• College and Career Center

    Located inside the Eagle Library, the College & Career Center is home to several programs...

    College Is Real (CIR) 

    For more information contact:

    Marco Echavarria - Program Director for Kennedy High School

    (510) 307-6156 

    khs@collegeisreal.org

    The goal of the program is to identify, motivate, educate and mentor the “college-aspirational” students at Richmond’s three public high schools in order to have as many students as possible apply to, attend, and graduate from four-year colleges. We want to change the lives of the students in the program so they can ultimately improve the lives of their families and change their communities.We serve 9 through 12 graders and offer the following services:

    • On-campus advising
    • Mentoring
    • Tutoring
    • College Application Fees Coverage (we pay for up to 12 applications)
    • Field Trips
    • Professional development opportunities
    • Grant every 4 year bound senior a $2,000 to $3,000 scholarship

     

    For more information contact:

    Alexia Perez Gamboa (she/her/ella)

    College Adviser Fellow, John F. Kennedy High School

    Early Academic Outreach Program

    Destination College Advising Corps


    Email: perez.alexia03@berkeley.edu

    Phone Number: (510) 816-4535

    Appointment Link:  

    The Early Academic Outreach Program has partnered with schools, districts, community organizations, and families in the Bay Area for over 45 years. EAOP helps prepare students for college by creating a community of young scholars and offering college preparatory advising and academic enrichment opportunities. Our staff serves students from Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.

    For more information contact:

    Barbara Bravo

    barbara.bravo@10000degrees.org

    Who We Support
    No GPA or test score required, just your potential. Equity is core to our mission: our high school and college students are 100% from low-income backgrounds, 93% BIPOC, and 92% first-gen.

    What We Do
    From college dreams, to graduation day, to your first career, we’ll be there for your entire journey—with near-peer support, scholarships, financial aid assistance, resources, and more.

    How We Do It
    With our student-centered, strength-based approach, we apply a powerful formula of scholarships + comprehensive support to help you soar toward your college and career aspirations.

    How We're Different
    What sets us apart? An unwavering belief in every student, an innovative Fellowship program, and wraparound support to, through, and beyond college.

    For more information contact:

    Minhal Hanif

    mhanif@richmondpromise.org

    Our work aims to address the main barriers to college success. Particularly for low-income students who are the first in their family to go to college, barriers to college access and degree attainment begin at a young age, persist until graduation, and fall into the following categories:

    College Awareness
    Building college knowledge to help students to begin academic and financial preparation well before they graduate from or even enter high school.

    College Affordability
    Accessing financial aid, building financial literacy, knowing college options, and being able to pay for college.

    College Access
    Supporting students through the high school to college transition and building college support knowledge.

    College Success
    Ensuring students are supported through their entire college career through degree completion.

    For more information contact:

    Jennifer Guevara

    Academic Advisor WCC/Student Services Coordinator 

    j.guevara@northeastern.edu

    Work Cell: 975-0034

    Office #205

    Our Mission

    The Mills College Upward Bound program has played an integral role in the Oakland Unified School District for the last 45 years and now begins a relationship with the West Contra Costa Unified School District to continue to build and expand close relationships with eligible students and their families. Our goal is to equip students with the skills and motivation necessary for college graduation.

    For more information contact

    Cecilia Guzman, M.A.

    Upward Bound College Advisor

    CEP, UC Berkeley l 

    cguzman6@berkeley.edu

    (510) 813-7506

    Upward Bound (UB) is a federally funded educational program for low-income (as defined by federal income guidelines) and/or first-generation to- college students. The Upward Bound program works with an annual budget of $790K. UB provides free services and activities on a year round basis to motivate and prepare students for success in education beyond high school. Students accepted into the program are expected to remain in the program until high school graduation and make a serious commitment to their academic education. Parents/guardians are also expected to make a commitment by attending meetings and ensuring that students meet their program responsibilities.