21st Century Skills
Earned in NXTLEVEL BUILD and LEAD: communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and adaptability, the durable skills colleges and employers look for.
Programs
Programs
NXTLEVEL programs meet young people where they are, building skills, confidence, and real-world experience. Whatever comes after high school, college, career, trade, or military, students leave ready for what's next.
Classes Go Live November
Find Your Path
Find the right class
Tell us who you are and your student's grade, and we'll show you where to start. In person in Edison and Trenton, or virtual.
Pick who you are and your student's grade.
Grades 6-12Career and business classes
Your student finds their strengths and pitches a real business idea.
- SociallyWorks on a team, gives and gets feedback, and meets real professionals.
- In schoolSolves problems, builds prototypes, and learns to present an idea clearly.
- After high schoolKnows their strengths, which careers fit them, and has work samples to show.
$30 per class · $360 per 12-week program
Grades 6-12+Financial literacy classes
Your student learns to budget, read a paycheck, and handle credit before it counts.
- SociallyPractices real money decisions with classmates, before the stakes are real.
- In schoolPuts math to work on budgets, paychecks, taxes, interest, and investing.
- After high schoolIs ready for a first paycheck, a credit card offer, and the cost of moving out.
$30 per class · $360 per 12-week program
Grades 8-12+Leadership classes
Your student learns to speak up, handle conflict, and lead without needing a title.
- SociallySpeaks up, sets boundaries, and handles conflict and peer pressure.
- In schoolLeads a team, presents ideas, and talks with adults and supervisors.
- After high schoolShows up with confidence at work, in college or training, and in the community.
$30 per class · $360 per 12-week program
Grades 9-12College planning membership
Your student gets a college plan, and help from the first campus tour to enrollment.
- SociallyGets help in drop-ins, small groups, and 1:1, so no one figures it out alone.
- In schoolBuilds a college list, writes essays, and works through applications, FAFSA, and scholarships.
- After high schoolLands internships, knows how college connects to real-world experience, and shows up in the community with confidence.
Monthly membership
Grade by Grade
The Grade Journey
Students can start at any point. Here's how the classes build from middle school to what comes next.
Grade 6
Career and business classes (BUILD) and financial literacy classes (MONEY) begin. Skills, confidence, and smart money habits start early.Grade 7
MONEY: Foundations continues with budgeting, saving, banking, and needs versus wants.Grade 8
Leadership classes (LEAD) begin. Voice, vision, and purpose take shape.Grade 9
College planning (NXTLEVEL U) opens with college exploration, and MONEY: IRL covers first paychecks, taxes, and credit basics.Grade 10
Students start figuring out what fits in NXTLEVEL U, while MONEY: Grow and In My Era: Make Your Mark begin.Grade 11
Build a college list and a plan in NXTLEVEL U, with investing basics in MONEY: Grow.Grade 12
Transcript credits earned. College, career, trade, or military, ready for what's next.
Transcript credits
Credits for the transcript
Classes earn credits students can list on their transcript, in two categories. For college-bound students, it is a real record of what they learned.
Financial, Economic, Business & Entrepreneurial Literacy
Earned in NXTLEVEL MONEY and YOUNG CEO: budgeting, credit, investing, and turning an idea into a real business plan.
Getting Started
How to Sign Up
Three simple steps, and your student is ready to start.
Pick a Program
Browse the programs above and choose what fits your student. Not sure? Pick whichever sounds most exciting. Students can join at any grade.Fill Out the Interest Form
Two minutes. Tell us about your student and how to reach you. NXTLEVEL U starts with a Discovery Call.We Contact You
Our team reaches out with next steps, class dates, and everything you need to start. NXTLEVEL U families schedule their Discovery Call.
$30 per class
Every class-based program; U works differently
12-Week Programs
$360 per full program ($30 x 12)
Edison & Trenton
In-person classes in New Jersey
Virtual Options
Available for every class
$36012 classes at $30 each.
- The full 24-week BUILD experience, MY EDGE plus YOUNG CEO, counts as two programs.
- NXTLEVEL U is a monthly membership and is not part of this total.
Join the waitlist
Registration opens in October, and classes start in November. Three fields now, and we will email you the moment registration opens.