CalSoap Who We Are

Research shows that if you come from a low-income family, or if your parents do not have 4-year college degrees, you are unlikely to go to college yourself. The California Student Opportunity and Access Program (CalSOAP) was created to remediate this trend.

College Knowledge, a program of the Northcoast CalSOAP Consortium, helps students–who might not otherwise go to college–pursue a higher education. We help make college a reality for these young people by providing them with college mentors who tutor and support them, and offer the skills and practical knowledge they need to enter college.

For over 20 years throughout California, CalSOAP Consortia have consistently guided 75% of their students on to institutions of higher education. In 1996, College of the Redwoods formed the Northcoast CalSOAP Consortium to increase the number of our local high school students that continue on to college or technical degrees. Over 80% of the high school seniors involved in our College Knowledge program go on to attend college.

CalSOAP is funded by the California Student Aid Commission