New scholarship coupled with in-person support by 10,000 Degrees Fellows aims to ease pathway to college for Napa seniors Napa, CA, February 4, 2020 –10,000 Degrees, a leading nonprofit in California whose mission is to support students from low-income backgrounds to and through college, announced…
We are pleased to announce Steven D. Herrington, Ph.D., Superintendent of Sonoma County Schools, as the recipient of the 2019 Sonoma County Changemakers Award for his innovative leadership in support of college opportunity for local students. We announced the award at the second annual Sonoma…
We are thrilled to announce that we have awarded the 10,000 Degrees 2019 San Francisco Changemakers Award to Jean-Pierre L. Conte, Chairman and Managing Director, Genstar Capital and local philanthropist. The celebration took place at the second annual San Francisco Changemakers Dinner on Thursday, September…
San Rafael, CA, June 20, 2019– 10,000 Degrees, a college success nonprofit, is set to receive a transformative $149,700 grant from Battery Powered to expand programming for high school and college students in San Francisco. The one-time grant will support students in the San Francisco Unified School…
Sacramento, CA – Senator Mike McGuire is proud to announce that 10,000 Degrees – an organization that has changed the lives of thousands of students from low income backgrounds by helping them get to and through college – has been chosen as the North Coast Nonprofit…
Dear 10,000 Degrees students, I’m reaching out to you to touch base following the disturbing news about the college admissions scandal. We are both saddened and outraged but, unfortunately, not surprised. While you may be wondering how something like this can happen, especially while you…
DEADLINE ALERT: March 2, 2019 The annual application deadline for FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and the California Dream Act is fast approaching! March 2nd is also the deadline for the 10,000 Degrees Undergraduate Scholarships application. Did you know? By submitting the 10,000…
For California to maintain its standing as the fifth-largest economy in the world, the state has to produce at least 1.65 million college graduates by 2030. But it won’t reach this goal without Latino educational success, and many of the state’s schools are not preparing…
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Graduation rates for California State University students hit record highs in 2018, as campuses poured money into new faculty and expanded academic support and financial aid, university system officials announced in October. The nation’s largest and most diverse public university system also narrowed the persistent…