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College access involves encouraging and creating a pathway for K-12 students to consider, plan for, and attend post-secondary institutions; including four-year colleges or universities, junior or community colleges, or vocational, business, or technical schools, after high school. Carefully structured and supported mentoring provides young people with developmental resources needed for success. Combined with age appropriate, appealing college access activities and consistent encouragement, mentoring relationships help youth succeed both personally and academically, and set them on a needed pathway for education past high school graduation.
Research shows young people with mentors report setting higher academic expectations and achieving higher levels of education than those without mentors (Bruce, 2014). Mentors can provide their mentees with motivation and information on resources, course-taking, test-taking, college applications, and financial aid.
On this page you will find resources for your program, resources and activities for matches, and useful links to assist with the college planning process. Feel free to explore and share these resources and website links with your program staff, mentors, and mentees to support youth and promote college access for the youth you serve. You may also direct interested mentors to the Mentors: Promoting College Access page on our website.
Resources for Mentoring Programs:
YES, YOU CAN
A Guide for Establishing Mentoring Programs to Prepare Youth for College. (From the U.S. Department of Education).
Paving the Way to Postsecondary Education: K-12 Intervention Programs for Underrepresented Youth
Mentoring is noted as an effective practice for increasing enrollment in higher education among underrepresented youth.
Resources for Mentors:
Realizing the College Dream - Advisor Guide
(From ECMC Foundation) - a curriculum guide used to increase the expectations of attending college by low-income, first-generation college-going students and their families.
Activities and Workbooks
KnowHow2Go Mentor Workbook
Tips and tools to educate yourself and your mentee about the college preparation process…and have fun while doing it.
Get Ready for College
A College Planning Guide and Workbook for Students in Grades 9 through 12.
College Planning Websites
KnowHow2Go
The KnowHow2GO campaign encourages low-income students and their families to take the necessary steps toward college. The website features information, advice, and resources for students and mentors to prepare for college.
Student Aid on the Web
Source for free information from the U.S. Department of Education on preparing for and funding education beyond high school.
· Features a College Matchmaker Service , which searches a database of over 3,800 schools by location, majors, cost, and more to find colleges that fit.
Mapping your Future
Mapping Your Future is a national collaborative, public-service, nonprofit organization providing career, college, financial aid, and financial literacy services for students, families, and schools.
Other Useful Websites
National Directory of College Access Program
This national directory of college access programs is a free online resource for students, parents, counselors, and researchers and those operating college access programs. To find a program in the directory or add/update program data, follow the links below.