10000 Degrees

College access programsthe organization's college access program provides the preparation, relevant information, and financial resources to help students get accepted into college. The college access program staff also seeks to create an environment that promotes education equity via community activities. This program provides college preparation, college and financial aid counseling, and financial aid completion among a series of other public workshops, ensuring that students and families enroll in college successfully. Through the community college success program, the organization's staff works on campus with community college-bound high school seniors ensuring they are prepared and supported to succeed.

Fellowship programthe organization's program success is powered by its fellowship program. The program's fellows are recent college graduates from low-income backgrounds, most of whom are alumni of the organization's programs. The fellows come back to serve in two- to three-year fellowships in program leadership roles where they support students and families throughout their college journeys.fellows gain hands-on leadership experience which contributes to the success and efficacy of the organization's programs. As recent college graduates from low-income backgrounds, the fellows have deep content expertise and cultural awareness of the challenges students face. The organization's near-peer role modeling helps students understand, navigate, and manage the entire college success process.