Davidson College

College Advising Corps at Davidson College was established in 2014 with nine advisers serving in nine high schools. Since its inception, the program has expanded rapidly and now places 16 advisers in 16 high schools.

Davidson’s college advisers work to increase the number of low-income, first-generation college and underrepresented high school students in North Carolina who enter and complete higher education. To deliver on this mission, College Advising Corps at Davidson College recruits and places well-trained, recent college graduates as full-time, near-peer college advisers in underserved schools and communities to provide the support that students need to navigate the complex processes of college admissions, securing financial aid, and enrolling in schools that serve them well.

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16Advisers
16High Schools Served
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How to Apply

Contact the Program Director

Mary Alice Katon

Program Director

makaton@davidson.edu

(704) 280-7580

“Davidson’s mission is to ‘develop disciplined and creative minds for lives of leadership and service.’ This commitment to serve is embodied in our College Advising Corps program. Our students are hungry to change the world in whatever way they can, and this program gives them that opportunity right away. We are proud and commitment to increasing college access for rural North Carolinians.”

Tom Shandley, Vice President for Student Life/Dean of Students

High Schools Served

Bunker Hill High School, Catawba County

Chase High School, Rutherford County

East Rutherford High School, Rutherford County

Forest Hills High School, Union County

Hopewell High School, Mecklenburg County

Hunter Huss High School, Gaston County

Mallard Creek High School, Mecklenburg County

Monroe High School, Union County

Mooresville Senior High School, Iredell County

North Iredell High School, Iredell County

North Mecklenburg High School, Mecklenburg County

Northwest Cabarrus High School, Cabarrus County

R-S Central High School, Rutherford County

Starmount High School, Yadkin County

Statesville High School, Iredell County

Sun Valley High School, Union County

Our Donors

AmeriCorps

College Advising Corps

John M. Belk Endowment

Oak Foundation