Confirm your institution’s inclusion in the 2009-2010 edition of the College Access & Opportunity Guide!

Q: Has your school been identified for inclusion in the College Access & Opportunity Guide based on your efforts to support historically underserved students, but you have yet to confirm participation in this exciting project?

A: If so, please join the over 250 colleges and universities already confirmed in this comprehensive college guidebook dedicated to empowering first-generation, low-income, rural and minority students and their families to be better consumers in the college search process.

Click here to view the confirmed institutions as of June 26, 2009.

Recently confirmed institutions:

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• University of Virginia
• Arkansas State University
• Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ)
• University of St. Thomas (TX)
• Roger Williams University (RI)
• University of Wisconsin – Platteville
• Hendrix College (AK)
• Southern Methodist University (TX)
• Hamilton College (NY)
• Nova Southeastern University (FL)
• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Park University (MO)

The College Access & Opportunity Guide is slated for a fall release, so we will be cutting off the project soon to allow appropriate time to initiate new College Partners’ participation.

If you are unsure of your institution’s participation status, you do not see your institution listed, or have a general inquiry, please contact Joe Tavares at guidebook@csopportunity.org or (301) 951-7101 ext. 203 now.

Results from guidebook’s needs assessment study will be announced this summer.

We were humbled to recently receive a grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation to fund a formal evaluation of the College Access & Opportunity Guide—to demonstrate the genuine need filled by the publication in today's college access landscape.

Results from this evaluation study will be announced later this summer and our hope is that we can leverage the anticipated outcomes to raise funds to make sure the College Access & Opportunity Guide can reach as many historically underserved college-bound students and their supporters as possible.

DC-edition of the College Access & Opportunity Guide announced
College access community in Washington, DC to distribute 5,000 copies of guidebook

In partnership with leading college access organizations in Washington, DC, we are developing a special DC-edition of the College Access & Opportunity Guide.

The guidebook will empower Washington, DC students and their families to better understand the college search process and help them comprehend the many college opportunities available to them at DC Tuition Assistance Grant (TAG) institutions. Funding pledged by these leading college access organizations will help in the distribution of 5,000 copies of the guidebook to Washington, DC high school students, families, teachers, and counselors during the next school year.

Is your institution eligible to receive the DC Tuition Assistance Grant (TAG)? Contact Joe Tavares at guidebook@csopportunity.org or (301) 951-7101 ext. 203 to confirm your institution's inclusion.

Learn more about Center for Student Opportunity (CSO) a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and our college partnership program supporting a national network of four-year, student-centered colleges and universities committed to college access, opportunity and success for traditionally underserved students.

Download the College Partner Information PDF