The National College Advising Corps, with headquarters at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,  is an innovative program that works to increase the number of low-income, first-generation college and underrepresented students who enter and complete higher education. 

By hiring and training recent graduates of partner college and universities as full-time college advisers and placing them in underserved high schools, the Advising Corps serves communities across the country to provide the advising and encouragement that many students need in order to navigate the complex web of college admissions, secure financial aid and raise the college-going rates within those schools. 

To date, the Advising Corps has served more than 189,000 students since its inception in 2004.  In school year 2011-2012, 321 advisers representing 18 institutions of higher education in 14 states will reach over 110,000 students in 368 high schools.

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Serving Our Nation's Youth

The National College Advising Corps is a recent recipient of a Social Innovation Fund award as part of the Pathways Fund from New Profit, Inc.  Recently released by New Profit is this video, "From W-2 to Diploma: A Shared Vision for Closing the Opportunity Gap for Low-income Youth" highlighting the work of all six organizations in the Pathways Fund.

NEWS: NCAC ON NBC

NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, in the "Making a Difference" segment.  Our Founder and Executive Director Dr. Nicole Hurd stressed the urgent need for college advising in our high schools and  communities, and our adviser at West Charlotte High School in Charlotte, NC, Portia  Newman, spoke about what she loves most about her job. 

Click here to see the segment as it aired on NBC.
Click here to see an extended interview with Dr. Hurd on msnbc.com.
Click here to see an extended interview with Portia Newman on msnbc.com.