Alumni Support

Responding to the overwhelming need from alumni for more support in college, ACE TPP was created to support ACE alumni in their post-secondary pursuits.

ACE TPP’s mission is to actively mentor, engage with, and support students through their post-secondary academic studies, following their initial engagement with ACE during high school. The goal is to ensure ACE alumni successfully complete their studies and enter as full-time employees of the construction industry.

• Mentee and mentor are paired based on similar field, school, location, etc.
• Mentor provides mentee with professional, academic, and personal support throughout post-secondary education through monthly virtual check-ins.
• ACE National oversees mentor and mentee onboarding, as well as monitoring and supporting the matches.

There are many advantages to affiliates who choose to get involved in ACE TPP, including:

• Increased alumni support to your students to support future success.
• Integrate alumni supports into your affiliate with minimal affiliate effort.
• Increase opportunities for volunteer involvement.

In TPP, matches are made both locally and nationally. Many successful matches are made at the national level based on certain criteria, but we know some of the strongest relationships are built at the affiliate level. Affiliates have a better understanding of their students and mentors and are better situated to provide input on which mentors would be a good fit for potential students. Plus, having mentor and mentee in the same location allows for in person meetings and possible internships!

Here are some tools to help you implement TPP into your affiliate:

Design and construction industry associations and companies operate national scholarship programs focusing specifically on architecture, engineering, and construction. ACE alumni and students have previously won several of these scholarships.

ACE National Scholarship Opportunities

PLACEHOLDER for ACE National Alumni Scholarships

• ACE National Alumni Scholarships have been awarded for the 2026-27 school year (link to Linkedin article or website feature)
• Please check back in Spring 2027 for the 2027-28 ACE National Alumni Scholarship information.
• The best way for ACE alumni to ensure they receive notification of eligible alumni scholarships is to have an updated alumni registration in the ACE database.

The Collegiate ACE Program (CAP) connects ACE alumni through peer-led campus communities, helping students stay engaged from college through career.

ACE Ambassadors, alumni leaders at each school, are onboarded and attend ACE CAP Ambassador Orientation. In August, Ambassadors will connect with CAP participants at their school to kick-off the program.

CAP is managed by ACE National in partnership with ACE Mentor Program of Greater NY for all schools in New York State.

Alumni must have an updated alumni registration in the ACE database to participate.

Please help us spread the word with any eligible alumni attending a 2026/27 CAP school.

If your affiliate is interested in bringing CAP to a nearby school for the 2027/28 school year, please let your Regional Director know.