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Our
Mission
Funded by the California Student Aid Commission, CalSOAP’s
mission is to increase the number of “underrepresented”
students from our area who continue on to college. We accomplish
this by:
1) increasing
the information about financial aid and post-secondary opportunities
to students and families who traditionally would not attend college,
2) improving
students’ access to higher education by raising their academic
achievement levels, and
3) decreasing
the duplication of local services by coordinating the efforts of
college outreach and support programs.
Although
we can serve all students in the region, we specifically seek students
who are from limited income families or students who would be the
first in their family to graduate from a 4-year college. We attain
the goal of increasing the number of our college-bound students
by working regionally as well as in specific schools.
Regional College Outreach Coordination includes:
- Tutor
Training
- Local
Scholarship Directory
- University
of California Admissions Visits
- Advancement
Via Individual Determination (AVID)
- Rural Outreach Program
- Financial
Aid Conference
Direct
Services to Students include:
- College
Knowledge tutoring and pre-college advising, 9–12th grades
- College
Knowledge tutoring for 7th–8th grades
- Visiting
College Students presentations to remote and rural 4–8th
graders
- I’m
Going to College presentation and college visit for 4th graders
We
employ more than 30 college students who receive 20 hours of training
in tutoring and pre-college advising, and who work in our partner
schools.
Our
Success
In the 20 years of its existence, 75% of students involved in CalSOAP
programs statewide have continued on to college—significantly
more than the state average of about 50%. On the North Coast the program
is working well, with over 80% of the seniors who are involved in
College Knowledge continuing on to college or technical programs.
Partners
Make it Possible
Because CalSOAP funding must be matched locally, our partners
make CalSOAP services possible. |
