Duke University

Duke University College Advising Corps works to increase the number of low-income, first-generation college and underrepresented high school students in rural North Carolina enter and complete higher education. To deliver on this mission, Duke CAC recruits and places well-trained, recent college graduates as full-time, near-peer college advisers in the nation’s 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.

Duke advisers are encouraged to draw upon their own personal experiences to help guide students through the maze of being admitted to college. Seven rural high schools across the central and northeast regions of the state hosted the first cohort of Duke advisers in 2014-2015. This year, Duke CAC is placing 18 advisers in 18 high schools. Duke CAC is housed within the Duke Office of Durham and Community Affairs.