Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is a non-profit organization that provides professional learning for educators to close opportunity gaps and improve college and career readiness for elementary, middle and high school students, especially those traditionally underrepresented in higher education.
WICOR stands for Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading to Learn.
AVID Center is a course that school districts and college campuses can contract with to provide learning, curriculum, and support services.
Districts and campuses decide which parts of the AVID College and Career Readiness System will best serve their needs.
AVID was founded by Mary Catherine Swanson[4] in 1980, at Clairemont High School, in San Diego, US.