Everyone should have a chance at college.

10KD Institute

The 10KD Institute serve as a catalyst for change. Nearly six hundred students have completed the program and have either graduated from college or are currently in college. Alumni are in graduate school, law school, and medical school; they are teachers, civil servants, Peace Corps volunteers and mentors.

The 10KD Institute continues to grow. We launched the second site in partnership with Sonoma State University and are planning on a third site in San Francisco. We are embarking on a growth plan.

Are you ready to go to college? To help you prepare for the college and financial aid application process, 10,000 Degrees offers a year long program – the Summer Institute. The program includes an intensive six day dormitory experience and a year long mentoring program.

Eligibility

  • Be entering your junior or senior year in Fall 2012
  • Demonstrate financial need

Application Requirements

  • No G.P.A. requirement
  • One page essay
  • Letter of recommendation from teacher or counselor
  • Current high school transcript

Application Deadline:

The application deadline is March 2, 2012.

Thank you!

We thank all of our generous donors for help make our students’ dream come true:

  • Belvedere-Tiburon Rotary Club
  • Marilyn Burn Fund
  • Comcast Foundation
  • Dodge & Cox Investment Mangers
  • Dominican University of California
  • Donald O. Collins Foundation
  • Frankie Mead Educational Scholarship
  • Fullerton Family Foundation
  • The GGS Foundation
  • Jerry J. Wilson Memorial Foundation
  • Mr. & Mrs. Michael Jetter
  • The Kimball Foundation
  • Marin Community Foundation
  • Thomas and Joanne Peterson Family Fund
  • Ilene Zauderer

10KD Institute alums are currently attending these schools.

  • Academy of Art University
  • Bard College
  • Cal State Chico
  • Cal State East Bay
  • Cal State Humboldt
  • Cal State Long Beach
  • Cal State Pomona
  • Cal State Sacramento
  • Cal State San Diego
  • Cal State San Francisco
  • Cal State San Jose
  • Cal State Sonoma
  • Cal State Stanislaus
  • College of MarinColumbia University
  • Dominican University of California
  • Lewis & Clark College
  • Pitzer College
  • Prairie View A&M University
  • Saint Mary’s College
  • Santa Clara University
  • Santa Rosa Junior College
  • UC Berkeley
  • UC Davis
  • UCLA
  • UC Merced
  • UC San Diego
  • UC Santa Barbara
  • University of the Pacific
  • University of Redlands
  • University of San Francisco
  • Vassar College
  • Xavier University of Louisiana

Questions? Contact us at 415.459.4240, or .

Fact: 100% of students who attended the 10KD Institute in 2010 went to college that fall.