Kevin Durant’s $10m college center serves 200 students a year, 96% get accepted

NBA star Kevin Durant’s $10 million commitment to college access in his Maryland hometown is now supporting more than 200 students annually, with the education centre established through the initiative reporting a four-year college acceptance rate above 96%.Durant announced the 10-year pledge in 2018 through the Kevin Durant Charity Foundation, partnering with College Track to bring its college preparation and completion programme to Prince George’s County. The Durant Center opened in January 2019, giving students from underserved communities access to academic guidance and other resources intended to help them enter and graduate from university.The center, based in the community where Durant grew up, now serves students from partner schools including Suitland, Potomac and Charles Herbert Flowers high schools.