About Us
ACE is a FREE afterschool program led by volunteer professionals working in the design and construction industry. ACE Mentor annually excites 9,000 students from 1,000 high schools about careers in architecture, engineering, construction and the skilled trades. 70 affiliates (chapters) operate in 36 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.Almost 70% of ACE students study industry-related fields in college or enter a skilled trades training program. ACE minority and female students enter college engineering and architecture programs at significantly higher rates than their national peers.
About ACE San Diego: In 2003, a group of local architects, engineers and general contractors founded 
ACE Mentor San Diego. We are excited to begin our fifteenth year in the program which has graduated and funded hundreds of high school students to pursue their degrees and enter the local workforce. The ACE Mentor program gives high school students an inside look at the wealth of career opportunities available to them in the building and design industries.
For the 2018-2019 school year:
11 Schools
205 Students
113 Mentors
18 Board Members
93 Sponsoring Organizations
$105,000 in Scholarships awarded
For the 2019-2020 school year we have programs in 12 San Diego High Schools:
