members. The seat scale, member pricing, and terms live on one page.

Institutions Enroll a cross-departmental team as one cohort. One program fee and a seat rate that falls as the cohort grows, campus-level reporting, and seats that extend to sister campuses and community organizations. See institution pricing Individuals Buy a seat for yourself. One payment at checkout, your account created on the spot, the full program with recordings, the certification path, and the alumni network after. See individual pricing Networks and systems Bring BRIDGE to more than one campus. Member organizations, university systems, and consortia set pricing with the team, with shared implementation, reporting, and access through member codes. See network pricing
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Email bridge@firstgenempower.org and a person will point you to the right door.

Before you enroll

Questions? Ask a person.

The FAQ covers sessions, attendance flexibility, certification, and access. Anything else reaches the team directly.

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The full BRIDGE story, its impact, and the team behind it live at firstgenempower.org/bridge.