10000 Degrees

ACHIEVE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND SUPPORT STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS TO COMPLETE HIGHER ED.

COLLEGE SUCCESS AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS: THE GOAL OF 10,000 DEGREES COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAMMING IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS COMPLETE THEIR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES WITHIN SIX YEARS. 10,000 DEGREES STUDENTS STARTING AT FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES HAVE A GRADUATION RATE OVER 80%. 10,000 DEGREES STUDENTS STARTING AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER TO FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND GRADUATE WITH A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE AT A RATE THREE TIMES THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. SPECIFICALLY, OUR SERVICES INCLUDE ON-CAMPUS OFFICE HOURS AT OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND LOCAL STATE UNIVERSITIES, NEAR-PEER ADVISING, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CAMPUS COMMUNITY FOSTERING CAMPUS CONNECTIONS AND ASSISTING STUDENTS IN ACTIVATING RESOURCES AND NAVIGATING OPPORTUNITIES. WE ALSO OFFER REGULAR PUBLIC WORKSHOPS ON FINANCIAL AID, TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE SUCCESS INITIATIVE,10,000 DEGREES STAFF WORK ON CAMPUS WITH HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ENSURING THEY ARE PREPARED AND SUPPORTED TO SUCCEED AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE.IN ADDITION TO COLLEGE SUCCESS SUPPORT, 10,000 DEGREES AWARDS UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AS WELL AS ADMINISTERS ADDITIONALSCHOLARSHIPS FOR MORE THAN 65 FOUNDATIONS, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS. ALL OF OUR STUDENTS MEET THE FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS TO BE PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE AS DETERMINED BY THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA). ADDITIONALLY, WE ADMINISTER PROFILE-SPECIFIC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR QUALIFYING UNDERGRADUATES, INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TEACHER AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING AS WELL AS SCHOLARSHIPS TO HELP COVER THE COST OF CHILDCARE WHILE IN SCHOOL. SINCE 1986, WE HAVE ADMINISTERED THE DONOR ADVISED SCHOLARSHIPS OF THE MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. LIKEWISE, SINCE 2014, WE HAVE ADMINISTERED THE DONOR ADVISED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SONOMA COUNTY. IN 2020-2021, WE AWARDED 1,912 SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $3,229,687.

COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAMS: 10,000 DEGREES COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAMMING REACHES MORE THAN 10,000 STUDENTS AND FAMILIES EACH YEAR PROVIDING THE PREPARATION, RELEVANT INFORMATION, AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO HELP STUDENTS GET TO COLLEGE. WE ALSO SEEK TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES EDUCATIONAL EQUITY VIA COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. OUR COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE ACCESS AND PROGRAM PROVIDES INTENSIVE COLLEGE PREPARATION, MENTORING, COLLEGE AND FINANCIAL AID COUNSELING, COLLEGE CAMPUS TOURS, AND FAFSA COMPLETION AMONG A SERIES OF OTHER PUBLIC WORKSHOPS MAKING SURE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ENROLL IN COLLEGE SUCCESSFULLY.

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: FELLOWS ARE RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS, MOST OF WHOM ARE ALUMNI OF 10,000 DEGREES PROGRAMS. THEY SERVE IN TWO TO THREE YEAR FELLOWSHIPS IN ACCESS AND SUCCESS PROGRAM LEADERSHIP ROLES WHERE THEY SUPPORT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. FELLOWS GAIN HANDS-ON LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE WHICH IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUCCESS AND EFFICACY OF OUR PROGRAMS. AS RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS, THE FELLOWS HAVE DEEP CONTENT EXPERTISE AND CULTURAL AWARENESS OF THE CHALLENGES STUDENTS FACE. THEIR NEAR-PEER ROLE MODELING HELPS OUR STUDENTS UNDERSTAND, NAVIGATE AND MANAGE THE ENTIRE COLLEGE SUCCESS PROCESS.