… Statement: The First-Year Experience (FYE) provides academic and social enrichment for first year students. Starting with two years of free tuition, through College Promise, FYE offers educational support services to all ELAC students, … assure students are Seen, Heard, and Connected. What is the purpose of the First-Year Experience? FYE staff collaborates with scholars to help them succeed during their first year and persist to their second year at ELAC. Counseling, success … communities that have built-in academic support. Throughout the scholars’ year commitment to FYE, they learn about and develop self-advocacy skills and pursue a college-going mindset via various programming, mentorship, counseling, and …