Students
Black Student Engagement
Black Student Engagement
10,000 Degrees supports students from low-income backgrounds with scholarships, financial aid support, near-peer mentorship, and career guidance to ensure college and career success. Through our College Access, College Success, and Career Success programs, students receive one-on-one support, resources, and professional development from high school through graduation and beyond.
Embedded within our programs is our Black Student Engagement, which seeks to empower Black/African American high school students and families with the knowledge and skills necessary to make an educated social, emotional, and financially sound college decision.
We partner with high schools and community colleges to offer various avenues of senior-year and community college transfer programming that assists students and families as they transition from high school or community college to their post-secondary pathway and beyond.
We then support students throughout their post secondary education at colleges and universities and prepare them with skills for career success.
Black College Expo Field Trips
As part of our Black Student Engagement programming, we empower students by connecting them directly to higher education through supported access to Black College Expo field trips. These high-impact, cross-collaborative events deliver an immersive, full-day experience packed with focused college readiness support, hands-on engagement, and direct access to university admissions.
Students attending field trips have the opportunity apply to colleges and receive admittance on the spot to multiple colleges and universities, receive support in starting their 10,000 Degrees scholarship application, engage with admissions representatives from colleges and universities, including HBCUs, attend free workshops, participate in guided campus, and more.
Student Scholar Testimonials
10,000 Degrees Black Student College Fund
10,000 Degrees Black Student College Fund, dedicated to empowering Black students pursuing higher education in the San Francisco Bay Area. This initiative aims to increase enrollment and engagement, fostering confidence and persistence in their academic journeys. By addressing the historical racial and socioeconomic disparities that limit access to higher education, this success fund also creates a vital pipeline for career exposure and mentorship. Your support will make a transformative impact on the lives of these students, helping them achieve their degrees and thrive in their fields.
Black Student Engagement Internship
Our Black Student Engagement interns champion our mission, play a vital role in boosting Black Student engagement with 10,000 Degrees, support Black Scholars through college, and foster inclusive communities on their campus to bring students of color together and raise awareness of 10,000 Degrees resources.
Check back in 2027 for details on our next internship opportunity.
10,000 Degrees Black Student Engagement interns Cephas and Jalliah with Koree Cox, Director of Black Student Engagement.
