About Kansas State College Advising Corps

Launched in 2016, KSCAC started with six advisers at six partner high schools in Kansas City (Turner High School, Shawnee Mission South, Shawnee Mission North, Shawnee Mission West, Olathe East, and Olathe North). Over the years, we've grown and expanded across the state of Kansas.

What We Do

The college adviser assists students by providing guidance and encouragement needed to navigate the college admissions and financial aid processes.

Specific services provided by college advisers include:

College advisers teach students how to be resourceful and empower students to be self-advocates. Advisers work full-time in select partner high schools with 9th-12th grade students, and occasionally provide early awareness outreach to middle school students.

Advisers aim to help students find a "best-fit" post-secondary opportunity to increase the likelihood of presistence and completion rates. Additionally, advisers create and foster a college-going culture that engages administration, teachers, and staff to build an environment that encourages and supports college attendance and completion.

Interested in becoming an adviser?

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The Need

The need for this program stems from a shifting workforce development landscape. According to the Mid-American Regional Council, 34% of adults over the age of 25 in the Kansas City region have at least a bachelor's degree. In the last 10 years, 40% of new jobs created in the Kansas City region require a bachelor's degree.

Simultaneous to this evolving workforce landscape is the changing demographics of the U.S. and Greater Kansas City. The U.S. Census Bureau projects a significant shift in demographics. By 2050, the bureau projects Black, Hispanic and Asian populations will comprise half of the U.S. population, while the number of white households is projected to decrease. Individuals in these diverse groups are often first-generation college students and unfamiliar with the application and scholarship processes needed to enter higher education.

College Advising Corps

CAC - National

The Kansas State College Advising Corps is a constituent program of the College Advising Corps (CAC). CAC is an independent non-profit organization that works to increase the rates of college enrollment and completion among low-income, first-generation college and underrepresented high school students. CAC supports students by placing well-trained, recent college graduates from our 25 partner universities as full-time college advisers in high schools across the nation. We believe that every student deserves the opportunity to enter and complete higher education and are committed to supporting students as they navigate the complex processes of college admissions, financial aid, and enrollment.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

College Advising Corps is committed to fostering, cultivating, and maintaining a culture of diversity and inclusion. We embrace and encourage our team members’ differences in race, ethnicity, age, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion/faith background, educational background, socioeconomic status, learning differences, physical ability, national origin, citizen status, military status, political affiliation, and any other characteristics that make our advisers and program staff unique. We are committed to modeling diversity and inclusion in the college access industry and within the K-12 sector, and to maintaining an inclusive environment with equitable treatment for all.

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